Nella metrica
English translation: metrics do not record one's perception of a place
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| 11:14 Apr 27, 2021 |
| Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Architecture / Description of terrain on the west coast of Sicily | |||||||
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3 hrs confidence: 
does not arise in metrics Explanation: I agree that 'metrica' here refers to cartography, meaning that the contemplation of this landscape evokes feelings that cannot be adequately described by numbers. Cartography describes the landscape but it's the contemplation of the land itself that leaves a trace in the soul. https://www.britannica.com/science/cartography |
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5 hrs confidence:
The location defies being viewed as a regular/uniform landscape Explanation: ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2021-04-27 16:36:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Maybe incorporating Go2translate's answer: 'The poetry of the location defies ...' |
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metrics do not record one's perception of a place Explanation: closely linked to the sentence that follows it and that mentions the 'impression on the soul' or the other way round: Our perception of a place is not recorded/described by metrics |
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