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Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
The Ugly American (1963) was the first of these films.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
The Ugly American (1963) o l'é stæto o primmo de sti cini.
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All of Brando's other Universal films during this period, including Bedtime Story (1964), The Appaloosa (1966), A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) and The Night of the Following Day (1969), were also critical and commercial flops.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Tutti i atri cini de Brando pe Universal de sto periodo, compreiso Bedtime Story (1964), The Appaloosa (1966), A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) e The Night of the Following Day (1969), en stæti di fallimenti pe-a critica e e vendie.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
Candy was especially appalling for many; a 1968 sex farce film directed by Christian Marquand and based on the 1958 novel by Terry Southern, the film satirizes pornographic stories through the adventures of its naive heroine, Candy, played by Ewa Aulin.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Candy o l'é stæto particolarmente traumatico pe tanti: unna comedia in sciô sesso do 1968 diretta da Christian Marquand e basâ in sce un romanso do 1958 de Terry Southern, o cine o l'é unna satira de stöie pornografiche pe mezo de avventue da seu eroiña bonellaña, Candy, interpretâ da Ewa Aulin.
Translate from English to Genoese:
In the March 1966 issue of The Atlantic, Pauline Kael wrote that in his rebellious days, Brando "was antisocial because he knew society was crap; he was a hero to youth because he was strong enough not to take the crap", but now Brando and others like him had become "buffoons, shamelessly, pathetically mocking their public reputations."
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Into numero de marso do 1966 de The Atlantic, Pauline Kael a l'à scrito che inti seu giorni da ribelle Brando «o l'ea asoçiale perché o saveiva che a soçietæ a l'ea unna merda; o l'ea un eröe pe-i zoveni perché o l'ea asæ fòrte da no dovei patî tutto quello muggio de merda», ma oua Brando e atri comme lê ean vegnui di «buffoin, che metteivan a-o landon sensa vergheugna e pateticamente e seu nòmine».
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
I was very convincing in my pose of indifference, but I was very sensitive and it hurt a lot."
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Ea pròpio convinsente co-a me pösa de indifferensa, ma ea ben ben senscibile e o m'à fæto tanto mâ».
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
The film overall received mixed reviews.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O cine o l'à reçevuo de reçenscioin in contrasto.
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Brando dedicated a full chapter to the film in his memoir, stating that the director, Gillo Pontecorvo, was the best director he had ever worked with next to Kazan and Bernardo Bertolucci.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Brando o l'à dedicou un capitolo intrego à sto cine inta seu biografia, e o l'à dito che o direttô, Gillo Pontecorvo, o l'ea o megio direttô co-o quæ o l'aise mäi travaggiou insemme à Kazan e Bernardo Bertolucci.
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In 1971, Michael Winner directed him in the British horror film The Nightcomers with Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird, Harry Andrews and Anna Palk.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Do 1971, Michael Winner o ô l'à diretto into cine de l'orrô britannico The Nightcomers con Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird, Harry Andrews e Anna Palk.
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
Brando also had One-Eyed Jacks working against him, a troubled production that lost money for Paramount when it was released in 1961.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Brando o l'aiva ascì One-Eyed Jacks ch'o travaggiava contra de lê: unna produçion sfortunâ ch'a l'aiva fæto perde di dinæ a-a Paramount quand'a l'ea stæta distribuia do 1961.
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
Coppola convinced Brando to a videotaped "make-up" test, in which Brando did his own makeup (he used cotton balls to simulate the character's puffed cheeks).
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Coppola o l'à convinto Brando à fâ unna preuva «de trucco» registrâ, pe-a quæ o Brando o s'ea truccou da solo (o l'aiva deuviou di malòcchi de coton pe scimolâ e masche insce do personaggio).
Translate to Ligurian (Genoese):
Brando had doubts himself, stating in his autobiography, "I had never played an Italian before, and I didn't think I could do it successfully."
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Brando ascì o l'aiva di dubi, e o l'à dito inta seu autobiografia che «O no aiva mäi reçitou a parte de un italian, e no pensava de poeilo fâ ben».
