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Conservative sweater

Italian translation: Maglioncino castigato

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English term or phrase:Conservative sweater
Italian translation:Maglioncino castigato
Entered by: texjax DDS PhD

16:49 Dec 15, 2019
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2019-12-19 14:54:11 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Italian translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Conservative sweater
English term or phrase: Conservative sweater
Ciao, sto traducendo un libro dove il protagonista descrive una ragazza: "She turns away from me, and I drink in her long, slender legs, her conservative sweater that still shows off how full her breasts are..." Potreste aiutarmi? Grazie!
ChiaBringhenti
Italy
Local time: 09:44
maglioncino castigato
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texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 03:44
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6maglioncino castigato
texjax DDS PhD
4 +1Maglione vecchio stile
Silvana Co
3tradizionale o modesto
Lara Tagliapietra


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
conservative sweater
tradizionale o modesto


Explanation:
Sono due significati diversi e tradurrei a seconda del contesto: tradizionale o pudico e riservato


    Reference: http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/modesto/
    https://dizionari.repubblica.it/Italiano/M/modesto.html
Lara Tagliapietra
United States
Local time: 03:44
Native speaker of: Italian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
conservative sweater
maglioncino castigato


Explanation:
Un'opzione

texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 03:44
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 88
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shabelula: giustissimo, perché poi sottolinea: "that still shows"
2 hrs
  -> Grazie! :)
agree  Françoise Vogel
3 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  zerlina: :-))) grazie Bruna, anche a te buonissime Feste!
4 hrs
  -> Grazie cara. Auguri affettuosi di Buone Feste
agree  Lara Tagliapietra
7 hrs
  -> Grazie!
agree  Roberta Broccoletti
10 hrs
  -> Grazie!
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: ci sta pure secondo me :-) // ricambio di cuore!
16 hrs
  -> Grazie cara! Buone Feste e Buon Tutto!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
conservative sweater
Maglione vecchio stile


Explanation:
Tradurrei così :)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-12-15 19:30:43 GMT)
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If you are conservative in your appearance, you usually do not like fashionable or modern clothes or hairstyles:
He's a very conservative dresser - he always looks like he's wearing his father's clothes!
Dal Cambridge dictionary

Silvana Co
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  dandamesh: d’altri tempi, fuori moda/volevo inserire anche io il link alla stessa definizione
1 hr
  -> Grazie, concordo
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