Oct 28, 2011 08:36
12 yrs ago
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Italian term

le percezioni per contrappasso si fanno sottili

Italian to English Science Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Article on watch
This is at the beginning of an article on watches. I'm having difficulty understanding "le percezioni per contrappasso si fanno sottili". Thanks for any help.

Ed oggi che siamo circondati dagli oggetti, dalle immagini, assediati da spot e da desideri multipli, le percezioni per contrappasso si fanno sottili e si rintanano nell’intimità personale. Tanto che superata la stagione dell’ostentazione esibita attraverso forme ed eccessi, la voglia latente di una misura inespressa ha trovato humus fertile in proposte d’orologi armonizzati con il carattere di chi li indossa.

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in self-defence, we become more discerning

and we keep our desire to ourselves.

...or something along those lines. A bit obscure, I agree. HTH :).
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Oliver, you've helped me understand a bit more! "
4 days

our attention is drawn back to subtleties

or "our attention is drawn back to what is subtle, intimate, personal"

or "by contrast, we incline to perceive..."

or something like that - based on what i seem to understand



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Note added at 4 days (2011-11-01 09:53:26 GMT)
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we tend to
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