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
Brando was signed for a low fee of $50,000, but in his contract, he was given a percentage of the gross on a sliding scale: 1% of the gross for each $10 million over a $10 million threshold, up to 5% if the picture exceeded $60 million.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Brando o l'à sottoscrito pe un prexo piccin de $50.000, ma into seu contratto gh'an dæto unna perçentuale do brutto in sce unna scâ mobile: 1% do brutto pe ògni $10 mioin guägnæ ciù de un limite de $10 mioin, e fin à 5% se o cine o passava i $60 mioin.
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In a 1994 interview that can be found on the Academy of Achievement website, Coppola insisted, "The Godfather was a very unappreciated movie when we were making it.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Inte unn'intervista do 1994 ch'a se peu trovâ in sciô scito web de l'Academy of Achievement, Coppola o l'insciste: «O Poin o l'é stæto un cine apprexou meno do dovuo fintanto che eimo apreuvo à fâlo».
Translate from English to Ligurian (Genoese dialect):
They didn't like the way I was shooting it.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
No ghe gustava a mæ mainea de giâlo.
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
In a 2010 television interview with Larry King, Al Pacino also talked about how Brando's support helped him keep the role of Michael Corleone in the movie—despite the fact Coppola wanted to fire him.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Inte unn'intervista pe-a televixon do 2010 con Larry King, Al Pacino o l'à parlou ascì de comme l'arrembo de Brando o l'à aggiuttou à arrestâ inta parte de Michael Corleone into cine – sciben che Coppola o voeiva liçensiâlo.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
He broke the ice by toasting the group with a glass of wine.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O l'à rotto a giassa con fâ un brindixi co-o gruppo con un gòtto de vin».
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Caan adds, 'The first day we met Brando everybody was in awe.'"
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Caan o l'azzonze che «O primmo giorno ch'emmo conosciuo Brando tutti ean incantæ»."
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
Also, because he had so much power and unquestioned authority, I thought it would be an interesting contrast to play him as a gentle man, unlike Al Capone, who beat up people with baseball bats."
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Pe de ciù, dæto che o l'aiva coscì tanta influensa e autoritæ incontrastâ, ò pensou che saiva stæto un constrasto interessante fâghe reçitâ a parte de l'òmmo aggaibou, a-o conträio de Al Capone, ch'o picca e gente co-e masse da baseball».
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There was really no beginning.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
No gh'ea pròpio un comenso.
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He boycotted the award ceremony, instead sending indigenous American rights activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who appeared in full Apache attire, to state Brando's reasons, which were based on his objection to the depiction of indigenous Americans by Hollywood and television.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O l'à boicottou a çeimònia di premmi, e incangio o l'à mandou l'attivista di driti di indigeni americhen Sacheen Littlefeather, ch'a s'é presentâ con tutto un vestio Apache, e a l'à spiegou e raxoin de Brando, ch'ean basæ in sciâ seu obieçion pe a mainea inta quæ i indigeni americhen ean representæ da Hollywood e da televixon.
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As with previous films, Brando refused to memorize his lines for many scenes; instead, he wrote his lines on cue cards and posted them around the set for easy reference, leaving Bertolucci with the problem of keeping them out of the picture frame.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Comme pe-i cini de primma, Brando o no à vosciuo imprende e seu battue a-a memöia pe tante scene; incangio, o l'à scrito e seu battue in sce di biggetti e o î à missi in gio pe-o set pe poeili vedde de lengê, con lasciâ à Bertolucci o problema de tegnîli feua da-o quaddro.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
His gross participation deal earned him $3 million.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O seu accòrdio de parteçipaçion o gh'à fæto guägnâ $3 mioin brutti.
Translate from English to Ligurian (Genoese dialect):
Pauline Kael, in The New Yorker review, wrote "The movie breakthrough has finally come.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Pauline Kael, inta reçenscion pe-o New York Times, a l'à scrito «In sciâ fin, o gran cangio into mondo do cine o l'é arrivou».
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In 1973, Brando was devastated by the death of his childhood best friend Wally Cox.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Do 1973, Brando o l'ea sciätou pe-a mòrte do seu megio amigo d'infançia Wally Cox.
