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English translation: plant child/plant-child


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Italian term or phrase:bambino pianta
English translation:plant child/plant-child
Entered by: Rachel Fell
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18:29 Apr 21, 2009
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Advertising / Public Relations / advertisement for a new show
Italian term or phrase: bambino pianta
Context: Il bambino pianta, in esilio dal regno degli adulti, vive nelle sue visioni di fate streghe, orchi, vento, macchine volanti, un piccolo principe alla conquista del mondo.
Solo se trova qualcuno che sia simile a lui, se si potrà riconoscere in un altro, finalmente troverà il proprio posto..
Therese Marshall
Local time: 02:24
plant child/plant-child
Explanation:

Have the sun toss the ball of yarn to the plant-child, while holding onto one end. Then ask who is dependent on this plant...
http://www.umaine.edu/umext/earthconnections/activities/36.h...

The Mythic Dimension: Selected Essays 1959-1987 - Google Books Result
by Joseph Campbell, Antony Van Couvering - 2007 - Social Science - 352 pages
With this then as our clue to the feminine mystique of the goddess Earth and her child, the plant child who is to be consumed, let us ask now, in conclusion ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1577315944...

http://tinyurl.com/dlhol3
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Rachel Fell
Local time: 01:24
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Summary of answers provided
2 +5plant child/plant-child
Rachel Fell
3the child plant
Fiorsam


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +5
plant child/plant-child


Explanation:

Have the sun toss the ball of yarn to the plant-child, while holding onto one end. Then ask who is dependent on this plant...
http://www.umaine.edu/umext/earthconnections/activities/36.h...

The Mythic Dimension: Selected Essays 1959-1987 - Google Books Result
by Joseph Campbell, Antony Van Couvering - 2007 - Social Science - 352 pages
With this then as our clue to the feminine mystique of the goddess Earth and her child, the plant child who is to be consumed, let us ask now, in conclusion ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1577315944...

http://tinyurl.com/dlhol3


Rachel Fell
Local time: 01:24
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree  potra: Yes, plant-child
58 mins
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agree  Oliver Lawrence
1 hr
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agree  Nina Taranto
9 hrs
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agree  Barbara Toffolon
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agree  Sarah Jane Webb
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the child plant


Explanation:
Jan 16, 1999 ... The photography of Anne Geddes poses small children, often infants, costumed as small fruits, insects, or plants. Although many people find ...
www.visi.com/~sgrantz/1999winter/geddes.html

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Anne Geddes image galleries, and sites where his art can be viewed or ... best known for her images of infants posed as tiny plants or fruits. ... Collection of photographs representing children dressed as flowers and vegetables. ...
www.artpromote.com/anne_geddes.shtml

An Anne Geddes calendar featuring babies in pot-plants ...
www.realtimearts.net/article/89/9330

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-21 19:32:00 GMT)
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or
"the child as plant", if you want to clarify the image.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-21 19:49:56 GMT)
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See photos: http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Mediterranean-Pots_i2837468_.h...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-04-21 20:54:50 GMT)
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Anne Geddes image galleries, and sites where his art can be viewed or ... best known for her images of infants posed as tiny plants or fruits. ... Collection of photographs representing children dressed as flowers and vegetables. ...
www.artpromote.com/anne_geddes.shtml

Fiorsam
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Changes made by editors
May 5, 2009 - Changes made by Rachel Fell:
Edited KOG entryTherese Marshall's old entry - "bambino pianta" => "plant child/plant-child"
Apr 21, 2009 - Changes made by Emanuela Galdelli:
Term askedbambino pianta (see context) => bambino pianta


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