cortina

English translation: red rectangular or square red or yellow bricks or slabs used a footing on buildings

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Italian term or phrase:	cortina
English translation:	red rectangular or square red or yellow bricks or slabs used a footing on buildings
Entered by:	Alison kennedy (X)

12:59 Mar 28, 2002

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Italian term or phrase: cortina

As in " Color della cortina giallo- paglierino
If I understand correctly this is a kind of decorative brickwork that is used on the fasade of monumental buildings in Italy. It is normally red. In this case , it is straw-yellow. But what is it called in English??

Alison kennedy (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 56 (1 open) Answers: 300
Local time: 15:44

Red Brick Buildings

Explanation:
Here in New York to describe a PALAZZO IN CORTINA, they use this sentence. In general CORTINA should be bricks.

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Alessandra Galassi
Local time: 09:44

Grading comment

Alessandra, well I'm certainly pleased that you got up early in New York to give me an answer. In fact, your answer I feel is the most correct for my context which is restoration work on 5-6th century Palazzi in Rome -this was part of the specs for a painting job of the facade of the building. The other answers are quite correct, but not in this context.
Thanks

Alison
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4 +1

Defensive wall

Tania Conte

curtain wall

Tanuki (X)

Thanks

Alessandra Galassi

Red Brick Buildings

Alessandra Galassi

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13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Defensive wall

Explanation:
I'd rather say that a "cortina" is a defensive wall like the ones that were built to protect boundaries or ancient towns.

Tania Conte
Local time: 15:44
Native speaker of:

Italian

1 hr confidence:

Red Brick Buildings

Explanation:
Here in New York to describe a PALAZZO IN CORTINA, they use this sentence. In general CORTINA should be bricks.

I'm trying!

Alessandra Galassi
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

2 hrs confidence:

curtain wall

Explanation:
I would almost wager some of my money on this. :-)

A fortified wall around a medieval castle, typically one linking towers together - A wall which encloses the space within a building but does not support the roof.

Ref

Oxford Dict. + DK Visual Encyclopedia

Tanuki (X)

4 hrs confidence:

Thanks

Explanation:
Thank you Alison. I also have to tell you that I'm from Rome!!!!!!!! Maybe for this reason that word sounds so familiar to me!!!!!!!!
Have a good day.
Alessandra

Alessandra Galassi
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

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