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che paiono di un abbecedario

English translation: that seem to come from a child's picture book/ABC

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Italian term or phrase:	che paiono di un abbecedario
English translation:	that seem to come from a child's picture book/ABC
Entered by:	Pauley

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19:37 Mar 23, 2009

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Italian term or phrase: che paiono di un abbecedario

"mentre nella pubblicità televisiva i disegni, che paiono di un abbecedario, sfumano nelle scene di una arcana vita contadina, negli annunci stampa le lettere dell’alfabeto, quasi miniature di antichi manoscritti, vengono circondate dai simboli degli ingredienti".

ADV campaign for biscuits.

Pauley KudoZ activity Questions: 1257 (8 open) (3 without valid answers) (54 closed without grading) Answers: 692
Local time: 02:24

that seem to come from a child's picture book

Explanation:
It's actually a child's first reader, I think

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Note added at 5 mins (2009-03-23 19:42:58 GMT)
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That seem to come or that do come? Doubt!!

Selected response from:

Susan Gastaldi
Local time: 02:24

Grading comment

they speak about "disegni" and the ABC let's us know it was for children. voilà.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +5

that seem to come from a child's picture book

Susan Gastaldi

4 +1

that seem to have been taken from an A-B-C

Tom in London

Discussion entries: 2

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

that seem to come from a child's picture book

Susan Gastaldi
Local time: 02:24
Specializes in field
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English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

they speak about "disegni" and the ABC let's us know it was for children. voilà.

50 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

that seem to have been taken from an A-B-C

Explanation:
this, strictly speaking, is the translation of "abbecedario" and in perfectly normal use in English. No need to mention the child, everyone knows an A-B-C is a child's book.

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Note added at 51 mins (2009-03-23 20:28:55 GMT)
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examples (and lots of them)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_?url=search-alias=st...

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:24
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Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

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