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Absent for the first hour of the movie, Clayton enters on horseback, dangling upside down, caparisoned in white buckskin, Littlefeather-style.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Clayton, ch'o no l'ea assente pe-a primma oa do cine, o l'intra à cavallo, co-a testa in zu, aggibbou de pelle de daino gianca, à uso Littlefeather.
Translate from English to Ligurian:
Penn, who believed in letting actors do their thing, indulged Marlon all the way."
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Penn, ch'o creddeiva into lasciâ fâ a-i attoî comme voeivan, o l'à accontentou Marlon do tutto».
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In 1978, Brando narrated the English version of Raoni, a French-Belgian documentary film directed by Jean-Pierre Dutilleux and Luiz Carlos Saldanha that focused on the life of Raoni Metuktire and issues surrounding the survival of the indigenous Indian tribes of north central Brazil.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Do 1978, Brando o l'à contou a verscion ingleise de Raoni, un documentäio franco-belga diretto da Jean-Pierre Dutilleux e Luiz Carlos Saldanha, ch'o conta a vitta de Raoni Metuktire e e costioin in sciô futuo de tribù indigene indiañe settentrion de mezo do Braxî.
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In 1979, he made a rare television appearance in the miniseries Roots: The Next Generations, portraying George Lincoln Rockwell; he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his performance.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Do 1979, o l'à fæto unna rara exibiçion in televixon pe-a mini-serie Roots: The Next Generations, con reçitâ a parte de George Lincoln Rockwell; o l'à guägno un Primetime Emmy award pe Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie pe-a seu interpretaçion.
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
Brando was paid $1 million a week for 3 weeks work.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Brando o l'à guägno $1 mion pe settemaña pe træ settemañe de travaggio.
What’s the Genoese translation of this sentence?
In the documentary, Coppola talks about how astonished he was when an overweight Brando turned up for his scenes and, feeling desperate, decided to portray Kurtz, who appears emaciated in the original story, as a man who had indulged every aspect of himself.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Into documentäio, Coppola o conta de comme o gh'ea arrestou quande un Brando vegnuo grasso o s'é presentou pe-e seu scene e, porto a-a despiaçion, o l'à deçiso de interpretâ a parte de Kurtz, ch'o l'é tutto pelle e òsse inta stöia originâ, comme quella de un òmmo ch'o s'é lasciou anâ do tutto.
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However, he returned in 1989 in A Dry White Season, based on André Brink's 1979 anti-apartheid novel.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Però, o l'é tornou do 1989 con A Dry White Season, basou in sciô romanso contra l'apartheid de André Brink do 1979.
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Brando received praise for his performance, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and winning the Best Actor Award at the Tokyo Film Festival.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Brando o l'é stæto lödou pe-a seu interpretaçion, e o l'à candidou pe un Academy Award comme megio attô de supporto e o l'à guägno o premio de megio attô a-o Tokyo Film Festival.
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Variety also praised Brando's performance as Sabatini and noted, "Marlon Brando's sublime comedy performance elevates The Freshman from screwball comedy to a quirky niche in film history."
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Variety o l'à lödou ascì l'exibiçion de Brando inta parte de Sabatini, e o l'à remarcou che «A bizara exibiçion de Marlon Brando inte sta comedia a trasforma The Freshman da unna screwball comedy à un film davei particolâ pe-a stöia do cine».
Translate from English to Ligurian:
The Island of Dr. Moreau screenwriter Ron Hutchinson would later say in his memoir, Clinging to the Iceberg: Writing for a Living on the Stage and in Hollywood (2017), that Brando sabotaged the film's production by feuding and refusing to cooperate with his colleagues and the film crew.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Ron Hutchinson, o sceneggiatô de L'Isoa do Dottô Moreau, o l'à dito inta seu autobiografia, Clinging to the Iceberg: Writing for a Living on the Stage and in Hollywood (2017), che Brando o l'aiva sabottou a produçion do cine con rattellâ e refuâ de conlaborâ co-i seu colleghi e con l'equipaggio.
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This was his last role and his only role as a female character.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Sta chì a l'é stæta a seu urtima e sola parte da personaggio femenin.
