tafoni o conche

English translation: tafoni or pits/caves

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Italian term or phrase:tafoni o conche
English translation:tafoni or pits/caves
Entered by: Olga Buongiorno

06:47 Jul 4, 2008
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Italian term or phrase: tafoni o conche
Buongiorno, dovrei tradurre il termine "tafoni", detto anche "conche" nel testo. La frase è la seguente: "...l'uomo nell'età neolitica ha saputo adattarsi ad una natura aspra utilizzando le cavità rocciose quali dimore occasionali poste a ridosso degli approdi naturali. Questi semplici ricoveri, chiamati tafoni o conche...."
Raffaella Bagnara (X)
Local time: 07:50
tafoni or pits/caves
Explanation:
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Note added at 14 min (2008-07-04 07:01:35 GMT)
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LANGUAGE VARIANT: TAFONI WEATHERING PATTERN

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Note added at 17 min (2008-07-04 07:04:32 GMT)
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OR: TAFONI (SHAPED CAVERNOUS LANDFORMS)


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Note added at 19 min (2008-07-04 07:07:01 GMT)
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Ti fornisco questo estratto:
"Over hundreds to tens of thousands of years, the tafone (pl. tafoni) weathering pattern evolves in distinct stages, from tiny pits to large caves. 3,500-year-ago, the Minoans first documented stages of tafoni evolution in magnificent fresco paintings. Currently, understanding of the tafone form is restricted because geomorphologists cannot adequately explain the presence of similarly shaped cavernous landforms for such diverse rock types and climates. "
http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005CD/finalprogram/abstract_85258...
Puoi optare per una delle soluzioni che ti ho fornito. sono tutte valide ed equivalenti.
Per quanto riguarda il termine conca io mi atterrei alla prima definizione dell'estratto: TINY PITS
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Olga Buongiorno
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Local time: 07:50
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tafoni or pits/caves


Explanation:
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Note added at 14 min (2008-07-04 07:01:35 GMT)
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LANGUAGE VARIANT: TAFONI WEATHERING PATTERN

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Note added at 17 min (2008-07-04 07:04:32 GMT)
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OR: TAFONI (SHAPED CAVERNOUS LANDFORMS)


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Note added at 19 min (2008-07-04 07:07:01 GMT)
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Ti fornisco questo estratto:
"Over hundreds to tens of thousands of years, the tafone (pl. tafoni) weathering pattern evolves in distinct stages, from tiny pits to large caves. 3,500-year-ago, the Minoans first documented stages of tafoni evolution in magnificent fresco paintings. Currently, understanding of the tafone form is restricted because geomorphologists cannot adequately explain the presence of similarly shaped cavernous landforms for such diverse rock types and climates. "
http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005CD/finalprogram/abstract_85258...
Puoi optare per una delle soluzioni che ti ho fornito. sono tutte valide ed equivalenti.
Per quanto riguarda il termine conca io mi atterrei alla prima definizione dell'estratto: TINY PITS

Olga Buongiorno
Italy
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
thanks!!

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