rebus

English translation: rebus

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Italian term or phrase:rebus
English translation:rebus
Entered by: José Patrício

08:36 Oct 11, 2020
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Art History
Italian term or phrase: rebus
One of those words that comes up fairly often in academic papers on Art History but one that I've never been able to find a satisfactory translation for: rebus.
Deep Sandhu
Italy
Local time: 07:12
rebus
Explanation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus#/media/File:Rebus_escort...
A rebus (/ˈriːbəs/) is a puzzle device that combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words and/or phrases - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus
Il rebus è un gioco enigmistico classico consistente in una vignetta che il solutore deve interpretare per ricavarne una frase risolutiva. - https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus
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José Patrício
Portugal
Local time: 06:12
Grading comment
Thanks. And yes, I agree that the best translation is to leave it as it is.
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3 +1rebus
José Patrício
4word picture puzzle
Janice Giffin


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rebus


Explanation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus#/media/File:Rebus_escort...
A rebus (/ˈriːbəs/) is a puzzle device that combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words and/or phrases - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus
Il rebus è un gioco enigmistico classico consistente in una vignetta che il solutore deve interpretare per ricavarne una frase risolutiva. - https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus


José Patrício
Portugal
Local time: 06:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Grading comment
Thanks. And yes, I agree that the best translation is to leave it as it is.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
3 hrs
  -> thanks
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word picture puzzle


Explanation:
This is the simplest way I can think of to translate 'rebus', which is already a known word in English.

Example sentence(s):
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Janice Giffin
Italy
Local time: 07:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: As you say, it's a word in English too, and one that any educated person will know. So there's no need to paraphrase it.
3 hrs
  -> I answered because it was requested. Sometimes the context requires a 'translation from English to Simple English.
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