Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
alcune centinaia di metri costeggia i ruderi di Castel
English translation:
run along / run alongside
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Gina Ferlisi
Feb 11, 2008 14:09
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alcune centinaia di metri costeggia i ruderi di Castel
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alcune centinaia di metri costeggia i ruderi di Castel
a suggestion for saying costeggiare in this text
Proposed translations
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James (Jim) Davis
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run along / run alongside
Its very difficult without more source text.
"a few hundred metres run alongside the ruins of Castel.."
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Note added at 30 mins (2008-02-11 14:39:38 GMT)
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OK then "runs alongside the ruins"
"a few hundred metres run alongside the ruins of Castel.."
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Note added at 30 mins (2008-02-11 14:39:38 GMT)
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OK then "runs alongside the ruins"
Note from asker:
| Sulla strada che da Castelnuovo conduce alla Leccia si prende una deviazione a sinistra che dopo alcune centinaia di metri costeggia i ruderi di Castel XXXX , un insediamento fortificato con mura..here is the text |
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Comment: "thanks a lot Jim"
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it skirts over some hundreds of meters the ruins of ...castle
IMO
Note from asker:
| Sulla strada che da Castelnuovo conduce alla Leccia si prende una deviazione a sinistra che dopo alcune centinaia di metri costeggia i ruderi di Castel XXXX , un insediamento fortificato con mura..here is the text |
| sorry text was for JIm :) |
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Gemma Monco Waters
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IT SKIRTS........ALONG
IT SKIRTS SOME HUNDRED METRES ALONG THE RUINS OF CASTEL...
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-11 15:14:40 GMT)
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after seeing the context I think that a better translation would be: after some hundred metres skirts the ruins of
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-11 15:14:40 GMT)
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after seeing the context I think that a better translation would be: after some hundred metres skirts the ruins of
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Enza Longo
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thank you Enza, although I would have done a better job if I had seen the context
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| agree |
Desiree Bonfiglio
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a few hundred metres alongside the ruins of Castel
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