Fortuna

English translation: Popularity

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Italian term or phrase:Fortuna
English translation:Popularity
Entered by: Lara Barnett

11:35 Jul 15, 2019
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Critical analysis of classical poet\'s work
Italian term or phrase: Fortuna
This is the outline of an academic course regarding the works of a great Greek poet, in relation to his theme of glorifying battle death and how this theme is received/interpreted in England.

This word appears at various points, and seems to be an essential part of the course theme.

Examples are:

Title: La FORTUNA inglese di Tirteo in età moderna e contemporanea
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:28
Popularity
Explanation:
I usually translate it as popularity or success

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Note added at 14 mins (2019-07-15 11:49:42 GMT)
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Here, in your context, "influence" could also work as it's more general
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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 11:28
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5Popularity
Lisa Jane
Summary of reference entries provided
Enterprise
José Patrício

Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Popularity


Explanation:
I usually translate it as popularity or success

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Note added at 14 mins (2019-07-15 11:49:42 GMT)
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Here, in your context, "influence" could also work as it's more general

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 11:28
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 136
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Letizia
1 min
  -> Thanks Claudia!

agree  Shabelula: potrebbe essere!
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Shabelula!

agree  Simon Charass
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Simon!

agree  JohnMcDove: I was about to add the option "Success", but I see you included it as well. I'd take Lara can choose what fit best in each context. :-)
10 hrs
  -> Yes, Thanks John!

agree  Anita M. A. Mazzoli
4 days
  -> Thanks Anita!
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Reference comments


45 mins
Reference: Enterprise

Reference information:
The Great Enterprise, Volume 1: The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth-Century China (v. 1) (Inglês) First Edition - https://www.amazon.com/Great-Enterprise-Reconstruction-Imper...
La fortuna moderna di Tirteo, in realtà, era partita qualche decennio prima, già alla fine del Settecento in Francia. La Rivoluzione aveva celebrato, accanto al mito della Repubblica romana, anche il perfetto ordine spartano; e l’Italia avrebbe seguito il fervore filospartano d’Oltralpe con relativa rapidità. - https://rivistatradurre.it/2017/05/e-bello-e-divino-per-luom...
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José Patrício
Portugal
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  JohnMcDove: I don't see how "enterprise" would fit this context. "Popularity" or "success" as noted by Lise, does the trick, IMO.
9 hrs
  -> For me, every opinion is refutable, at the first sight, for me, I repeat, is popularity
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