un uccello che aveva l'orientamento?

English translation: a bird with a sense of direction?

16:45 Jan 12, 2021
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / book readibility
Italian term or phrase: un uccello che aveva l'orientamento?
Una tartaruga marina? Un uccello che aveva l’orientamento? Si chiese la bambina.
Maria Burnett
United States
Local time: 09:21
English translation:a bird with a sense of direction?
Explanation:
although all birds have a sense of direction...but it's a child speaking.

if you go with its implied meaning 'A migratory bird' may also work

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/migrato...
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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 14:21
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4 +5a bird with a sense of direction?
Lisa Jane
3a bird with a sense of guidance
Lisa Rosengard


  

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a bird with a sense of direction?


Explanation:
although all birds have a sense of direction...but it's a child speaking.

if you go with its implied meaning 'A migratory bird' may also work

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/migrato...

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 14:21
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I think this may be the context (note that it's a "libro a alto leggibilità", as in Maria's last question): http://www.facebook.com/unanavedasud/photos/a.18153476319989...
4 mins
  -> Yes indeed, that helps!

agree  Cristina Antonac
7 mins
  -> Thanks Cristina!

agree  Isabelle Johnson
37 mins
  -> Thanks Isabelle!

agree  martini
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  -> Thanks martini!

agree  Michele Fauble
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  -> Thanks Michele!
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a bird with a sense of guidance


Explanation:
I believe it's a bird with a sense of direction or guidance, or a marine turtle or tortoise, while a child wonders which one.

Example sentence(s):
  • Credo che sia un uccello con orientazione o una tartaruga marina mentre un piccollo ragazzo si domanda qual'è.
Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:21
Native speaker of: English
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