Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
mezzi di fortuna
English translation:
whatever came to hand/whatever they could find
Added to glossary by
simon tanner
Feb 1, 2008 09:53
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
mezzi di fortuna
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
"...atrezzi realizzati con mezzi di fortuna da operai o contadini mossi dalla necessità." a proposito degli oggetti espost nel “Museo popolare degli oggetti fatti in casa” in Russia.
Proposed translations
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Feb 6, 2008 12:53: simon tanner Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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simon tanner
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
law, philosophy & art history specialist
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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52
Selected
whatever came to hand/whatever they could find
i.e. improvising
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Stefano Asperti
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Italy
Reliable and precise
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian
Related KudoZ points
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14
makeshift tools
I think that "makeshift tools" might work as "strumenti realizzati con mezzi di fortuna", but let's see what native speakers say.
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as best they could / with whatever they could find
see definition in link below
Example sentence:
http://dictionary.reverso.net/italian-english/mezzi%20di%20trasporto
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objects found here and there
anything they could find.
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