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whirlybirds

Italian translation: eliche

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English term or phrase:whirlybirds
Italian translation:eliche
Entered by: Luisa Cirillo

20:50 Oct 29, 2009
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History
English term or phrase: whirlybirds
Siamo all'epoca di Leonardo da Vinci. Si parla di come il grande inventore arrivò a costruirsi la prima macchina per volare, una sorta di deltaplano.

"He remembered seeing children playing with toy whirlybirds: by pulling a string, a propeller would be made to rise freely into the air."

è corretto nominare gli "elicotteri" giocattolo, considerando che non potevano esistere all'epoca? ma 'trottole' non mi sembra coincida perfettamente.
Luisa Cirillo
Italy
Local time: 20:54
eliche
Explanation:
penso siano queste: le eliche-giocattolo
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Chiara-Firenze
Italy
Local time: 20:54
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2eliche
Chiara-Firenze
4elicotteri giocattolo
Francesco Badolato
3giocattoli a eliche
cynthiatesser


Discussion entries: 4





  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
eliche


Explanation:
penso siano queste: le eliche-giocattolo

Chiara-Firenze
Italy
Local time: 20:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Umberta Mesina (X): sì, le chiamano eliche volanti
41 mins
  -> grazie Umberto, in effetti penso sia utile aggiungere "volanti"
agree  Claudia Carroccetto
8 hrs
  -> grazie Claudia
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
elicotteri giocattolo


Explanation:
Ciao Luisa, ritengo tu abbia ragione a tradurlo come da te proposto.


The noun whirlybird has 1 sense.

1. helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater
(an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)

Leggendo l'intera frase risulta chiaro che tirando una cordicella il giocattolo si librava effettivamente in aria e quindi si tratta proprio di un elicottero giocattolo.


Francesco Badolato
Italy
Local time: 20:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 46
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
giocattoli a eliche


Explanation:
E' una proposta finchè non si trova il suo nome (se esiste)

cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 20:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 18
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