Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
vuoti e pieni
English translation:
omissions and inclusions
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Lisa Jane
Jun 21, 2020 17:57
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Italian term
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vuoti e pieni
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La storia deve essere letta attraverso i suoi “vuoti” oltre che attraverso i suoi “pieni” (semi-quote from Virginia Woolf's diaries.
The terms refer to the fact that some elements are present and others are missing in traditional historiography (women, in this specific case). Therefore, history should be interpreted by considering both the elements that are included and those that are left out.
Thanks a lot for your help!
The terms refer to the fact that some elements are present and others are missing in traditional historiography (women, in this specific case). Therefore, history should be interpreted by considering both the elements that are included and those that are left out.
Thanks a lot for your help!
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Jul 5, 2020 07:23: Lisa Jane Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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omissions and inclusions
so history should be judged on the basis of who has been left out/omitted as well as on who has been included in it.
Naturally, if these terms are taken from exact quotes you should look for the published book and use that as your reference.
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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omission
the act of not including something or someone that should have been included, or something or someone that has not been included that should have been:
Measures to control child employment are a glaring (= very obvious) omission from new legislation to protect children.
There are some serious errors and omissions in the book.
The fans believed that the omission of Heacock from the team was a serious mistake
Naturally, if these terms are taken from exact quotes you should look for the published book and use that as your reference.
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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omission
the act of not including something or someone that should have been included, or something or someone that has not been included that should have been:
Measures to control child employment are a glaring (= very obvious) omission from new legislation to protect children.
There are some serious errors and omissions in the book.
The fans believed that the omission of Heacock from the team was a serious mistake
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philgoddard
: I don't think this is a quote from Woolf, just the writer using quote marks unnecessarily. https://www.900letterario.it/opere-900/una-stanza-tutta-per-...
You could also say presences and absences.
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Fiona Grace Peterson
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Thanks Fiona Grace!
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Tom in London
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Architecture, design, technical, etc.
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voids and solids
"voids and solids" is commonly used to describe architectural objects but it might fit the bill here
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MARIANA CAMISASCA
: It could be also "empty and full spaces". https://context.reverso.net/translation/italian-english/vuot...
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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should be interpreted on the basis of its gaps/lacunae, rather than through its roundedness
Another possibility.
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Or "rather on the basis of its completeness".
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Or "rather than offer a totally complete picture".
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Or "rather on the basis of its completeness".
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Or "rather than offer a totally complete picture".
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Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
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between lines and full letter
It must be read sometimes between the lines and sometimes to full letter.
Discussion
" Presences and absences" is one obvious option - you actually use "present" in your question.