Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 11, 2007 11:20
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
fondo schiena
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Landscapes
però la proporzione fra le parti deve essere mantenuta anche nella linea arabescata c'è il gusto delle membra, il rigore tondeggiante delle curve; il fondo schiena, il collo, il seno, le braccia, le gambe, hanno quella nobiltà che discende dal vero.
Not being in a literary mood today I can only come up with a lteral meaning that makes no sense!
Not being in a literary mood today I can only come up with a lteral meaning that makes no sense!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | bum, bottom, backside |
garrett higgins
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| 3 +4 | Small of the back |
Catherine Piéret
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| 5 | Buttocks |
amgutter (X)
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Proposed translations
+6
18 mins
Italian term (edited):
fondo schiena, fondoschiena
Selected
bum, bottom, backside
I have always found the term to be misleading as it seems to suggest it is the lower back when it is, in fact, the bum.
Ask any Italian - I just did, and they all confirmed it's the bum.
Garzanti also: fondoschiena s.f. (fam.) backside, bottom.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-07-11 16:07:40 GMT)
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While I don't think the small of the back is covered by the word(it's just the bum, pure and simple), I do agree 'small of the back' or something like that might sound better in the context.
Ask any Italian - I just did, and they all confirmed it's the bum.
Garzanti also: fondoschiena s.f. (fam.) backside, bottom.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-07-11 16:07:40 GMT)
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While I don't think the small of the back is covered by the word(it's just the bum, pure and simple), I do agree 'small of the back' or something like that might sound better in the context.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Hard to decide, thanks to both"
+4
7 mins
Catherine Piéret
Italy
Italy
Italy
Financial translator EN/IT>FR
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Italian to French
Small of the back
I think...
Good luck, Peter!
Have a nice day
Catherine
Good luck, Peter!
Have a nice day
Catherine
Peer comment(s):
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KayW
: "lower back' would also be possible, but "small of the back" sounds more poetic.
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Thank you, KayW
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simona dachille
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Thank you, Simona
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James (Jim) Davis
: http://images.google.com/images?ie=UTF-8&sa=N&sourceid=deskb... While I would agree with Garrett, I think the area starts at the small of the back to then descends as it were, so in the context this could be used more poetically
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Umberto Cassano
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9 hrs
Buttocks
I think this is a little most appropriate for an art text. 'Bum' and 'bottom' sound a bit childish.
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