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curiosità

English translation: personalities / celebrities / peculiarities

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Italian term or phrase:curiosità
English translation:personalities / celebrities / peculiarities
Entered by: Kira Laudy

14:35 Apr 1, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
Italian term or phrase: curiosità
Su un sito per turisti:

Feste, eventi e curiosità

Sotto la voce "curiosità" vengono elencati personaggi della letteratura, del cinema, della musica e dell'arte che hanno a che fare con la città in questione.

Come potrei rendere queste "curiosità"?

Grazie mille!
Dra Molnar
Italy
Local time: 08:09
personalities / celebrities
Explanation:
se si tratta solo di personaggi..... altrimenti peculiarities.

ciao
Kira
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Kira Laudy
Netherlands
Local time: 08:09
Grading comment
Grazie Kira! Ho scelto peculiarities per il mio testo.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2personalities / celebrities
Kira Laudy
4 +1attractions
Elizabeth Lyons
4cultural debates and exhibits
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
4guest speakers
kmakelly
3anecdotes
Maria Rosa Fontana
3things of interest
Desiree Bonfiglio
3cultural appointments
sophieisidoro
3trivia
Patricia Crotty


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
personalities / celebrities


Explanation:
se si tratta solo di personaggi..... altrimenti peculiarities.

ciao
Kira

Kira Laudy
Netherlands
Local time: 08:09
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Grazie Kira! Ho scelto peculiarities per il mio testo.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ametista
0 min
  -> grazie ;-)
agree  Florcy
10 mins
  -> grazie ;-)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
anecdotes


Explanation:
può andare?

Maria Rosa Fontana
Italy
Local time: 08:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
things of interest


Explanation:
maybe?

Desiree Bonfiglio
Local time: 08:09
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cultural debates and exhibits


Explanation:
another way of putting it

Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
Italy
Local time: 08:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cultural appointments


Explanation:
And another idea.

sophieisidoro
Local time: 08:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
guest speakers


Explanation:
persone che sono invitate per parlare sui temi che conoscono

kmakelly
Local time: 02:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
attractions


Explanation:
Given your other two items and the context, this could be sufficient and yet gives latitude. In another context, it could be "novelty/ties".

Elizabeth Lyons
United States
Local time: 23:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sophieisidoro: i like this one and you often see it used in tourist brochures
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Sophie : )
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
trivia


Explanation:
or another one I thought of was tidbits

Patricia Crotty
Local time: 08:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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