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English term or phrase:	whirlybirds
Italian translation:	eliche
Entered by:	Luisa Cirillo

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20:50 Oct 29, 2009

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Art/Literary - History

English term or phrase: whirlybirds

Siamo all'epoca di Leonardo da Vinci. Si parla di come il grande inventore arrivò a costruirsi la prima macchina per volare, una sorta di deltaplano.

"He remembered seeing children playing with toy whirlybirds: by pulling a string, a propeller would be made to rise freely into the air."

è corretto nominare gli "elicotteri" giocattolo, considerando che non potevano esistere all'epoca? ma 'trottole' non mi sembra coincida perfettamente.

Luisa Cirillo KudoZ activity Questions: 67 (1 open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 3 Italy
Local time: 19:12

eliche

Explanation:
penso siano queste: le eliche-giocattolo

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Chiara-Firenze
Italy
Local time: 19:12

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eliche

Chiara-Firenze

elicotteri giocattolo

Francesco Badolato

giocattoli a eliche

cynthiatesser

Discussion entries: 4

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2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

eliche

Explanation:
penso siano queste: le eliche-giocattolo

Chiara-Firenze
Italy
Local time: 19:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

3 hrs confidence:

elicotteri giocattolo

Explanation:
Ciao Luisa, ritengo tu abbia ragione a tradurlo come da te proposto.

The noun whirlybird has 1 sense.

1. helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater
(an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)

Leggendo l'intera frase risulta chiaro che tirando una cordicella il giocattolo si librava effettivamente in aria e quindi si tratta proprio di un elicottero giocattolo.

Francesco Badolato
Local time: 19:12
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 16

11 hrs confidence:

giocattoli a eliche

Explanation:
E' una proposta finchè non si trova il suo nome (se esiste)

cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 19:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 7

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Nov 9, 2009 - Changes made by Luisa Cirillo:
Edited KOG entry	Luisa Cirillo's old entry - "whirlybirds" => "eliche"

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