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la figura senza centro dei gemelli + gigantizzazione

English translation: the centreless figure of the twins

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Italian term or phrase:la figura senza centro dei gemelli
English translation:the centreless figure of the twins
Entered by: luskie

01:43 Sep 20, 2002
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / art
Italian term or phrase: la figura senza centro dei gemelli + gigantizzazione
Per non parlare del mondo, non privo di implicazioni spaziali, della Alice di L. Carroll (lo specchio, il doppio, la *figura senza centro dei gemelli*) o di quello dei Gulliver's Travels, dominato dalle sproporzioni (*gigantizzazione* e miniaturizzazione).

eccentric or there's something best?

giantization, giantification, what? as simple as it seems, I just can't find the word

TIA
luskie
Local time: 05:54
Tweedledum and Tweedledee...
Explanation:
The discussion about the twins naturally refers to Tweedledum and Tweedledee. The identical twins are, in effect, mirror images of each other. This means they are two halves that create a whole. As such, neither can have a "center", because the center exists when the two halves are together. For example, one lies on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; the other on Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

For the other terms, I'd put "gigantization" and "miniaturization".


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Note added at 2002-09-20 06:40:48 (GMT)
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Oops - after all the explanation I forgot to put the most important part. For your first phrase: \"the centreless figure of the twins\".
Selected response from:

Catherine Bolton
Local time: 05:54
Grading comment
grazie cbolton, sei una vera certezza :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Tweedledum and Tweedledee...
Catherine Bolton
4vs
Marion Burns
4Vedi sotto
mergim
3gigantism and dwarfism
Nancy Arrowsmith


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vs


Explanation:
Per "senza centro" (hai raggione, eccentric non sembra giusto):

The bizarre figure(image?) of the twins...
The off-center image...

for "gigantizzazione":

gigantification
(it's used in this sense)




Marion Burns
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gigantism and dwarfism


Explanation:
sounds better to me than gigantification and miniaturization.
Bizarre is good on the twins.

Nancy Arrowsmith
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Vedi sotto


Explanation:
The blurred configuration of the twins ...
Massiveness, or also hugeness

mergim
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Tweedledum and Tweedledee...


Explanation:
The discussion about the twins naturally refers to Tweedledum and Tweedledee. The identical twins are, in effect, mirror images of each other. This means they are two halves that create a whole. As such, neither can have a "center", because the center exists when the two halves are together. For example, one lies on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; the other on Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

For the other terms, I'd put "gigantization" and "miniaturization".


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Note added at 2002-09-20 06:40:48 (GMT)
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Oops - after all the explanation I forgot to put the most important part. For your first phrase: \"the centreless figure of the twins\".

Catherine Bolton
Local time: 05:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
grazie cbolton, sei una vera certezza :)

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