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The actor's son, Miko, was Jackson's bodyguard and assistant for several years, and was a friend of the singer.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O figgio de l'attô, Miko, o l'ea stæto a guardia do còrpo e l'ascistente de Jackson pe tanti anni, e o l'ea unn'amigo do cantante».
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Dad had a hard time breathing in his final days, and he was on oxygen much of the time.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Papà o l'aiva de difficoltæ into respiâ inti seu urtimi giorni, e o l'ea sotta oscigeno squæxi delongo.
Translate from English to Ligurian:
So Michael got Dad a golf cart with a portable oxygen tank so he could go around and enjoy Neverland.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Così Michael o l'à accattou unna carretta da gòlf pe Papà, con unna bomboa d'oscigeno, pe poei anâ in gio pe Neverland e demoâse.
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He also suffered from diabetes and liver cancer.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O pativa ascì de diabete e de cancao a-o figæto.
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His single recorded line was included within the final game as a tribute to the actor.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A seu sola battua registrâ a l'é stæta missa inta verscion finale do zeugo comme omaggio a l'attò.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
A distressed Brando told Malden he kept falling over.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Un Brando stranscio o l'à dito a-o Malden ch'o s'ingambava delongo.
Translate from English to Ligurian:
Shortly before his death, he had apparently refused permission for tubes carrying oxygen to be inserted into his lungs, which, he was told, was the only way to prolong his life.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Pöco avanti a seu mòrte, se dixe ch'o l'aise refuou che ghe mettessan di cannæ inti pormoin pe portâghe l'oscigeno che, gh'aivan dito, a l'ea a sola mainea de tegnîlo in vitta.
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
In 1976, he told a French journalist, "Homosexuality is so much in fashion, it no longer makes news.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Do 1976, o l'à dito à un giornalista franseise, «l'ommosessualitæ a va coscì de modda ch'a no l'é ciù unna neuva».
Translate from English to Ligurian:
Brando met actress Rita Moreno in 1954, and they began a love affair.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O Brando o l'à incontrou l'attoa Rita Moreno do 1954, e an inandiou unna relaçion.
Translate from English to Ligurian (Genoese dialect):
Years after they broke up, Moreno played his love interest in the film The Night of the Following Day.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Tanti anni dòppo che se son lasciæ, a Moreno a l'à fæto a parte da seu galante into cine A neutte do giorno apreuvo.
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She is said to have been the daughter of a Welsh steel worker of Irish descent, William O'Callaghan, who had been superintendent on the Indian State railways.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Se dixe ch'a l'ea a figgia de un operäio siderurgico de proveniensa irlandeise, William O'Callaghan, ch'o l'ea stæto un guardian inta ferrovia Indian State.
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Because Teriipaia was a native French speaker, Brando became fluent in the language and gave numerous interviews in French.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Dæto che a Teriipaia a l'ea de lengua moæ franseise, o Brando o l'à impreiso a lengua fluentemente e o l'à dæto ciù de unn'intervista in franseise.
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Brando and Teriipaia divorced in July 1972.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O Brando e a Teriipaia an divorçiou into luggio do 1972.
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
Brando had a long-term relationship with his housekeeper Maria Cristina Ruiz, with whom he had three children: Ninna Priscilla Brando (born May 13, 1989), Myles Jonathan Brando (born January 16, 1992), and Timothy Gahan Brando (born January 6, 1994).
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O Brando o l'à avuo unna relaçion de longa duâ co-a seu domestega Maria Cristina Ruiz, co-a quæ o l'à avuo trei figgi: a Ninna Priscilla Brando (nasciua a-i 13 de mazzo do 1989), p Myles Jonathan Brando (nasciuo a-i 16 de zenâ do 1992), e o Timothy Gahan Brando (nasciuo a-i 6 de zenâ do 1994).
Translate from English to Ligurian:
His numerous grandchildren also include Prudence Brando and Shane Brando, children of Miko C. Brando; the children of Rebecca Brando; and the three children of Teihotu Brando among others.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Tra i seu tanti nevi e nesse gh'é ascì a Prudence Brando e p Shane Brando, figgi do Miko C. Brando; i figgi da Rebecca Brando; e i trei figgi do Teihotu Brando, tra i atri.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
His behavior during the filming of Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) seemed to bolster his reputation as a difficult star.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Pâ che o mòddo comm'o s'é comportou intanto che se giava A ribellion do Bounty (1962) a l'agge rinforsou a seu reputaçion de stella do cine difficoltosa.
