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English translation: lapidary museum


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09:41 Nov 22, 2007
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture / museum
Czech term or phrase: lapidárium
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Marek Obdrzalek
Local time: 22:58
English translation:lapidary museum
Explanation:
a lapidary on itself is never a building (see e.g. http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/lapidary ), depending on further context I personally have no quams with simply using Lapidarium, provided there is a further explanantion somewhere else in the text (e.g. http://www.prague-guide.co.uk/articles/102/1/Lapidarium---Br... )

...obviously your lapidárium is not a museum but a bar or anything else, then do change it appropriately ;)

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vic voskuil
Netherlands
Local time: 22:58
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5stone collection
Scott Evan Andrews
4(collection of) stone relics
Prokop Vantuch
4Collection of petroglyph(s) >Maria Chmelarova
5 -1lapidariumsrubkova
4(antique precious-) stone collection(s)
Prokop Vantuch
3lapidary museum
vic voskuil
3 -3lapidary
Kateřina Suchánková


Discussion entries: 2





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -3
lapidary


Explanation:
viz Velký česko-anglický slovník, Ivan Poldauf


    Reference: http:////www.mineralmuseum.org/
Kateřina Suchánková
Czech Republic
Local time: 22:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  srubkova: Viz anglická definice
33 mins
disagree  Maria Chmelarova: suhlas s srubkova
2 hrs
disagree  Scott Evan Andrews: see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapidary (not that the Wiki is always right!)
47 days
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
lapidarium


Explanation:
nebo Lapidary Art Museum

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Na vysvětlenou přidávám anglickou deginici slova lapidary: The word lapidary means "concerned with stones", is an artisan who practices the craft of working, forming and finishing stone, mineral, gemstones, and other suitably durable materials (amber, shell, jet, pearl, copal, coral, horn and bone, glass and other synthetics) into functional and/or decorative, even wearable, items (e.g. cameos, cabochons, and more complex facetted designs).


    Reference: http://www.antiqbook.co.uk/boox/jef/002358.shtml
    Reference: http://www.sevenoaksamherst.org.uk/newsletters/2004/june05.h...
srubkova
Czech Republic
Local time: 22:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Pavel Blann: to je německy: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapidarium // antiqbook.co.uk vlastní holandská společnost, sevenoaksamherst.org.uk vlastní fyzická osoba, většina .uk stránek s lapidarium pochází z překladů, hodně z čr!
21 mins
  -> Ańo, je to také německy, ale je to použito na běžných stánkách v UK, dokonce i v místním zpravodaji města Amhurst. Kromě toho Wikipedie, ač výborná není samospasitelná
neutral  Maria Chmelarova: suhls s P.B.
2 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(antique precious-) stone collection(s)


Explanation:
viz. velký č-a slovník (Ivan Poldauf)

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A co treba: collection of stone relics?

Prokop Vantuch
Czech Republic
Local time: 22:58
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vic voskuil: another fine option :)
14 mins
neutral  srubkova: trochu mi tady chybí vysvětlení, že se nejedná o sbírku šutrů, ale o kamenná umělecká díla
37 mins
disagree  Maria Chmelarova: suhlas s srubkova
53 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Collection of petroglyph(s) >


Explanation:
stone carving or stone relief carving and ...

"Lapidarium - zbierka kamennej plastiky a kamennych ulomkov starych stavieb" .... sucast muzeii....

lapidarium sa bezne pouziva v E. v ostatnom svete je zname ako petroglyph-stone carving






    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_carving
    Reference: http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/iraq/0000003f.htm
Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 16:58
Native speaker of: Slovak
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(collection of) stone relics


Explanation:
další tip

Prokop Vantuch
Czech Republic
Local time: 22:58
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lapidary museum


Explanation:
a lapidary on itself is never a building (see e.g. http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/lapidary ), depending on further context I personally have no quams with simply using Lapidarium, provided there is a further explanantion somewhere else in the text (e.g. http://www.prague-guide.co.uk/articles/102/1/Lapidarium---Br... )

...obviously your lapidárium is not a museum but a bar or anything else, then do change it appropriately ;)

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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-11-22 21:18:46 GMT)
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hmmm...let's insert an "if" between "obviously" and "your"...

vic voskuil
Netherlands
Local time: 22:58
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
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47 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
stone collection


Explanation:
Three different reliable dictionary sources pinpoint, the fourth removes any doubt, plus I've seen a "lapidárium" and it is indeed a stone collection.

Scott Evan Andrews
Local time: 22:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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