I due fenomeni toccano due degli estremi del nostro tema

English translation: the two phenomena touch on opposite aspects of the matter

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Italian term or phrase:I due fenomeni toccano due degli estremi del nostro tema
English translation:the two phenomena touch on opposite aspects of the matter
Entered by: Sarah Ponting

01:39 Sep 20, 2002
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / art
Italian term or phrase: I due fenomeni toccano due degli estremi del nostro tema
"I due fenomeni toccano due degli estremi del nostro tema".

The theme (the book itself I would say) deals with several pairs of extremes (like bello/brutto, natural/artificial, architecture/buiding, etc.), and in this chapter the author talks about one of these pairs by making an example (one phenomenon) for each end.

TIA
luskie
Local time: 22:13
the two phenomena touch on opposite aspects of the matter
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Sarah Ponting
Italy
Local time: 22:13
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grazie a tutti, a volte l'italiano è fastidioamente certosino - probabilmente farò un collage tra la proposta di sara e quella di janus (dico probabilmente perché mi è già capitato più di una volta di scoprire a posteriori che avrei fatto meglio a scegliere un'altra risposta... ho i tempi un po' troppo lunghi, scusatemi se potete)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2the two phenomena deal with two extreme aspects of our theme
Nancy Arrowsmith
5both phenomena touch on two of the opposites in our topic
Elena Sgarbo (X)
4both phenomena deal with two extremes / opposites of our subject
JH Trads
4Each phenomenon of a pair addresses one extreme of our subject
Arthur Borges
4the two phenomena are at opposite ends of our theme
janus (X)
4touch upon one of the pair of opposites
CLS Lexi-tech
3the two phenomena touch on opposite aspects of the matter
Sarah Ponting
3The two phenomena touch upon opposite extremes of the issue.
Benjamin Engbrecht


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
both phenomena deal with two extremes / opposites of our subject


Explanation:
HTH

JH Trads
United States
Local time: 16:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
both phenomena touch on two of the opposites in our topic


Explanation:
Or: both phenomena deal with two of the extremes that we are addressing

(just a small twist on what Hugo has said...)

Elena

Elena Sgarbo (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the two phenomena deal with two extreme aspects of our theme


Explanation:
logically, both cannot deal with two-
each can deal with one -
or two can deal with two

Nancy Arrowsmith
Local time: 14:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  manducci
13 hrs

agree  gmel117608
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Each phenomenon of a pair addresses one extreme of our subject


Explanation:
or theme or issue or even subject matter.
addresses can be replaced with handles, covers, treats or deals with.

Arthur Borges
China
Local time: 04:13
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the two phenomena are at opposite ends of our theme


Explanation:
- or illustrate two extremes of our theme

janus (X)
Local time: 21:13
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the two phenomena touch on opposite aspects of the matter


Explanation:
another possibility

Sarah Ponting
Italy
Local time: 22:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
grazie a tutti, a volte l'italiano è fastidioamente certosino - probabilmente farò un collage tra la proposta di sara e quella di janus (dico probabilmente perché mi è già capitato più di una volta di scoprire a posteriori che avrei fatto meglio a scegliere un'altra risposta... ho i tempi un po' troppo lunghi, scusatemi se potete)
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
touch upon one of the pair of opposites


Explanation:
la risposta era nella tua spiegazione; penso che sia piu' chiaro parlare di "pair of opposites"

paola l m


CLS Lexi-tech
Local time: 16:13
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
The two phenomena touch upon opposite extremes of the issue.


Explanation:
Though I'm not sure if "issue" is the right substitute for "general theme", but perhaps this slight restructuring of the sentence can help.

Benjamin Engbrecht
Italy
Local time: 22:13
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