Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
cui fa da contraltare
English translation:
which are mirrored
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luskie
May 10, 2005 15:13
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qui fa da contraltare
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Verso l’entroterra, dalla parte delle colline, nel verde si ammirano la Certosa e Castel Sant’Elmo, cui fa da contraltare, subito di fronte al porto, la mole imponente di Castel Nuovo
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | mirrored |
luskie
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| 5 | which creates a counterpoint |
Elizabeth Lyons
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| 5 | which creates a contrast |
Miguel Falquez-Certain
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May 11, 2005 19:23: luskie changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "Tourism & Travel" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
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mirrored
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contraltare is not contrast here, not so strong, it's just to say that on the one side you have x and y, to which on the other side corresponds z - one may go so far to say mirroring
contraltare is not contrast here, not so strong, it's just to say that on the one side you have x and y, to which on the other side corresponds z - one may go so far to say mirroring
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Elizabeth Lyons
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which creates a counterpoint
two beautiful land features balance each other in counterpoint, etc.
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Note added at 8 mins (2005-05-10 15:21:56 GMT)
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or \"create a counterpoint\", singular \"create\".
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Note added at 8 mins (2005-05-10 15:21:56 GMT)
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or \"create a counterpoint\", singular \"create\".
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Miguel Falquez-Certain
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which creates a contrast
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