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English translation: oval (decorations)


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16:48 Jun 21, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Advertising / Public Relations / tableware
Italian term or phrase: ovuli
Le tovagliette in puro lino, con intarsi di pizzo a filo d’argento decorato con perle, riprendono il tema degli archi trilobati del loggiato della facciata del Palazzo Ducale. Il pizzo è intarsiato seguendo il motivo trilobato con l’aggiunta di un ciondolo in perle a quadrifoglio, inserite in una maglia di pizzo a rete con filo argento. Anche il sottopiatto, il piattino pane e il portatovagliolo in argento sbalzato a mano seguono i motivi di Palazzo Ducale. Incastonati negli ovuli del piatto e del portatovagliolo sono alloggiati cabochon di malachite. I piatti sono in porcellana bianca traforata sagomata con disegno a progetto e decorazioni in foglia d’oro bianco.

I've no idea what ovuli could be here. Thanks for any help!
Juliet Halewood
Local time: 02:26
English translation:oval (decorations)
Explanation:
Honestly it sounds much simpler to me thinking of it in English, like the plate has embossed or concave oval shaped decorations... in English I would say:

Incastonati negli ovuli del piatto = Set within the oval decorations of the plate (this could imply they are embroidered in the napkin as well as embossed in the ceramic)

ps) The link is of a random jewelry site to give you an idea of the use of the word oval in a decorative context.

Hope it helps!
Alice
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Alice Ungarini
Canada
Local time: 17:26
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I went with this, thanks Alice!
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Summary of answers provided
4oval (decorations)
Alice Ungarini
3 +1ovi / quarter rounds / echini
Barbara Carrara


  

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ovi / quarter rounds / echini


Explanation:
'Ovolo
3. In architettura, termine che indica tanto una modanatura aggettante a sezione più o meno simile a un quarto di cerchio convesso verso il basso, quanto l’ornato che spesso ne decora la superficie e che consiste in una serie di elementi ovoidali accompagnati da motivi semilunati concentrici, alternati ad altri a forma di dardo: rappresenta una delle forme caratteristiche dell’architettura classica.'
(http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/ovolo/)

"OVOLO: Ovolo, ovum, a round moulding whose profile in the Ionic and Corinthian capitals is usually a quadrant of a circle, whence it is also popularly called the ‘Quarter Round’, also ‘echinus’".
(http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdok/volltexte/2008/546...


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Note added at 42 mins (2011-06-21 17:30:44 GMT)
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For 'ovuli', please see,
http://books.google.it/books?id=rdKa91mWd9EC&pg=PA115&lpg=PA...
(also found at pages 33 and 140 of the same ref.)

Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 02:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: Your references are to "ovolo" - the question is "ovulo".
6 mins
  -> Hi, Phil. The noun can be spelled as either 'ovulo' or 'ovolo'.
agree  LaraBarnett: I know its too late now, but this really looks correct to me.
8 days
  -> Thank you all the same, Lara. Hope you're having an enjoyable afternoon. Ciao, B.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
oval (decorations)


Explanation:
Honestly it sounds much simpler to me thinking of it in English, like the plate has embossed or concave oval shaped decorations... in English I would say:

Incastonati negli ovuli del piatto = Set within the oval decorations of the plate (this could imply they are embroidered in the napkin as well as embossed in the ceramic)

ps) The link is of a random jewelry site to give you an idea of the use of the word oval in a decorative context.

Hope it helps!
Alice


    Reference: http://www.whiteflash.com/gallery/solitaire-engagement-rings...
Alice Ungarini
Canada
Local time: 17:26
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PRO pts in category: 4
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