Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
la tana del polpo
English translation:
octopus lair
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Jan 7, 2011 17:45
13 yrs ago
Italian term
la tana del polpo
Homework / test
Italian to English
Science
Zoology
sea creatures world
si parla di polpi che riposano nelle proprie tane sott'acqua
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | octopus lair |
Ernestine Shargool
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| 4 | the octopus's hole |
Science451
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Proposed translations
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Ernestine Shargool
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octopus lair
or
octopus' / octopus's lair
Anyway, for 'tana' in this case I would use 'lair'.
BBC - h2g2 - Octopuses - A Guide
12 Aug 2004 ... They then drag them back to their lair, where they suck out the meat and drop the shells outside. The easiest way to find an octopus lair is .
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2818659
octopus' / octopus's lair
Anyway, for 'tana' in this case I would use 'lair'.
BBC - h2g2 - Octopuses - A Guide
12 Aug 2004 ... They then drag them back to their lair, where they suck out the meat and drop the shells outside. The easiest way to find an octopus lair is .
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2818659
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the octopus's hole
In Over Her Head - Risultati da Google Libri
Judi Fennell - 2009 - Fiction - 352 pagine
She retraced her path past the octopus's hole. The cephalopod flicked its tentacle in greeting as she swam down the other passageway. ...
books.google.it/books?isbn=1402220014...
Judi Fennell - 2009 - Fiction - 352 pagine
She retraced her path past the octopus's hole. The cephalopod flicked its tentacle in greeting as she swam down the other passageway. ...
books.google.it/books?isbn=1402220014...
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