Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
da una famiglia di nobilità contadina
English translation:
into a family of land owners/into a family of the landed gentry
Added to glossary by
Lisa Jane
May 15, 2019 14:41
5 yrs ago
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da una famiglia di nobilità contadina
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Contesto:
Amerigo Vespucci era nato a Firenze nel marzo del 1454 da una famiglia di nobilità contadina che, tranferitasi in quella città alle fine del Duecento, aveva goduto nel secolo successivo di un certo prestgio, assumendo anche importanti cariche pubbliche.
Grazie,
Barbara
Amerigo Vespucci era nato a Firenze nel marzo del 1454 da una famiglia di nobilità contadina che, tranferitasi in quella città alle fine del Duecento, aveva goduto nel secolo successivo di un certo prestgio, assumendo anche importanti cariche pubbliche.
Grazie,
Barbara
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | into a family of land owners/into a family of the landed gentry |
Lisa Jane
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| 3 | family of landed aristocracy |
Shabelula
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May 20, 2019 15:08: Lisa Jane Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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into a family of land owners/into a family of the landed gentry
I guess this is like the "piccola aristocrazia" or landed gentry, maybe you could also use the latter.
According to his biography his father was a notary and they were a cultured family.
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Note added at 19 mins (2019-05-15 15:01:40 GMT)
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https://www.wordreference.com/enit/landed gentry
According to his biography his father was a notary and they were a cultured family.
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Note added at 19 mins (2019-05-15 15:01:40 GMT)
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https://www.wordreference.com/enit/landed gentry
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Lisa Jane. It was my feeling that it referred to a landowner family. |
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family of landed aristocracy
You can dare "aristocracy", or gentry, land owners would sound a bit too little
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