Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
elevato corpo
English translation:
good "body", high "body", high consistency
Added to glossary by
TechLawDC
Jan 31, 2011 15:23
13 yrs ago
Italian term
Italy
meaning and style
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, French to Italian, and 1 more.
elevato corpo
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
si parla di una vernice, è un elenco delle sue caratteristiche, tra cui: elevato corpo, buona resistenza all’esterno, alta elasticità, buona permeabilità al vapore acqueo.
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | good "body", high "body" |
TechLawDC
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| 4 | full-bodied |
Tom in London
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| 3 | high consistency |
Danila Moro
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Change log
Feb 14, 2011 04:44: TechLawDC Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
7 mins
Selected
good "body", high "body"
Artist Paint Characteristics
by A Tempera - Related articles
These 2 qualities are referred to as 'body'. Different sorts of paint have ...
www.paintmaking.com/characteristics.htm - Cached - Similar
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-31 16:24:36 GMT)
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("consistency" is okay, but except for spray paints "body" is more idiomatic.)
("high consistency" is even less idiomatic.)
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Anquamineâ„¢ 721 Waterborne Curing Agent
Jan 15, 2010 ... This property is ideal to formulate and apply high body paint at low solids. 50 Epilink 360 Epilink 701 Anquam ine 721 45 40 Viscosity ...
www.docstoc.com/.../Anquamineâ„¢-721-Waterborne-Curing-Agent - Cached
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-31 16:28:50 GMT)
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("full-bodied", being an adjective, does not fit into the context; furthermore the tone of the term is wrong -- it is less technical and more promotional in tone.)
by A Tempera - Related articles
These 2 qualities are referred to as 'body'. Different sorts of paint have ...
www.paintmaking.com/characteristics.htm - Cached - Similar
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-31 16:24:36 GMT)
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("consistency" is okay, but except for spray paints "body" is more idiomatic.)
("high consistency" is even less idiomatic.)
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Anquamineâ„¢ 721 Waterborne Curing Agent
Jan 15, 2010 ... This property is ideal to formulate and apply high body paint at low solids. 50 Epilink 360 Epilink 701 Anquam ine 721 45 40 Viscosity ...
www.docstoc.com/.../Anquamineâ„¢-721-Waterborne-Curing-Agent - Cached
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-31 16:28:50 GMT)
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("full-bodied", being an adjective, does not fit into the context; furthermore the tone of the term is wrong -- it is less technical and more promotional in tone.)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Danila Moro
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Master's Degree in Psychology
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian, Italian
high consistency
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Example sentence:
A paint with high consistency flows slowly; a paint with low consistency flows readily.
50 mins
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
full-bodied
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Peer comment(s):
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Pompeo Lattanzi
: I'd have thought this term more suitable for wines... Am I so awfully wrong? 8-)
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you may only ever have heard it referred to wines.
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