Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Mi definisco un \"innamorato del corpo umano\" alla continua ricerca
English translation:
I have an intense fascination for the human body, and am on a continuous quest...
Italian term
Mi definisco un \"innamorato del corpo umano\" alla continua ricerca
I was thinking "in love with a human body" but given the fact that it's a book about health I find it so ...corny.
please help
| 4 +3 | I have an intense fascination for the human body... |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 4 +3 | devotee of the human form |
Fiona Grace Peterson
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Proposed translations
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
I have an intense fascination for the human body...
Italy
Just what the doctor ordered
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English
devotee of the human form
I would say "human form", rather than "human body", which has a more clinical/anatomical feel to it.
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Note added at 6 mins (2019-03-12 14:14:42 GMT)
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Oh sorry, just realised it IS about health, so yes, "devotee of the human body". My apologies.
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philgoddard
: Body.
30 mins
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writeaway
: closer to the register of the original. and yes, body.
23 hrs
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Lara Barnett
1 day 20 hrs
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