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Galella had followed Brando, who was accompanied by talk show host Dick Cavett, after a taping of The Dick Cavett Show in New York City.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O Galella o l'ea anæto apreuvo a-o Brando, ch'o l'ea accompagnou da-o presentatô de talk show Dick Cavett, dòppo a registraçion do Dick Cavett Show à New York City.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
The filming of Mutiny on the Bounty affected Brando's life in a profound way, as he fell in love with Tahiti and its people.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A registraçion da Ribellion on the Bounty a l'à provocou di effetti profondi in sciâ vitta do Brando, e o s'é innamoou de Tahiti e de seu gente.
Translate from English to Ligurian:
The 1983 hurricane destroyed many of the structures including his resort.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
L'aragan do 1983 o l'à destruto tanti casamenti, compreiso a seu villa.
Translate to Ligurian:
He was listed in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) records as Martin Brandeaux to preserve his privacy.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Inti documenti da Federal Communications Commission (FCC) o l'é registrou co-o nomme de Martin Brandeaux, pe avvardâ a seu privacy.
Translate to Genoese:
He attended some fundraisers for John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O l'à piggiou parte à de accuggeite de dinæ pe-o John F. Kennedy pe-a campagna de l'eleçion do prescidente do 1960.
Can you translate this text to Ligurian?
In autumn of 1967, Brando visited Helsinki, Finland at a charity party organized by UNICEF at the Helsinki City Theatre.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Inte l'ötunno do 1967, o Brando o l'à vixitou Helsinki in Finlandia pe unna festa de benefiçiensa inandiâ da l'UNICEF a-o tiatro da çittæ de Helsinki.
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He spoke in favor of children’s rights and development aid in developing countries.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O l'à parlou à favô di driti di figgeu e de l'ascistensa a-o sviluppo pe-i paixi apreuvo a sviluppâse.
Translate to Ligurian:
It was one of the most incredible acts of courage I ever saw, and it meant a lot and did a lot."
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
L'é stæta unna de açioin ciù coraggiose che agge mai visto, e a l'é stæta importante pe mi e a l'à avuo tanto effetto».
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In 1964 Brando was arrested at a "fish-in" held to protest a broken treaty that had promised Native Americans fishing rights in Puget Sound.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
Do 1964 o Brando o l'é arrestou à unna protesta «fish-in» pe protestâ a rottua de un trattato ch'o l'aiva promisso i driti de pesca in sce Pudget Sound a-i nativi americhen.
Translate from English to Ligurian (Genoese dialect):
Brando ended his financial support for the group over his perception of its increasing radicalization, specifically a passage in a Panther pamphlet put out by Eldridge Cleaver advocating indiscriminate violence, "for the Revolution."
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O Brando o l'à terminou o seu arrembo finançiäio a-o gruppo perché o ghe paiva delongo ciù radicale, mascime pe un passaggio inte un manifesto di Panter pubricou da Eldridge Cleaver ch'o sponciava pe-a violensa da tutte e parte, «pe-a Revoluçion».
Translate from English to Genoese:
Sacheen Littlefeather represented him at the ceremony.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
A Sacheen Littlefeather a ô l'à representou a-a çeimònia.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
The event grabbed the attention of the US and the world media.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
L'evento o l'à conquistou l'attençion da stampa di Stati Unii e do mondo.
What’s the Ligurian translation of this sentence?
He was also an activist against apartheid.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O l'ea ascì un attivista contra l'apartheid.
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He is listed by the American Film Institute as the fourth greatest male star whose screen debut occurred before or during 1950 (it occurred in 1950).
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O l'é registrou da l'Instituto american do cine comme a quarta stella mascoliña ciù grande con un incomenso de carriera inte o primma do 1950 (o l'é stæto do 1950).
Translate to Ligurian:
He was a development from the gangster leader and the outlaw.
The Ligurian (Genoese) translation is:
O l'ea un sviluppo da-o cappo gangster e o delinquente.