Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ben poco attraente
English translation:
not particularly poetical/unpoetic sounding
Added to glossary by
Katharine Prucha
Jan 23, 2007 11:30
17 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
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Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
ben poco attraente
Italian to English
Science
Astronomy & Space
Still referring to the constellations:
Tutte le stelle sono codificate con un numero specifico **ben poco attraente**.
The meaning is not clear to me - any ideas? Am I missing something?
TIA
Tutte le stelle sono codificate con un numero specifico **ben poco attraente**.
The meaning is not clear to me - any ideas? Am I missing something?
TIA
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11 mins
Angela Arnone
Native in English
Italian by name ... English by nature!
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, English, Italian
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not particularly poetical
As James says, a code is hardly what you'd imagine for a star.
I might go as far as saying "poetical" or even "romantic".
Angela
I might go as far as saying "poetical" or even "romantic".
Angela
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Angela |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Angela!"
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5 mins
James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Seychelles
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Seychelles
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Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
hardly very attractive
I think the author just means, that a number hardly a very attractive name to give to something as fascinating as a star.
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a number is hardly
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a number is hardly
Note from asker:
| Thanks, James! Guess I was a bit dense when I read it! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Grey Drane (X)
: Definitely. In fact, isn't there some way to adopt a star and give it a name?
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| agree |
Sonia Hill
15 mins
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+4
17 mins
rather unattractive
This seems to be a term used in mathematics... included in the file below. Perhaps some mathematician can enlighten you.
[PDF] Construction and Analysis of a New Quaternionic Space-Time Code ...Formato file: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versione HTML
the available rate becomes unattractive. For example, for 4 transmit antennas ... by complex numbers. For QPSK modulation, the code has no constellation ...
licos.epfl.ch/Papers/QuatSTBC_final.pdf - Pagine simili
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-01-23 11:50:10 GMT)
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however- having seen the other answers....it probably DOES just mean a number is not as attractive...
[PDF] Construction and Analysis of a New Quaternionic Space-Time Code ...Formato file: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versione HTML
the available rate becomes unattractive. For example, for 4 transmit antennas ... by complex numbers. For QPSK modulation, the code has no constellation ...
licos.epfl.ch/Papers/QuatSTBC_final.pdf - Pagine simili
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however- having seen the other answers....it probably DOES just mean a number is not as attractive...
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Katy |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ivana UK
: ... are allocated a rather unattractive number
2 mins
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| agree |
Rosanna Palermo
1 hr
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| agree |
Peter Cox
1 hr
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| agree |
Juliet Halewood (X)
1 hr
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3 hrs
(are all individually numbered) in rather mundane/basic fashion
Rather mundanely they have all been given a number
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