alfabetismo

English translation: alphapainting

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Italian term or phrase:alfabetismo (exhibition title)
English translation:alphapainting
Entered by: paolamonaco

23:12 Feb 12, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / mostra di arte
Italian term or phrase: alfabetismo
"alfabetismo. pittura come immagine."
E' il titolo di una mostra. Alfabetismo NON E' usato nel senso di LITERACY (the ability to read and write), ma è un modo non comune per dire 'uso dell'alfabeto'. Come posso renderlo in ingl senza staccarmi molto dall'originale e in modo conciso?
TIA
paolamonaco
Italy
Local time: 09:13
painting the alphabet
Explanation:
e altre variazioni del genere a seconda del medium usato; vedi la mia icona? e' una lettera ricamata

Embroidering the alphabet
Drawing the alphabet

o altrimenti ti puoi lanciare in neologismi (tanto per riflettere il testo fonte): alphapaiting, Painting alpha, painting alpha and omega, alpha to omega


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CLS Lexi-tech
Local time: 09:13
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Grazie a tutti per l'aiuto.
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Summary of answers provided
4sampler alphabets, alphabet sampler
Donna Lynne Galletta
3letter craft
Russell Jones
3painting the alphabet
CLS Lexi-tech
3Alphabetics
Silvia Prendin
2Rewriting the alphabet
Elitza


Discussion entries: 2





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
alfabetismo (in questo contesto)
Rewriting the alphabet


Explanation:
I am just guessing. It might help you figure something out.
What is it that makes the exhibition specific: the use of the same material (?) in a different way maybe?

Elitza
United States
Local time: 09:13
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
alfabetismo (in questo contesto)
letter craft


Explanation:
a suggestion

Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:13
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Native speaker of: English
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
alfabetismo (in questo contesto)
sampler alphabets, alphabet sampler


Explanation:
take a look at this site
http://thesamplerhouse.com/body_history_lesson.html

Donna Lynne Galletta
Italy
Local time: 15:13
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
alfabetismo (in questo contesto)
painting the alphabet


Explanation:
e altre variazioni del genere a seconda del medium usato; vedi la mia icona? e' una lettera ricamata

Embroidering the alphabet
Drawing the alphabet

o altrimenti ti puoi lanciare in neologismi (tanto per riflettere il testo fonte): alphapaiting, Painting alpha, painting alpha and omega, alpha to omega




CLS Lexi-tech
Local time: 09:13
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Grazie a tutti per l'aiuto.
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
alfabetismo (in questo contesto)
Alphabetics


Explanation:
Alphabetics and art.

Una piccola ricerca online mi ha aiutato a capire cosa si intenda per alfabetismo, quando è associato con l'arte: trattasi di una panoramica sul rapporto tra segno linguistico e pittura nell'arte contemporanea.

Tra i significati di "alphabetics": The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.

Dall'incontro di questa scienza linguistica con l'arte nasce il soggetto della mostra.



Silvia Prendin
Italy
Local time: 15:13
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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