Oct 11, 2009 16:32
14 yrs ago
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Italian term
essere forte di
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Military / Defense
Here is my sentence:
Non cedo né alle lusinghe, né alle minacce piú o meno velate. Come soldato sono forte del dovere compiuto, come cittadino ho la coscienza tranquilla: ho il diritto di pensare con la mia testa...
I know pretty much what it means, but for the life of me I can't think of how to say it in English. I'm tempted just to say: "As a soldier, I have done my duty."
Suggestions are appreciated.
Non cedo né alle lusinghe, né alle minacce piú o meno velate. Come soldato sono forte del dovere compiuto, come cittadino ho la coscienza tranquilla: ho il diritto di pensare con la mia testa...
I know pretty much what it means, but for the life of me I can't think of how to say it in English. I'm tempted just to say: "As a soldier, I have done my duty."
Suggestions are appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | To know |
James (Jim) Davis
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| 3 +2 | am confident of |
claudiocambon
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| 4 +1 | strengthened by [the duties I have carried out] |
Tom in London
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Proposed translations
+7
41 mins
James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Seychelles
Native in English
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
20
Selected
To know
"As a soldier I know I have done my duty..." I would do it this way and not be swayed by the individual words at the expense of losing the force and meaning of the whole statement.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Jim. In fact, after Claudio answered with "confident of" I realized myself I could use "know," and that's what I was planning to do when your answer popped up. I also like "doing" duty more than "carrying it out" or "fulfilling" it. "
+2
2 mins
claudiocambon
United States
United States
Native in Italian
&
English
United States
Native in: Italian 
, English
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, German to English, and 2 more.
am confident of
as in "I am confident of having fulfilled my duty."
Note from asker:
| I didn't choose your answer, Claudio, but it was enlightening. |
+1
3 mins
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
56
strengthened by [the duties I have carried out]
try this
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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-10-12 10:45:03 GMT)
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I would say "As a soldier I am strengthened by the duties I have carried out; as a citizen, my conscience is clear" (etc)
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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-10-12 10:45:03 GMT)
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I would say "As a soldier I am strengthened by the duties I have carried out; as a citizen, my conscience is clear" (etc)
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