Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 18, 2012 17:21
11 yrs ago
Italian term
cozzo
Italian to English
Other
Mining & Minerals / Gems
site yielding a particular type of stone used in construction
To be perfectly honest I do not know what eitehr cozzo or balate are in this list. Any help would be appreciated. TIA
Gli altri materiali lapidei vennero prelevati da contrade vicine:
dal cozzo del Castellaccio la pietra per le balate;
Gli altri materiali lapidei vennero prelevati da contrade vicine:
dal cozzo del Castellaccio la pietra per le balate;
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +1 | hill |
liz askew
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| 5 | colle |
Paul Rooms
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Change log
Sep 23, 2012 07:48: liz askew Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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hill
Chiesa Madre di Serradifalco
www.conigliofamily.com/ChiesaMadre.htm
The first Chiesa Madre (Mother Church) erected in Serradifalco was on the Cozzo (hill) in 1653 by Baron Leonardo Lo Faso, at the founding of the town.
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Pietra Lavica - Offerte Lavoro Online In Tutta Italia - Kijiji
www.kijiji.it › Lavoro - Translate this page
Realiziamo ogni vostro desiderio in pietra marmo e onice dal pavimento ai lavabi, fioriere, cornici per porte, scale, tombe e balate ecc per qualsiasi chiarimento ..
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Stairs and doors
www.ardesiafoppiano.com/show/doors/index.htm
ardesia. STAIRS & DOORS SCALE E PORTE. home · door1 · door2 · door3 · stairs1 · stairs2 · stairs3 · stairs4 · stipite · home.
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trying to find out what "balate" means!
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Note added at 23 mins (2012-09-18 17:45:25 GMT)
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is it "ballate"?
nelle ballate e nei romanzi del XVI secolo; Giovanni Pfitzer nel 1726 stampò la variante
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balustrade?
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Well, they do extract serpentine stone = grey/green colour
from the area of Castellaccio
www.serpentino.it
www.serpentino.net/index.php?lingua=2&sezione=1...1...
The manufacturing facilities are located in Localitá Castellaccio, Chiesa in ... has been dealing with marbles, granites and natural stones for over 70 years. ... Serpentino is a unique natural material with a peculiar green/gray colour won from ...
good luck!
www.conigliofamily.com/ChiesaMadre.htm
The first Chiesa Madre (Mother Church) erected in Serradifalco was on the Cozzo (hill) in 1653 by Baron Leonardo Lo Faso, at the founding of the town.
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Note added at 17 mins (2012-09-18 17:39:47 GMT)
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Pietra Lavica - Offerte Lavoro Online In Tutta Italia - Kijiji
www.kijiji.it › Lavoro - Translate this page
Realiziamo ogni vostro desiderio in pietra marmo e onice dal pavimento ai lavabi, fioriere, cornici per porte, scale, tombe e balate ecc per qualsiasi chiarimento ..
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Note added at 20 mins (2012-09-18 17:42:42 GMT)
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Stairs and doors
www.ardesiafoppiano.com/show/doors/index.htm
ardesia. STAIRS & DOORS SCALE E PORTE. home · door1 · door2 · door3 · stairs1 · stairs2 · stairs3 · stairs4 · stipite · home.
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Note added at 21 mins (2012-09-18 17:43:01 GMT)
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trying to find out what "balate" means!
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Note added at 23 mins (2012-09-18 17:45:25 GMT)
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is it "ballate"?
nelle ballate e nei romanzi del XVI secolo; Giovanni Pfitzer nel 1726 stampò la variante
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Note added at 26 mins (2012-09-18 17:48:11 GMT)
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balustrade?
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Note added at 30 mins (2012-09-18 17:52:47 GMT)
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Well, they do extract serpentine stone = grey/green colour
from the area of Castellaccio
www.serpentino.it
www.serpentino.net/index.php?lingua=2&sezione=1...1...
The manufacturing facilities are located in Localitá Castellaccio, Chiesa in ... has been dealing with marbles, granites and natural stones for over 70 years. ... Serpentino is a unique natural material with a peculiar green/gray colour won from ...
good luck!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
dandamesh
: though I would rather use hillock http://m.dictionary.com/definition/hillock
55 mins
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Thank you!
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colle
si tratta di termini siciliani. Le balate sono genericamente pietre piatte, per esempio per lastricare, ma anche per il piano di un tavolo. La certezza mi è data dall'aver consultato un'amica siciliana doc.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
dandamesh
: va bene pero' andrebbe tradotto
35 mins
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cozzo = colle = hill
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| neutral |
Lara Barnett
: This term is not English though.
21 hrs
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Discussion
http://discover-sicily.com/Guide-to-Sicily-Sights/id:1203/
http://it.glosbe.com/scn/it/balata