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Italian: appendice/propaggine

English translation: offshoot







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Italian term or phrase:appendice/propaggine
English translation:offshoot
Entered by:Anthony Green
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Geography
Italian term or phrase: appendice/propaggine
Fisicamente unita all'Asia, l'Europa appare una sua **appendice**, una piccola **propaggine** che si articola in penisole minori, isole e arcipelaghi.

Ci sta ramification per progaggine, secondo voi? E come posso tradurre appendice qui?
Grazie mille!
Mara Ballarini
Australia
offshoot
Explanation:
I've always liked this word:


offshoot s.
1 (bot.) germoglio; ramo
2 (fig.) rampollo; ramo cadetto
3 derivato; diramazione, propaggine: this company is an - of a large...



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Note added at 12 mins (2006-07-20 15:46:38 GMT)
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I would consider using one word for both appendice and propaggine
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Anthony Green
Italy
Note from asker to answerer
I like it! thanks everyone,though!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2offshoot
Anthony Green
4 +1appendage/ramification
Fiorsam


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
offshoot

Explanation:
I've always liked this word:


offshoot s.
1 (bot.) germoglio; ramo
2 (fig.) rampollo; ramo cadetto
3 derivato; diramazione, propaggine: this company is an - of a large...



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Note added at 12 mins (2006-07-20 15:46:38 GMT)
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I would consider using one word for both appendice and propaggine



    Reference: http://www.google.it/search?hs=YFa&hl=it&safe=off&client=fir...
Anthony Green
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
I like it! thanks everyone,though!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Kimberly Wastler
4 hrs
  -> thank you Kimberly

agree Awana
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
appendage/ramification

Explanation:
Credo che "ramification" vade bene, particolarmente visto che si parla d'isolotti. Ho cercato di trovare degli esempi, ma le parole sono troppo generiche per altri esempi paralleli a questo.

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Note added at 23 mins (2006-07-20 15:58:05 GMT)
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Definition of ramification (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ramification): "A subordinate part extending from a main body; a branch"

Fiorsam
United States
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Lorraine Thomson
1 hr

neutral Anthony Green: to me using the word "appendage" sounds pretty vulgar (which the original isn't) as well as rude (original is), as in "star MACAULAY CULKIN reveals his pet name for his penis - he calls his appendage FLOYD." Am I alone in thinking this way?
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