Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Xilografia
English translation:
wood engraving
Added to glossary by
achisholm
Sep 30, 2002 22:14
21 yrs ago
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Italian term
xilografia
Italian to English
Art/Literary
History
history
exhibition of 16th century Sicily.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | woodcut engraving /woodcut |
marfus
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| 5 +4 | xylography |
Alina Matei
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| 5 +2 | wood-engraving wood-carving xylography; |
Cristina Giannetti
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| 5 | Lavorazione su legno |
Rosa Graziani
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Proposed translations
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18 mins
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woodcut engraving /woodcut
sounds much friendlier to a native ear
[not mine, though]
nothing's wrong with xylography, either
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Note added at 2002-09-30 22:34:28 (GMT)
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SORRY: it was meant to read \'wood engraving /woodcut\'
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Note added at 2002-10-01 08:12:45 (GMT)
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I think there is at least enough evidence and peer consensus that \'the nice word xylography is of very limited circulation in English (I can hardly rely too much upon my own opinion since i\'m not a native speaker: in my native tongue, which is Russian, this technique is called \'xilografia\' just like in Romance languages...)
I would definitely go with \'wood engraving\' though
[not mine, though]
nothing's wrong with xylography, either
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Note added at 2002-09-30 22:34:28 (GMT)
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SORRY: it was meant to read \'wood engraving /woodcut\'
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Note added at 2002-10-01 08:12:45 (GMT)
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I think there is at least enough evidence and peer consensus that \'the nice word xylography is of very limited circulation in English (I can hardly rely too much upon my own opinion since i\'m not a native speaker: in my native tongue, which is Russian, this technique is called \'xilografia\' just like in Romance languages...)
I would definitely go with \'wood engraving\' though
Peer comment(s):
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Tudor Soiman
: wood engraving /woodcut; xylography is a nice word only it's almost never used in real life
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sure, thanks. That was exactly my point
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manducci
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Nancy Arrowsmith
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Don Green
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Jane Caddy
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Glenda Janssen
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Thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks for the help."
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13 mins
Alina Matei
Australia
Australia
Australia
Medical, pharmaceutical, insurance
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, French to Romanian, and 1 more.
xylography
Main Entry: xy·log·ra·phy
Pronunciation: zI-'lä-gr&-fE
Function: noun
: the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing
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use the term that is appropriate to the context. If you think the people reading your translation would be... puzzled by the term \'xylography\'...then use \'wood engraving\'. Although xylography is not a word made up by non-native speakers. :) My advice would be not to try to simplify the text unnecessarily.
Good luck
Pronunciation: zI-'lä-gr&-fE
Function: noun
: the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing
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use the term that is appropriate to the context. If you think the people reading your translation would be... puzzled by the term \'xylography\'...then use \'wood engraving\'. Although xylography is not a word made up by non-native speakers. :) My advice would be not to try to simplify the text unnecessarily.
Good luck
Peer comment(s):
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Massimo Gaido
2 mins
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thank you, Massimo
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| agree |
marfus
5 mins
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thank you, Marfus
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mergim
2 hrs
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thank you, mergim
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rnedelcu (X)
: radu nedelcu
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multumesc Radu
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20 mins
Cristina Giannetti
Native in Italian
A passion for languages and translation
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian
wood-engraving wood-carving xylography;
also silografia in Italian.
wood engraving or printing from wood-engraving; a process of decorative painting.
wood engraving or printing from wood-engraving; a process of decorative painting.
Peer comment(s):
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Tudor Soiman
: wood engraving is the term; I've never seen xylography except in dictionariesand non native English texts
22 mins
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elizabetta
5 hrs
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15 hrs
Lavorazione su legno
We do not have too many words in Italian starting with an X because it is not part of the alphabet. I feel that is you must describe this event to the general public, I would use the expression .....esemplari di lavorazione su legno (examples of wood art)
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