periodo di sutura

English translation: lean months/season/period

00:45 Jan 29, 2019

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Italian term or phrase: periodo di sutura

Contesto:

La possibilità di produrre quantità crescenti di cibo e quindi non solo averne a sufficienza per i bisogni quotidiani, ma per creare scorte, permise di superare più facilemente il "periodo di sutura", ossia quel periodo di tempo che separava una stagione produttiva, di raccolta e di caccia, dalla successiva; periodo durante i quale gli individui più deboli della communità, vecchi e bambini, erano più esposti alla fame e alle malattie. Ciô provocô un deciso incremento di popolazione.

Molte Grazie,

Barbara

Barbara Cochran, MFA KudoZ activity Questions: 1895 (7 open) (3 without valid answers) (234 closed without grading) Answers: 3899 United States
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English translation:lean months/season/period

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In the context you provided I would go with this solution.

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bluenoric
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3 +3

lean months/season/period

bluenoric

3 +2

Interim period

Lisa Jane

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philgoddard

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Interim period

Explanation:
I can't seem to find a particular term used in English to define this period but this could work

or pre-harvest period

Or as it is explained thereafter, you could eave it in inverted commas in original language as it may be a term specific to that era.

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 17:40
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Italian
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peer agreement (net): +3

lean months/season/period

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In the context you provided I would go with this solution.

https://outreach-international.org/the-lean-months/

bluenoric
Germany
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Italian
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15 mins

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Reference information:
Torna alla ribalta la faccenda delle assenze soprattutto nel periodo di sutura cioè fra la fine delle scorte alimentari dell'anno precedente e il nuovo raccolto.
http://www.unicosole.it/?paged=7&page_id=19

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I think the meaning is fairly clear - "hiatus" would be one possible translation - but it would be nice to know where this comes from.,

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 186

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Asker: Thank you. I think, after looking up the word "hiatus", and given the erudite nature of this book, that perhaps "pause" might be better.

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