Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 16, 2010 22:40
13 yrs ago
Italian term
alimentati
Italian to English
Other
Tourism & Travel
This is the description of a park:
Il parco è attraversato da viali e caratterizzato da laghetti alimentati da piccoli ruscelli.
I know what this means but can't find the right translation for "alimentati" and yet I get the feeling it's going to be really simple.......
Thanks.
Il parco è attraversato da viali e caratterizzato da laghetti alimentati da piccoli ruscelli.
I know what this means but can't find the right translation for "alimentati" and yet I get the feeling it's going to be really simple.......
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +10 | fed by |
Chiara D'Andrea
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| 4 +3 | flowing into |
Miriam Hurley
|
| 5 | nourished |
Nina Michael
|
| 4 | kept fresh |
Oliver Lawrence
|
Proposed translations
+10
2 mins
Chiara D'Andrea
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Impeccable service
Native in: Italian
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
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4
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fed by
I have heard this expression many times.
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Note added at 4 mins (2010-06-16 22:44:55 GMT)
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you could say "fed by small streams"
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Note added at 4 mins (2010-06-16 22:44:55 GMT)
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you could say "fed by small streams"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you"
+3
59 mins
Miriam Hurley
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
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76
flowing into
I would invert it and say "streams flowing into small lakes" to sound a little more poetic rather than technical.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
John Walsh
2 hrs
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| agree |
casper (X)
: good idea :)
7 hrs
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| agree |
Valentina Frattini
13 hrs
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9 hrs
Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Specializes in field
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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96
kept fresh
literalists may baulk at this, but I am assuming these laghetti as supposed to be quite nice, and the idea of water from little streams coming in to top them up and keep them fresh sounds suitable for what I again assume to be an essentially promotional type of text. HTH. I agree with Miriam's comment about not wanting to make the description sound technical.
3 days 13 hrs
Nina Michael
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Quality Translations
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English
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4
nourished
...characterized by small lakes nourished by the tiny streams that flow into them
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