Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
foto d'epoca
English translation:
period photographs
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nimopaz
Aug 8, 2009 21:32
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Italian term
foto d'epoca
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
It is a volume collecting photos taken between the Thirties and the Sixties and portraying an Italian city. I often find the phrase "foto d'epoca". Which is the most appropriate English expression: vintage photo? period photo? old photo? Is there a better expression?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | period photographs |
Tom in London
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| 4 | historic/historical photos |
TrishCivitella
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Change log
Aug 8, 2009 21:35: Emanuela Galdelli changed "Term asked" from "\"foto d\'epoca\"" to "foto d\'epoca"
Proposed translations
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Tom in London
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
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period photographs
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TrishCivitella
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Thorough knowledge of English & Italian
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English
historic/historical photos
This is what I would use when describing a place/country/town.
LOTS of ghits.... not that I am going on that... more from my experience as a photographer.
LOTS of ghits.... not that I am going on that... more from my experience as a photographer.
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