non c'e più religione

English translation: nothing is sacred anymore

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Italian term or phrase:	non c\'e più religione
English translation:	nothing is sacred anymore
Entered by:	KayW

09:05 Oct 20, 2014

Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: non c'e più religione

I use it all the time, but can't come up with a translation that works in all contexts.

KayW KudoZ activity Questions: 68 (2 open) (4 without valid answers) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 347
Local time: 01:45

nothing is sacred anymore

Explanation:
Often used ironically as a rhetorical question.

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Should anybody have any doubts "anymore" as one word is given as an alternative spelling by the Shorter Oxford English dictionary. I wrote it as one word naturally here and was prompted to check it by a comment on this page.

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And of course that just goes to prove that nothing is sacred anymore!

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-10-20 13:28:49 GMT)
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Phil asked for references. I think that all I can do is Google the phrases. It is clear that the meanings coinide
https://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="noth...

https://www.google.it/search?source=ig&hl=it&rlz=&=&q="non c...

Yes I thought so too, but sacred and religione are too close and the usage is practically identical as far as I am aware.
BTW if translations that work in all contexts existed, computers would be doing our jobs completely.

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One reason I stopped working through agencies was because it was so difficult to get in direct contact with the author and find out the context.

Selected response from:

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 03:45

Grading comment

Thanks, Jim.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +5

What is this world coming to?

Claudia Cherici

4 +4

nothing is sacred anymore

James (Jim) Davis

4 +1

nobody believes in anything any more

Tom in London

Make of that what you will

Andrew Bramhall

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

nobody believes in anything any more

Explanation:
not "anymore" (there's no such word)

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

26 mins confidence:

Make of that what you will

Explanation:
In other words there are no longer any hard and fast boundaries or parameters to behaviour as laid down in religious beliefs; people are free to interpret and act accordingly to situations;

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:45
Native speaker of:

English

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

What is this world coming to?

Explanation:
In senso figurato, di solito 'funziona' meglio questo

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Thank you. Yes I find it usually conveys just the right amount of self-righteous disbelief...:-)

Claudia Cherici
Italy
Local time: 01:45
Native speaker of:

Italian

Notes to answerer

Asker: I like this!

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

nothing is sacred anymore

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 03:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

Thanks, Jim.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Of course. I liked Claudia's answer, but this is the closest. Thanks, Jim.

Asker: "...if translations that work in all contexts existed, computers would be doing our jobs completely." And if clients always gave us plenty of context, our jobs would be much easier. But they don't always.

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