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scattando abbassa il volume del mondo

English translation: taking pictures, turns down the noise

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Italian term or phrase:scattando abbassa il volume del mondo
English translation:taking pictures, turns down the noise
Entered by: Lara Barnett

14:04 Nov 15, 2017
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Description of photographic exhibition
Italian term or phrase: scattando abbassa il volume del mondo
Would like some help with understanding this.

"Le fotografie sembrano fotogrammi di un film muto,...[photographer] scattando abbassa il volume del mondo: ..."
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:49
taking pictures, turns down the noise
Explanation:
another way
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Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 17:49
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4taking pictures, turns down the noise
Shera Lyn Parpia
3shooting/taking pictures lowers the world's volume
Patrick Hopkins


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
shooting/taking pictures lowers the world's volume


Explanation:
In reference to the silent film (film muto) just mentioned

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Note added at 29 mins (2017-11-15 14:33:53 GMT)
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Re note: Yes, it is figurative. The sense is that each photographic image is so striking in capturing a view of life that it stops all movement, creating silence. And then as the photographer stops taking still shots life starts again, as does the noise of life.

Patrick Hopkins
Italy
Local time: 17:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 82
Notes to answerer
Asker: Do you mean figuratively? I am confused about whether this is metaphorical or not.

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
taking pictures, turns down the noise


Explanation:
another way

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 17:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 127

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lisa Jane: Yes, turns the noise of the world down
28 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  tradu-grace
1 hr
  -> many thanks :)
agree  Michele Fauble
4 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  bluenoric
17 hrs
  -> Thanks :)
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