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i civettari

English translation: owl falconers

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Italian term or phrase:i civettari
English translation:owl falconers
Entered by: Maria Fokin

16:15 Oct 30, 2014
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry / hunting with owls
Italian term or phrase: i civettari
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It's the name of an artwork depicting a hunt using trained owls.
The only terms I have found are falconers (who fly falcons) and austringers (who fly hawks or eagles).
Thank you for your help.
Maria Fokin
Italy
Local time: 07:19
owl falconers
Explanation:
Those that use eagles are called eagle falconers, so...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falconry
http://oregonfalconers.com/index.php/falconry/raptors

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Note added at 27 mins (2014-10-30 16:42:06 GMT)
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However, maybe Phil's proposal is more suitable for an artwork title...
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texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 01:19
Grading comment
This was a tough choice. Although Phil's answer is best in my context, yours is the actual translation of the term I asked about. Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1owl falconers
texjax DDS PhD
4hunting with owls
philgoddard


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hunting with owls


Explanation:
As this is a picture title, you don't have to find a translation for the occupation "civettario" (there possibly isn't one). You just have to describe what's going on in the picture.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: That's a good idea. Thank you.

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
owl falconers


Explanation:
Those that use eagles are called eagle falconers, so...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falconry
http://oregonfalconers.com/index.php/falconry/raptors

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Note added at 27 mins (2014-10-30 16:42:06 GMT)
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However, maybe Phil's proposal is more suitable for an artwork title...

texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 01:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
This was a tough choice. Although Phil's answer is best in my context, yours is the actual translation of the term I asked about. Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
15 hrs
  -> Merci :)
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