Feb 21, 2017 21:56
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Italian term
Italy
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Native in: Italian
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Tacche
Italian to English
Social Sciences
Archaeology
Hi all,
I'm translating an article on a restored iron knife found among the funerary objects of a tomb in Posmon, Italy.
La linearità del segno e la mancanza di ***tacche*** evidenti nei particolari ricurvi dimostra un uso sapiente di questo strumento e l’abilità dell’artigiano che ne è stato l’artefice.
Is this dents? TIA for any help.
I'm translating an article on a restored iron knife found among the funerary objects of a tomb in Posmon, Italy.
La linearità del segno e la mancanza di ***tacche*** evidenti nei particolari ricurvi dimostra un uso sapiente di questo strumento e l’abilità dell’artigiano che ne è stato l’artefice.
Is this dents? TIA for any help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Notches |
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| 3 | Chips |
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Proposed translations
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Patrick Hopkins
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Ivy League MBA, 30 yrs biz exp in Italy
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English
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Notches
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Comment: "Thanks, Patrick. This did nicely. "
1 hr
Patrick Hopkins
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Ivy League MBA, 30 yrs biz exp in Italy
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Chips
This is a second alternative. I'm thinking "notches" are usually made on purpose for various reasons, while "chips" are usually accidental. From the text I'm thinking that maybe "chips" is more suitable, i.e. whoever made the tool and whoever used it knew what he was doing and so the tool was not damaged/chipped in any way.
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