Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
sternia
English translation:
cobbled street
Added to glossary by
Barbara Aschwanden-Cavenago
Jun 7, 2004 14:19
19 yrs ago
Italian term
sternia
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Journalism
architecture
Si parla di pietre di Langa..."tagliate in blocchi regolari, potranno essere impiegate nella pavimentazione di sternie"-.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +3 | cobbled streets/used as cobblestones |
awilliams
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| 3 | old stone roads |
lanzarotti
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Proposed translations
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cobbled streets/used as cobblestones
This is just an idea, but 'cobbled streets' is commonly used in English and covers anything from small rounded cobblestones to larger stones. See the picture below:
Cobbled street:
http://www.iesabroad.org/PhotoContest/2.03/Cobbled street in...
Cobbled street:
http://www.iesabroad.org/PhotoContest/2.03/Cobbled street in...
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lanzarotti
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old stone roads
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probably not much help, but I can't think of anything more technical...sorry!
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