Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
all\'intrasatta
English translation:
to interject
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Maria Burnett
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all'intrasatta
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Ogni motto le rammentava una situazione parti-
colare in cui la nonna s’era espressa all’intrasatta, ossia con spontanea immediatezza declamando un proverbio calzante alla situazione,
colare in cui la nonna s’era espressa all’intrasatta, ossia con spontanea immediatezza declamando un proverbio calzante alla situazione,
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to interject
La nonna s’era espressa all’intrasatta,
Grandmother had interjected,
The Neapolitan phrase is charming as it is and could well be left in that language in italics as the phrase that follows explains it's meaning.
Nonetheless, should you wish to translate it and having read about the etymology of the Neapolitan expression, I'd say it denotes a sudden, unexpected and abrupt comment so I chose the verb to interject which has a similar meaning.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2023-09-11 19:44:06 GMT)
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interject
Grandmother had interjected,
The Neapolitan phrase is charming as it is and could well be left in that language in italics as the phrase that follows explains it's meaning.
Nonetheless, should you wish to translate it and having read about the etymology of the Neapolitan expression, I'd say it denotes a sudden, unexpected and abrupt comment so I chose the verb to interject which has a similar meaning.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2023-09-11 19:44:06 GMT)
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interject
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