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16:37 Jul 19, 2013 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Geography | |||||
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| Selected response from: P.L.F. Persio Netherlands Local time: 00:07 | ||||
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3 +1 | stony ground |
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stony ground Explanation: Potrebbe essere un termine dialettale per "pietraia", vedi: https://sites.google.com/site/elvetismi/g Ganna, gana -> Pietraia = geol., accumulo di pietre causato dal disfacimento del fianco di una montagna (De Mauro online). I dizionari danno anche "ganda" = terreno di alta montagna ricoperto di detriti pietrosi (De Mauro online, che parla di termine tecnico-specialistico, mentre il Garzanti online lo dà come dialettale). Ganna e gana figurano in un gran numero di toponimi sulle cartine dell'Alto Ticino. Si tratta di un termine dialettale (gana, ghèna, g'èna) di origine prelatina. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2013-07-19 17:07:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You're welcome, Phil. Probably a native expert will come up with the more appropriate English term; mine was just a suggestion. Buon lavoro! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days22 hrs (2013-07-23 14:47:32 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- My pleasure, Phil. Please, could you enter the right term in the glossary? |
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