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mobiles

Italian translation: decorazioni pensili

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English term or phrase:mobiles
Italian translation:decorazioni pensili
Entered by: Gaia Sibilla

11:50 Feb 18, 2020
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: mobiles
Wooden hoops can be used in various ways to make creative projects. They are often used to make lanterns, dream catchers or ***mobiles***.
Pensavo a: oggetti pensili, oppure soprammobili?
Idee?
Grazie
Gaia Sibilla
Italy
Local time: 16:20
decorazioni pensili
Explanation:
direi così piuttosto che oggetti.
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Luca Gentili
Belgium
Local time: 16:20
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3decorazioni pensili
Luca Gentili
3giostrine
Sabrina Bruna
3mobile
Françoise Vogel


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
decorazioni pensili


Explanation:
direi così piuttosto che oggetti.

Luca Gentili
Belgium
Local time: 16:20
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francesca Bianco
34 mins
  -> Grazie Francesca
disagree  MariaGrazia Pizzoli: oggetti, direi. Non sono necessariamente decorazioni. La loro funzione potrebbe essere anche altra come ipotizza Sabina Bruna
8 hrs
  -> Grazie per il contributo. Un oggetto funzionale può anche essere decorativo allo stesso tempo, un esempio sono proprio le crib mobiles cui si è ispirata Bruna (ma che rappresenta solo un sottoinsieme delle possibilità creative)
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
giostrine


Explanation:
giostrine, ad esempio per il lettino o la carrozzina di un bebé


    Reference: http://www.infancybaby.co.uk/cot-mobiles.html
    Reference: http://www.infanziabimbo.it/giostrine-per-lettino.html
Sabrina Bruna
Italy
Local time: 16:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mobile


Explanation:
... pensando a Calder

Lo userei in corsivo.

Un mobile è una scultura astratta costituita principalmente da lamine di metallo, supporti d'acciaio, filo di ferro e legno. Alcuni o tutti questi elementi si muovono, animati da motori elettrici, dal vento, dall'acqua o a mano.
[...]
Come Duchamp nel 1931 era stato autore dell'espressione "mobile",...
http://www.treccani.it/magazine/chiasmo/lettere_e_arti/Equil...

Françoise Vogel
Local time: 16:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
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