Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
cuneo salino
English translation:
salt-wedge
Added to glossary by
Luuk Arens
Oct 20, 2005 07:35
18 yrs ago
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Italian term
cuneo salino
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This is the sentence it comes from:
si tratta di piantagioni ad esemplari troppo ravvicinati, cresciuti su suolo sabbioso, regolarmente invaso, in estate, dal cuneo salino proveniente dal mare,
Is it water, wind... ? Any help appreciated - TIA - Isabel
si tratta di piantagioni ad esemplari troppo ravvicinati, cresciuti su suolo sabbioso, regolarmente invaso, in estate, dal cuneo salino proveniente dal mare,
Is it water, wind... ? Any help appreciated - TIA - Isabel
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | salt-wedge |
Luuk Arens
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| 3 | it's water |
hirselina
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Proposed translations
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Luuk Arens
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salt-wedge
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Note added at 16 mins (2005-10-20 07:52:07 GMT)
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You're welcome. It's 2pm here in Bangladesh, so maybe I am just a little bit more awake :)
Note from asker:
| ICMB: Thanks Luuk! I just googled salt-wedge and it came up (of course). Sometimes the obvious literal translation seems too easy to be true. Or perhaps my brain isn't switched on... |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
hirselina
12 mins
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| agree |
Rachel Fell
: didn't know this one but agree !
13 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
13 mins
it's water
Dizionario Di mauro
"che ha tale forma; superficie a forma triangolare: un cuneo di mare che si insinua nella costa "
"che ha tale forma; superficie a forma triangolare: un cuneo di mare che si insinua nella costa "
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