Feb 20, 2009 05:04
15 yrs ago
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Italian term

cintura

Italian to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general) building construction
Context: E' in questa ottica che si sono intrapresi, tra gli altri, lavori in conto proprio quali il restauro di pregevoli palazzi in Via Bogino a Torino, nuove palazzine residenziali in città e nella cintura torinese e lavori per terzi quali la ristrutturazione dell'ex ospedale militare Caserma Riberi

Proposed translations

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hinterland

my Garzanti Hazon dictionary says "outer belt" or also "hinterland" hth!
Peer comment(s):

agree Barbara Toffolon (X)
21 mins
thank you Barbara! :-)
neutral Oliver Lawrence : sounds a bit like a school geography textbook :o), so possibly not for this context
25 mins
agree AeC2009
1 hr
thank you ! :-)
agree Tom in London : this is the best and more accurate suggestion
1 hr
thank you Tom! :-)
agree Michael Korovkin : this is absolutely standard for urban design lingo
7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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surrounding area

"In the city of Turin and the surrounding area". I thought of suburbs, but "cintura" includes poorer areas closer to the centre, while suburbs are never working class almost by definition.
Peer comment(s):

agree Oliver Lawrence
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agree KayW
2 hrs
agree Serena Zarbo (X)
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agree Michael Mottola
2 days 2 hrs
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environs

a slightly more posh version of Jim's suggestion, depends on your context
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