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teatrino

Dbmosf.txt - quelli, che io per bene non conosceva. Taluni volevano guidarmi ad un teatrino, altri a fare una partita al

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small-scale theatre

小型劇院

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DB often referred to and in fact encouraged teatrino in contrast to teatro, possibly because he considered the large scale theatre as too worldly.  This would be consistent with his view (from first meeting Cafasso as a young seminarian) that worldly shows are not for the priest or religious person.

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His understanding of teatrino, however, was also conditioned by necessity - especially during the time of the wandering Oratory, or on the autumn walks

Tej-Prasarini

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Tej-Prasarini

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Means spreader of light

The Salesian Catechetical Centre at Pune, 1991 transformed into Tej-Prasarini (the Sanskrit term is used rather than its translated form in English)

The centre specializes in the formation of young people through Don Bosco Creative Workshops, and tele-productions, video, music etc.

temperanza

DBscritti.txt - Una speciale temperanza vi raccomando nel mangiare e nel bere. Vino e castità non

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temperance

節制

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Often as part of the binomial work and temperance

The term on its own in English (that is outside of a spiritual or ascetic context) mostly refers to abstinence from alcohol!  But it is hard to avoid in Salesian discourse which draws on the long Salesian tradition of work and temperance and prayer, which is perhaps the best company in which to understand the term – between work and prayer.

tempo libero

Dbmosf.txt -  Ma oltre ai doveri scolastici rimanendomi molto tempo libero, io soleva impiegarne una parte a leggere i

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free time

空閒時間

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The term is a current expression, not one to be found in earlier Salesian discourse, but which picks up much of what DB saw as important in games, music, sport, walks, theatre and so forth.

 

Terzo settore

CSmanImprese.txt - 4 terzo settore dell'impegno ispettoriale del delegato verrà artico

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(Third Sector)

第三部門

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We do not refer to the Third Sector regularly (if ever) in English.  It is what we would refer to as the Volunteer, NGO sector

 Cf also Quarto settore

testamento spirituale

Dbmem.txt - [TESTAMENTO SPIRITUALE]

Quello che nella tradizione salesiana verrà correttamente definito il "testamento spirituale" di don Bosco, in realtà

 

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spiritual testament

精神遺囑

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The full title is Memorie dal 1841 al 1884-5-6 pel sac. Gio Bosco a’suoi figliuoli salesiani, not to be confused with the Memoirs of the Oratory

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Testimoni del Risorto

TR 2000

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Witnesses of the Resurrection TR 2000

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An ecclesial movement founded in lead-up to the Year 2000 but continues on into Third Millennium

Members of the Salesian Family

tettoia

Cg24 DocCap.txt -  modesta tettoia che può diventare cappella, e attorno, una striscia di terra

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shed

頂蓋

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Salesians know the word tettoia as a reference especially to the shed offered by Pancrazio Soave (Pinardi Shed) just at the time, as recounted in MO, DB was wondering and praying about what to do for his boys, where to gather them.

However, it is worth noting that in a letter to Michele Benso Cavour, Vicar of the City of Turin, DB described the ‘tettoia’ rather as a ‘camera grande’!  ‘Tettoia’ is the word used in the contract of lease.

The Daughters of the Queenship of Mary DQM

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The Daughters of the Queenship of Mary DQM

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Founded in Bangkok. Thailand in 1954 by Fr C. Della Torre

Members of the Salesian Family

timor di Dio

Dbmagone.txt - docebo vos; cioè: Venite. o figliuoli, ascoltatemi, io vi insegnerò il santo timor di Dio. Egli

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fear of God

敬畏天主

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tirocinio

Rfcap05.txt -  modo migliore la formazione del postnoviziato e del 56tirocinio con le varie discipline e attività

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practical training

實習

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An important stage of initial formation.  The person in this stage is called tirocinante or practical trainee.

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IT Turin EN-EN The scene of Don Bosco's priestly ministry, the Oratory at Valdocco and the urban heart of Piedmont.

The history of Turin begins 500 years before the birth of Jesus Christ, when the Taurini, a Ligurian Celtic tribe, settled where the Po river meets the Doire. They chose this river plain which presented the ideal conditions: it was fertile and its position was strategic. In effect, several centuries later, the Romans made it a fundamental lookout base towards the Alps border.

Thus in 1 BC, Augusta Taurinorum was born, structured in its classical Roman camp layout which today still remains the most obvious aspect of the town's urbanistic structure.

Following the collapse of the Roman empire, Turin saw a long period of decadence caused by the passage of destructive hordes of barbarians. Then came the dynasty of Savoy who would govern the town and the state for more than 8 centuries.

 

It was only with Emmanuel Philibert that Turin regained its importance. The Duke from the House of Savoy took the historic decision in 1563 to make Turin the capital of the Duchy.

From this moment on, the still limited town inside the Roman ramparts, began to grow and become important: the capital for three centuries and also the first capital in Italy for almost four years, when in 1861, Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy was proclaimed the first King of Italy.

Between the 19th and 20th centuries, the industrial vocation of Turin was established. The town saw pioneering centres for modern industry spring up, starting with the FIAT, the large automotive factory founded in 1899. Turin however also saw the birth of the cinema industry (the first blockbuster in the history of cinema, Cabiria, was made in the Turin studios) and radio.

tradizione salesiana

Costituzioni0.txt - Fondatore». Esse descrivono le ricchezze spirituali della nostra tradizione salesiana; ne definiscono il

IT Salesian tradition EN-EN A term which is both a general reference but also with particular features, e.g. devotion to Mary Help of Christians. It is not so general as to fail to be a point of reference for determining what is or what is not of the 'tradition'.  Salesian tradition, then is synonymous with that particular character and style of the founding charism of Don Bosco's.

Trattatello sul Sistema preventivo

Pv3.txt -  vuole farsi temere», dice il trattatello sul Sistema preventivo a proposito dei

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Little Treatise on the Preventive System

預防教育法論文

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Published by Don Bosco in 1877.  His first and classic statement on the Preventive System, which is incorporated as an appendix to the Constitutions.

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