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casette

English translation: small backshops

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Italian term or phrase:casette
English translation:small backshops
Entered by: Angelica Perrini

15:09 Nov 8, 2006
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Journalism
Italian term or phrase: casette
Does anyone know what these are in English?

In the following (article about jewellery stores in Florence):

In un anno arrivano a Firenze quattro milioni di turisti. Quasi nessuno si fa mancare una visita al David di Michelangelo, alla Galleria degli Uffizi e al Ponte Vecchio. Un ponte che vanta origini antichissime e che dopo essere stato ricostruito nel 1345 ha resistito a guerre e alluvioni, come quella terribile del 1966. Per i turisti attraversarlo è diventato un rituale quasi obbligatorio, e un’occasione per scoprire le ben 46 le oreficerie che dalle **casette** del Ponte protendono le loro vetrine come scrigni, formando un vero paradiso dello shopping di cose preziose.

Is it some kind of small building situated under the arches of the bridge?
Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 12:02
small backshops
Explanation:
Just a proposal, to literally translate Valeria Faber's hint.
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Angelica Perrini
Local time: 12:02
Grading comment
Yes, sounds like the best suggestion in this context. Thanks also to Valeria for the website reference.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3backshops
Caterina Passari
4 +2small constructions
laura rutigliano
3small backshops
Angelica Perrini
3small lodges
Mirra_


Discussion entries: 1





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
small constructions


Explanation:
casette letteralmente significa small houses. in questo caso potresti sostituirlo con small constructions.
guarda le foto di ponte vecchio su google e ti renderai conto

laura rutigliano
Local time: 12:02
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marie Scarano: yes...or perhaps kiosk
7 mins
agree  Ivana UK: or buildings - though I would probably keep it literal and say "houses" or "small houses" or even "dwellings"
53 mins
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
small backshops


Explanation:
Just a proposal, to literally translate Valeria Faber's hint.

Angelica Perrini
Local time: 12:02
Native speaker of: Italian
Grading comment
Yes, sounds like the best suggestion in this context. Thanks also to Valeria for the website reference.
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
small lodges


Explanation:
well, literally they look like 'small houses' (i.e.casette) and they are over the bridge. Actually they constitute the upper edge of the bridge :)

Mirra_
Italy
Local time: 12:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
backshops


Explanation:
dovrebbe trattarsi di questo visto che si parla di oreficerie,senza small,però,come invece proposto da Angelica...

Caterina Passari
Italy
Local time: 12:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  clarinet3: agree
5 hrs
  -> grazie,clarinet!
agree  Valeria Faber: esattamente!
19 hrs
  -> grazie
agree  Pnina
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thank you...
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