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cloud forest

Italian translation: foresta montano-tropicale(subtropicale)

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English term or phrase:cloud forest
Italian translation:foresta montano-tropicale(subtropicale)
Entered by: Maria Elisa Albanese

17:04 May 11, 2009
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: cloud forest
The next section takes you from the rugged mountains of the high Andes into cloud forest, where temperatures soar and bamboo plants grow alongside rose bushes. Jukumarini (rare Andean bears) still roam wild through this thick vegetation.
Maria Elisa Albanese
Italy
Local time: 03:59
foresta montano-tropicale(subtropicale)
Explanation:
Essendo sulle Ande, deve essere una foresta montana. A seconda dell'area (latitudine) descritta nel testo, puó essere tropicale oppure subtropicale.

Buon lavoro
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Gianco (X)
South Africa
Local time: 03:59
Grading comment
grazie
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5foresta montano-tropicale(subtropicale)
Gianco (X)
5foresta pluviale
Chiara-Firenze
3 +2foresta amazzonica
Giuseppe Arlotta
5umida foresta tropicale
Ambra Giuliani
5foresta amazzonica
Francesca Bersellini
3 +1foresta amazzonica
Elisa El Shimy
3 +1foresta nuvolosa
Patrizia Costa
4foresta umida tropicale
Federico Moncini


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
foresta pluviale


Explanation:
così

Chiara-Firenze
Italy
Local time: 03:59
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Albatros
20 mins
agree  Laura Miccoli
31 mins
disagree  Gianco (X): La foresta pluviale si chiama **rain forest**
52 mins
disagree  Carla Sordina: concordo con Gianco sul disaccordo, si chiama 'rain forest' ed è un altro tipo di foresta
3 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
foresta amazzonica


Explanation:
A quanto pare può tradursi anche così:

http://www.wordreference.com/enit/cloud forest

:)

Giuseppe Arlotta
Local time: 03:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisa El Shimy: u've been a little bit faster :-)
7 mins
  -> :)
agree  silvia tamanini
39 mins
  -> Grazie Silvia! :)
neutral  Carla Sordina: è un po' troppo generico, certo la cloud forest fa parte della foresta amazzonica
3 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
foresta amazzonica


Explanation:
http://www.wordreference.com/enit/forest

Elisa El Shimy
Local time: 03:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Carla Sordina: v. mio commento a garlotta
3 hrs
agree  spassone
3 days 18 hrs
  -> grazie :-)
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
umida foresta tropicale


Explanation:
also called *fog forest* for they high incidence of low clouds that make it look as in a fog. The pluvial forest is characterizied by heavy rainfall.
see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cloud_forest

Ambra Giuliani
United States
Local time: 21:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
foresta nuvolosa


Explanation:
Ho trovato questa traduzione...vedi il link. Apparentemente sarebbe una foresta nella quale è presente una concentrazione molto elevata di nuvole basse.

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Note added at 15 mins (2009-05-11 17:20:18 GMT)
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vedi anche foresta nuvolosa di monteverde in costarica...


    Reference: http://www.doveviaggio.com/proposte/viaggio-in-costa-rica-co...
Patrizia Costa
Local time: 03:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carla Sordina: anche foresta nebulosa http://www.photofarm.it/PDFTravels/costarica_phototravel.pdf
3 hrs
  -> thanks! :-)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
foresta montano-tropicale(subtropicale)


Explanation:
Essendo sulle Ande, deve essere una foresta montana. A seconda dell'area (latitudine) descritta nel testo, puó essere tropicale oppure subtropicale.

Buon lavoro


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_forest
Gianco (X)
South Africa
Local time: 03:59
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
grazie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carla Sordina: detta anche nuvolosa o nebulosa
2 hrs
  -> Thanx
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: anche con Carla :-)
10 hrs
  -> Thanx
agree  Claudia Carroccetto
12 hrs
  -> Thanx
agree  Sele
12 hrs
  -> Thanx
agree  Angela De Angelis: accordo
15 hrs
  -> Thanx
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
foresta amazzonica


Explanation:
.

Francesca Bersellini
Italy
Local time: 03:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 6
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
foresta umida tropicale


Explanation:
http://www.geologia.com/html/parks/pgua.html

Federico Moncini
Italy
Local time: 03:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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