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English: seeded paper

Italian translation: carta preseminata







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English term or phrase:seeded paper
Italian translation:carta preseminata
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English to Italian translations [PRO]
Paper / Paper Manufacturing
English term or phrase: seeded paper
Not much context - sorry
Nicky
Italy
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potra: 8:27pm Jul 12, 2007: http://www.botanicalpaperworks.com/

feltrini preseminati
Explanation:
Almeno, così si chiamano quelli che uso io per ottenere erba cipollina, rucola e altre cosette del genere nei vasi sul balcone....compresa l'erba gatta per Gaia-micia grigia :)



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Note added at 19 hrs (2007-07-13 15:33:23 GMT)
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...poi, se si tratta proprio di carta, puoi anche dire carta preseminata, o cartoncino o quel che è...c'è persino una stuoia preseminata! Anzi, una biostuoia: http://www.viresco.it/

In ogni caso, il termine esatto è _preseminato/a_ , utilizzato anche nei siti ufficiali del ministero e delle regioni oltre che dalle aziende produttrici.
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Giuseppina Vecchia
Italy
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4feltrini preseminatiGiuseppina Vecchia
3 +1carta con semi piantabileManuela Ferrari


  


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carta con semi piantabile

Explanation:

I have never heard it before, but it seems to be paper with embedded flower or plant seeds that can actually be planted. Some websites even offer a range of seeds to choose from, so you can then plant the paper and see the flowers grow.

Here are a couple of references:
http://www.flowerseedpaper.com/seeds/custom_seedpaper.html
http://www.botanicalpaperworks.com/product/Seeded+Flower+Car...

"Piantabile" is correct but not very common, but the only other option I can think of would be "seminabile" which wouldn't sound well right next to "semi".

Hope this helps!



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Note added at 1 hr (2007-07-12 21:20:59 GMT)
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I forgot to say that, although I looked for references in Italian, I didn't find any, so the translation above is just a suggestion.

Manuela Ferrari
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

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agree Giovanni Pizzati
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feltrini preseminati

Explanation:
Almeno, così si chiamano quelli che uso io per ottenere erba cipollina, rucola e altre cosette del genere nei vasi sul balcone....compresa l'erba gatta per Gaia-micia grigia :)



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Note added at 19 hrs (2007-07-13 15:33:23 GMT)
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...poi, se si tratta proprio di carta, puoi anche dire carta preseminata, o cartoncino o quel che è...c'è persino una stuoia preseminata! Anzi, una biostuoia: http://www.viresco.it/

In ogni caso, il termine esatto è _preseminato/a_ , utilizzato anche nei siti ufficiali del ministero e delle regioni oltre che dalle aziende produttrici.

Giuseppina Vecchia
Italy
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