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carette alla marina

English translation: tramp ships

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Italian term or phrase:carrette alla marina
English translation:tramp ships
Entered by: simon tanner

04:49 May 14, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: carette alla marina
From the poem "La Rosa nel Bicchiere" by Franco Costabile

Calabria,
allegria
di borboni.
***Carrette
alla marina***
la tua estate.
Calabria,
capre sulla spiaggia.
Alluvioni
carabinieri,
i tuoi autunni.
Nicole Johnson
Italy
Local time: 04:55
tramp ships
Explanation:
see de Mauro:
car|rét|ta
s.f.
3 TS mar. ⇒tramp

and

tramp
s.m. e f.inv., s.m.inv.
2 s.m.inv. TS mar., nave da carico non di linea che compie trasporti occasionali a tariffe più basse del normale cercando gli approdi più convenienti

and wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramp_steamer
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simon tanner
Italy
Local time: 04:55
Grading comment
Thanks Simon
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3tramp ships
simon tanner
4Old boats on the seashore
Milena Bosco (X)


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
tramp ships


Explanation:
see de Mauro:
car|rét|ta
s.f.
3 TS mar. ⇒tramp

and

tramp
s.m. e f.inv., s.m.inv.
2 s.m.inv. TS mar., nave da carico non di linea che compie trasporti occasionali a tariffe più basse del normale cercando gli approdi più convenienti

and wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramp_steamer

simon tanner
Italy
Local time: 04:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks Simon

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giovanni Pizzati (X)
1 hr
  -> thanks Giovanni
agree  Gian
2 hrs
  -> thanks Gian
agree  Desiree Bonfiglio
14 hrs
  -> thanks Desiree
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Old boats on the seashore


Explanation:
I would translate carreta (which is a synonymous of barcaccia) with old boat and marina with seashore. It sounds more poetical to me.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-14 07:33:41 GMT)
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Sorry "carretta"

Milena Bosco (X)
Italy
Local time: 04:55
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 4
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