Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
azzurri viaggi
English translation:
Blue water voyages
Added to glossary by
Alberto Orengo
Dec 27, 2009 13:18
14 yrs ago
Italian term
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azzurri viaggi
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Esse (navi e velieri), dopo aver solcato mari e oceani, toccato coste e porti di tutto il mondo, venivano qui a terminare i loro ***azzurri viaggi***...
The text here is meant to sound poetic. Solutions such as blue trips, sapphire trips/journeys... sound to me either pretentious or typical of tourist agency brochures, or even a bit psychedelic. But I might be wrong. Any ideas?
The text here is meant to sound poetic. Solutions such as blue trips, sapphire trips/journeys... sound to me either pretentious or typical of tourist agency brochures, or even a bit psychedelic. But I might be wrong. Any ideas?
Proposed translations
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Change log
Dec 27, 2009 13:25: Russell Jones changed "Term asked" from "***azzurri viaggi***" to "azzurri viaggi"
Proposed translations
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Cedric Randolph
Italy
Italy
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Italy
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Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English
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Blue water voyages
This is a very often used sailing term meaning long open ocean voyages 12,400 ghits in quotes and 918,000 without.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-12-27 18:06:16 GMT)
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Also Blue water cruising/sailing/motoring, etc.
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2009-12-28 15:10:17 GMT)
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Thanks, Alberto. The points aren't as important as your finding a term that works well with the text you're working on. Glad to be of help.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-12-27 18:06:16 GMT)
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Also Blue water cruising/sailing/motoring, etc.
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2009-12-28 15:10:17 GMT)
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Thanks, Alberto. The points aren't as important as your finding a term that works well with the text you're working on. Glad to be of help.
Note from asker:
| Hi Cedric, I actually meant to give you the points but something apparently went wrong. I submitted the problem to the support team. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for your effort! I agree with Ivana and Cynthia, and Cedric's seems to be a good compromise, given the fact that the client is too enthusiastic about his azzurri to disappoint him!"
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AlessiaBeneg
Native in Italian
Dedication and sensibility
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian, French to Italian, and 1 more.
Italian term (edited):
***azzurri viaggi***
serene sea travels
An idea that conveys solemnity but also peacefulness!
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Giuseppe Bellone
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Anything worth doing is worth doing well
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian
Italian term (edited):
***azzurri viaggi***
voyages in the blue
My possible idea.
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Note added at 8 min (2009-12-27 13:27:07 GMT)
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Referring to blue sea and blue sky!
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Note added at 8 min (2009-12-27 13:27:07 GMT)
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Referring to blue sea and blue sky!
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Angie Garbarino
: la trovo molto bella
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Grazie Angio. :)
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Ivana UK
: the problem is that 'in the blue' just doesn't sound English in this context // plus it doesn't work in the above sentence.
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The same is in Italian , actually, "voyages can't be blue at all!!" but if it has to be a poetic expression, why should it sound strange in English? :)
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Mirra_
: just add 'to' 2 'in' and it sounds nicer and *completely and absolutely* English ;D http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&num=30&q="voyage... R:21.300 Ghits... ;D
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Grazie Mirra, yes you are right "into the blue", my mistake. :)
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De Novi
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Danke/Thanks Zanne.:)
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claudiocambon
: into the blue
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Sì, "into.... Grazie Claudio.:)
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Sylvia Gilbertson
: sounds like a trip into the sky to me - does not ring true at all to my ear
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Ithought it might apply to the sea as well, not only to the sky. :)
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cynthiatesser
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Knowledge makes the difference
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian
seafaring (across blue waters)
I think "seafaring" could be enough by itself because "viaggi azzurri" means "journeys by sea" but if you really want to keep the word "blue" in the translation you can add the part in brackets.
12 hrs
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
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United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
voyages over (the) deep blue waters
HTH
21 hrs
claudiocambon
United States
United States
Native in Italian
&
English
Works in field
United States
Native in: Italian , English
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, German to English, and 2 more.
voyages into the wild blue yonder
This is a phrase one used to hear with some measure of frequency, and its vice may be that it refers more to the sky than the sea, but at a stretch it could be used here as well.
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