• rodolfo@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    it’s

    Do not denude me without reason ~~ ~~ Do not wield me without valor

    so cipheramnesia is looking even more in the correct direction

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      9 months ago

      Snudare una spada is translated into English as “draw a sword”.

      Even if it were more loosely translated it’s a better fit for snudare to be translated as “bare” into English.

      I have a degree in Italian.

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        9 months ago

        I am italian.

        Edit: and yes bare would be closer, for example because both expressions are no longer of common use

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          And I’d trust you to translate English into Italian, but translations are always done by the speaker into their own tongue: Italian to English is something I’ve done professionally.

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            Read the line above the other, it sais SNVDARE (snudare) which literally transalted to denude, figuratively to draw I guess, because you remove the sword from it’s clothing (the sheath).

            Fun fact, “vagina” comes from the latin word for sheath.