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Le preposizioni italiane tra e fra e le loro corrispondenti romene
The Italian Prepositions tra and fra and Their Romanian Equivalents

Author(s): Elena Pîrvu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: Italian prepositions tra și fra; Romanian equivalents; schematic overview;

Summary/Abstract: This article presents a schematic overview of the Romanian equivalents of the Italian prepositions tra and fra. The examples show that these prepositions can be translated into Romanian by means of the prepositions între, dintre, printre, în, întru, prin, peste, or by the adverb ca. Theoretical explanations are supported by examples excerpted from the Italian I promessi sposi by Alessandro Manzoni (Roma, Grandi Tascabili Economici Newton,1989), Il deserto dei Tartari by Dino Buzzati (Milano, Oscar Mondadori, 2004) and Il visconte dimezzato by Italo Calvino (Milano, Oscar Mondadori, 1993) and their Romanian versions, i.e. Logodnicii (Bucharest, Editura Univers, 1985, translated by Alexandru Balaci), Deșertul tătarilor (Bucharest, Editura Univers, 1996, translated by Alexandru Niculina Benguș-Tudoriu) and Vicontele tăiat în două (Bucharest, Editura Univers, 1999, translated by Alexandru Despina Mladoveanu).

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 388-401
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Italian
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