a monte di (nel contesto)

Spanish translation: en lo alto/en las alturas de/montaña arriba/en las montañas de

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Italian term or phrase:	a monte di (nel contesto)
Spanish translation:	en lo alto/en las alturas de/montaña arriba/en las montañas de
Entered by:	Mariana Perussia

14:56 Apr 16, 2007

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Italian term or phrase: a monte di (nel contesto)

Complessivamente la massa marmorea «scavabile» ** a monte di** Carrara ha, secondo gli esperti, una superficie di 67 kmq. ed un volume di 60 miliardi di metri cubi

Mariana Perussia KudoZ activity Questions: 2233 (9 open) (152 closed without grading) Answers: 623 Argentina
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en lo alto/en las alturas de/montaña arriba/en las montañas de

Explanation:
Me parece que aquí no se refiera al curso de un río sino más bien a una pendiente, concretamente, le Alpi Apuane, que es donde se encuentran las canteras de mármol

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Note added at 3 ore (2007-04-16 18:21:33 GMT)
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Con altro senso, la locuz. a m . o al m . è frequente in toponimi, dove indica posizione elevata, in altura: S . Maria a Monte , S . Miniato al Monte. (D. Treccani)

Ah, mira lo que dice en el enlace
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrara :
Carrara è un comune di 65.560 abitanti in Provincia di Massa-Carrara.
È il centro più importante dell'industria italiana del Marmo di Carrara, con il famoso marmo bianco estratto dalle vicine Alpi Apuane.
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Carrara si sviluppa dalla costa (Marina di Carrara) fino alle Alpi Apuane, alle pendici delle quali si trovano le frazioni a monte.

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Note added at 1 giorno10 ore (2007-04-18 01:50:09 GMT) Post-grading
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No hay de qué, Mariana :-)

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en lo alto/en las alturas de/montaña arriba/en las montañas de

Maria Assunta Puccini

río arriba, corriente arriba, aguas arriba

Yaotl Altan

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río arriba, corriente arriba, aguas arriba

Explanation:
en inglés lo definen como UPSTREAM

Yaotl Altan
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en lo alto/en las alturas de/montaña arriba/en las montañas de

Maria Assunta Puccini
Colombia
Local time: 03:38
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Italian
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