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coltivar

English translation: cultivar

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Italian term or phrase:coltivar
English translation:cultivar
Entered by: Peter Cox

05:46 Feb 8, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture / confectionery raw materials
Italian term or phrase: coltivar
Un ricco bagaglio di conoscenze antiche, l'utilizzo di coltivar elette nella scelta della materia prima, and le migliori tecniche di coltivazione and conservazione
Peter Cox
Italy
Local time: 00:46
cultivar
Explanation:
A cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivar

http://www.anbg.gov.au/acra/what-is-a-cultivar.html
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Roland Lelaj
Canada
Local time: 18:46
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Merci!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6cultivar
Roland Lelaj
4cultivar
Lenore Rosenberg
4 -2to deepen, to grow
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Summary of reference entries provided
cultivar!
justdone

Discussion entries: 4





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
cultivar


Explanation:
A cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivar

http://www.anbg.gov.au/acra/what-is-a-cultivar.html

Roland Lelaj
Canada
Local time: 18:46
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giles Watson
1 hr
  -> Thank you Giles!
agree  Barbara Toffolon (X)
2 hrs
  -> Grazie BarbaraT!
agree  luskie
2 hrs
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agree  Michael Korovkin: yes, that's it. Here used in plural... not that it will show in translation...
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Michael!
agree  maribea55: precisely a cultivar is a variety of a cultivated plant inside the same class
2 hrs
  -> Thank you maribea!
agree  simon tanner
3 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
to deepen, to grow


Explanation:
A rich experience of ancient knowledge, the employing of deepen the knowledge of the best people in choosing the raw materials, and the best techniques of discovery and conservation.

I think coltivar hear means deeping or developping one's knowledge or expertise. It's same as cultivating a farmland, in order to make the crops grow.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 07:46
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Giles Watson: With the best will in the world, I don't see how you can construe "coltivar" as a verb in this context.
1 hr
  -> Yes, I misunderstood as "coltivare".
disagree  Michael Korovkin: sorry, Giles is right. Besides, seppur un pochino trascurato nelle usanze odierne, "coltivar" è un termine sostantivo standard nel linguaggio agriculo.
2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cultivar


Explanation:
It would seem that the Italian writer put a varient (the "o" instead of the "u" because the verb is coltivare - cultivate


    Reference: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivar
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivar
Lenore Rosenberg
Italy
Local time: 00:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Raquel Trecet Fornies: I agree...the verb is coltivare... to cultivate, to grow plants, to feed plants
8 mins
disagree  Michael Korovkin: The trouble is t'ain't a verb!!!
54 mins
  -> It comes from the verb, but it is obviously a noun "coltivar elette". The adjective might be translated as select, or carefully chosen
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Reference comments


7 hrs
Reference: cultivar!

Reference information:
here a text which seems to have a lot in common with yours (if it is not yours), as easily found on the web:
"Un ricco bagaglio di conoscenze antiche, l'utilizzo di ***cultivar*** elette, la conoscenza dei migliori crus nella scelta della materia prima, e le migliori tecniche di coltivazione e conservazione, hanno portato XXXXXX (subject) a offrire ai consumatori, al pasticcere e allo chef la tradizione di una genuinità e di uno standard qualitativo difficilmente eguagliabili."
So you can see first that it has to be CULTIVAR - while coltivar is used just as a "poetic" versione of coltivare
Second, we finally have a verb into the sentence, which doesn't seem to end after "conservazione".
If you only have the sentence you used as context, please inform your customer that a verb IS really missing and if they copy form others, they should at least be more careful :-D

justdone
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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