Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
copertura in mattonacci
English translation:
crude bricks
Added to glossary by
Lucrezia Amedeo
Jan 20, 2011 08:38
13 yrs ago
Italian term
copertura in mattonacci
Italian to English
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Hellenistic necropolis
Are mattonacci rough bricks? the sentence is L’indagine recente ha posto in luce 16 sepolture di tipologia varia: casse in muratura intonacata con copertura in mattoni disposti sia in posizione piana che a cappuccina; fosse terragne con letto in calce e pareti intonacate; casse di mattoni crudi prive di fondo, con copertura in mattonacci
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | crude bricks |
Lucrezia Amedeo
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| 3 +3 | tiles |
William Murphy
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| 3 -1 | cheap bricks |
R.C. (X)
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Change log
Feb 16, 2011 18:52: Lucrezia Amedeo Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
9 hrs
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crude bricks
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "the author meant just bricks!"
-1
4 mins
cheap bricks
dispregiativo, MIGHT be referred to the low cost/quality of the material perhaps?
Peer comment(s):
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Y. Peraza
: "Mattonacci" are not necessarily cheap. Besides, even if they were referring to bad quality, why describe them as cheap? Prize=quality? This is an specialized text; "cheap bricks" is not suitable in this context.
17 mins
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12 mins
William Murphy
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
The right word at the right time.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
tiles
perhaps
Note from asker:
| Thank you! |
Peer comment(s):
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Y. Peraza
: Yes, tiles.
15 mins
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Fabio Barbieri
: According to a number of product catalogues I found online, such as this one - http://www.ceramicaserravalle.it/articoli.php?cat=12&sopraca... - the mattonaccio is a tile of irregular shape, and far from being cheap, it can be glazed or painted.
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simon tanner
20 hrs
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