near-tropical

Italian translation: semitropicale o subtropicale

10:56 Dec 17, 2012

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Science - Meteorology / Climate

English term or phrase: near-tropical

How do you render "near-tropical" (such as in "near-tropical forest" for example) in Italian? Thank you.

Simone Galli

Italian translation:semitropicale o subtropicale

Explanation:
= tipico delle zone vicine all'equatore (chiamate zone subtropicali)

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"subtropical ADJECTIVE
ˌsʌbˈtrɒpɪkl ˌsʌbˈtrɑːpɪkl
(also semi-tropical)

in or connected with regions that are near tropical parts of the world
subtropical vegetation
a subtropical climate"

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/subtr...

"The pummelo is a tropical or near-tropical fruit native of South East Asia and is the principal ancestor of the grapefruit" -> "Le pomelo est un fruit tropical ou semi-tropical originaire de l'Asie du Sud-est et le principal ancêtre du pamplemousse"

http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/search?source=auto&qu...

"near-tropical latitude"

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Taiwan_subtropical_evergreen_...

"subtropicale Nella geografia fisica, si dice di regione terrestre che si trova vicino ai tropici, e anche del clima, della flora, della fauna ecc. di tale regione.
I climi s. interessano le fasce di latitudine all’esterno della zona intertropicale ma relativamente vicine ai tropici (30-40 °C ca.)"

http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/subtropicale/

"il giardino si trasformò in una foresta semitropicale"

http://fioriefoglie.tgcom24.it/wpmu/2011/04/04/a-malaga-il-g...

"una gigantesca voliera dove è stato ricreato il microcosmo della foresta semitropicale"

http://hong-kong.viaggiatore.net/central.php

"La foresta subtropicale è un tipo di foresta geograficamente localizzata immediatamente a nord e a sud della fascia tropicale"

http://www.guajara.com/wiki/it/wikipedia/f/fo/foresta_subtro...

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Giunia Totaro
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semitropicale o subtropicale

Giunia Totaro

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quasi tropicale

Giulio Lorenzo Taiana

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quasi tropicale

Explanation:
or: "una foresta simile a quelle tropicali"

Giulio Lorenzo Taiana
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semitropicale o subtropicale

Giunia Totaro
Local time: 19:07
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