Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
tempo sospeso
English translation:
(they live in a) timeless dimension
Added to glossary by
Therese Marshall
Apr 21, 2009 18:40
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
tempo sospeso
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Context: I bambini lasciati soli osservano la vita dal loro angolino, estranei al mondo degli uomini.
Vivono un tempo sospeso,come piante sensibili alla luce ed al buio.
Vivono un tempo sospeso,come piante sensibili alla luce ed al buio.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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1 hr
Raffaella Panigada
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Switzerland
Professional, reliable, always on time
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
32
Selected
(they live in a) timeless dimension
I was also going to suggest "suspended/frozen in time" but Alberto e Shera Lyn beat me to it!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
4 mins
Alberto Ghiglia
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Carpe Diem
Native in: Italian 
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian, French to Italian, and 1 more.
suspended time
I think this is a good sentence that grasp the requested meaning.
I presonally don't know if there are other idioms that better express this sentence
I presonally don't know if there are other idioms that better express this sentence
Peer comment(s):
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Pompeo Lattanzi
27 mins
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| agree |
Rachel Fell
: in suspended time (aren't all (most?) plants sensitive to light and dark?)
3 hrs
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+1
1 hr
Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: English
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
32
frozen time
or "their time is frozen"
just an idea.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-21 19:40:53 GMT)
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you might try "their time frame... "
just an idea.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-21 19:40:53 GMT)
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you might try "their time frame... "
2 hrs
Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
131
in suspended animation
idiomatic
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Michael Korovkin
: like a Daddy Long Legs under the snow? Whoa! I wish my baby did that at least sometimes. But no, he scuttles around like a herd of little buffalos!
9 hrs
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17 hrs
Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
(they live in a) world out of time
might be an idea – quite a clichè, actually
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