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15:40 Jul 12, 2015 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Science - Agriculture / vine traditional cultivation | |||||||
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4 +2 | "married" grapevines |
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5 | "married" grapevine |
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3 | the grapevine(s), which appear mixed (together) |
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"married" grapevines Explanation: I'm sure we've had this before, but maybe it was in another language. "Here in my bioregion (Apennines, Central Italy) is not uncommon to see remains of ancient-style vineyards, while still in use ancient style vineyards are very rare (but they still exist). It is a kind of mixed cropping that was called Arbustum gallicum or Rumpotinetum in Latin and it is called Vite maritata (married grapevine) in Italian. It is a technology of Etruscan origin (ca. 700 BC) that has been used extensively in Italy until the 1960's. It consists in “marrying” a grapevine (the bride) to a living tree (the groom) that supports the vine's growth." You could leave it in Italian with a few words of explanation, or simply say "grown through", though I think the former option is more colourful and interesting. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2015-07-12 16:02:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Strictly speaking, the answer is grapevine in the singular. Reference: http://www.permies.com/t/38454/trees/Ancient-grapevine-maple... |
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