Feb 12, 2016 18:16
8 yrs ago
Italian term
a matrice circolare
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Archaeology
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Le testimonianze più antiche vengono dal settore sud ovest dell’abitato, dove sono stati rinvenuti i resti della cinta fortificata, prima traccia di quella forma irregolare a matrice circolare che caratterizzerà l’abitato per tutto l’arco della sua vita; quasi nulle le tracce del tessuto abitativo più antico.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | broadly/roughly/approximately circular |
philgoddard
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| 4 +1 | Having a circular shape |
Eleonora Timmons Militano
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| 4 | first trace of that irregular circular shape |
James (Jim) Davis
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Proposed translations
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philgoddard
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broadly/roughly/approximately circular
I don't think you can ignore "matrice". It says "quella forma irregolare a matrice circolare".
"Matrice" means matrix or pattern - in other words, it's not a circle, it's just a bit like one.
I would say "irregular, roughly circular shape", or perhaps even "irregular circle".
"Matrice" means matrix or pattern - in other words, it's not a circle, it's just a bit like one.
I would say "irregular, roughly circular shape", or perhaps even "irregular circle".
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Eleonora Timmons Militano
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Having a circular shape
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
: or circular plan or base
8 mins
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| neutral |
philgoddard
: This is the approximate meaning, but I don't think it fits this sentence. And "having a circular shape" means the same as "circular".
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correct. I think circular would do
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James (Jim) Davis
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Italian term (edited):
prima traccia di quella forma irregolare a matrice circolare
first trace of that irregular circular shape
I think this is the simplest way to do it. The idea of a blob seems clear enough.
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