cozzo

English translation: hill

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Italian term or phrase:cozzo
English translation:hill
Entered by: liz askew

17:21 Sep 18, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Mining & Minerals / Gems / site yielding a particular type of stone used in construction
Italian term or phrase: cozzo
To be perfectly honest I do not know what eitehr cozzo or balate are in this list. Any help would be appreciated. TIA

Gli altri materiali lapidei vennero prelevati da contrade vicine:
dal cozzo del Castellaccio la pietra per le balate;
Eileen Cartoon
Local time: 13:30
hill
Explanation:
Chiesa Madre di Serradifalco
www.conigliofamily.com/ChiesaMadre.htm
The first Chiesa Madre (Mother Church) erected in Serradifalco was on the Cozzo (hill) in 1653 by Baron Leonardo Lo Faso, at the founding of the town.

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Pietra Lavica - Offerte Lavoro Online In Tutta Italia - Kijiji
www.kijiji.it › Lavoro - Translate this page
Realiziamo ogni vostro desiderio in pietra marmo e onice dal pavimento ai lavabi, fioriere, cornici per porte, scale, tombe e balate ecc per qualsiasi chiarimento ..

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Stairs and doors
www.ardesiafoppiano.com/show/doors/index.htm
ardesia. STAIRS & DOORS SCALE E PORTE. home · door1 · door2 · door3 · stairs1 · stairs2 · stairs3 · stairs4 · stipite · home.

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trying to find out what "balate" means!

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is it "ballate"?

nelle ballate e nei romanzi del XVI secolo; Giovanni Pfitzer nel 1726 stampò la variante

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balustrade?

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Well, they do extract serpentine stone = grey/green colour

from the area of Castellaccio

www.serpentino.it
www.serpentino.net/index.php?lingua=2&sezione=1...1...
The manufacturing facilities are located in Localitá Castellaccio, Chiesa in ... has been dealing with marbles, granites and natural stones for over 70 years. ... Serpentino is a unique natural material with a peculiar green/gray colour won from ...

good luck!
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:30
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5colle
Paul Rooms
1 +1hill
liz askew


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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hill


Explanation:
Chiesa Madre di Serradifalco
www.conigliofamily.com/ChiesaMadre.htm
The first Chiesa Madre (Mother Church) erected in Serradifalco was on the Cozzo (hill) in 1653 by Baron Leonardo Lo Faso, at the founding of the town.

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Note added at 17 mins (2012-09-18 17:39:47 GMT)
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Pietra Lavica - Offerte Lavoro Online In Tutta Italia - Kijiji
www.kijiji.it › Lavoro - Translate this page
Realiziamo ogni vostro desiderio in pietra marmo e onice dal pavimento ai lavabi, fioriere, cornici per porte, scale, tombe e balate ecc per qualsiasi chiarimento ..

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Note added at 20 mins (2012-09-18 17:42:42 GMT)
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Stairs and doors
www.ardesiafoppiano.com/show/doors/index.htm
ardesia. STAIRS & DOORS SCALE E PORTE. home · door1 · door2 · door3 · stairs1 · stairs2 · stairs3 · stairs4 · stipite · home.

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Note added at 21 mins (2012-09-18 17:43:01 GMT)
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trying to find out what "balate" means!

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Note added at 23 mins (2012-09-18 17:45:25 GMT)
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is it "ballate"?

nelle ballate e nei romanzi del XVI secolo; Giovanni Pfitzer nel 1726 stampò la variante

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Note added at 26 mins (2012-09-18 17:48:11 GMT)
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balustrade?

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Note added at 30 mins (2012-09-18 17:52:47 GMT)
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Well, they do extract serpentine stone = grey/green colour

from the area of Castellaccio

www.serpentino.it
www.serpentino.net/index.php?lingua=2&sezione=1...1...
The manufacturing facilities are located in Localitá Castellaccio, Chiesa in ... has been dealing with marbles, granites and natural stones for over 70 years. ... Serpentino is a unique natural material with a peculiar green/gray colour won from ...

good luck!

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  dandamesh: though I would rather use hillock http://m.dictionary.com/definition/hillock
55 mins
  -> Thank you!
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
colle


Explanation:
si tratta di termini siciliani. Le balate sono genericamente pietre piatte, per esempio per lastricare, ma anche per il piano di un tavolo. La certezza mi è data dall'aver consultato un'amica siciliana doc.

Paul Rooms
Spain
Local time: 13:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  dandamesh: va bene pero' andrebbe tradotto
35 mins
  -> cozzo = colle = hill

neutral  Lara Barnett: This term is not English though.
21 hrs
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