priora
English translation: Contrada Priora della Civetta
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|  Selected response from: Francesco D'Alessandro Spain Local time: 17:23 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | Contrada Priora |
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| 5 | Prior Sector of the Owl |
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prioress Explanation: priora [priora] (n) (f) (Rel) prioress. priore [priore] (n) (m) (Rel, Storia) prior. priori [priori] 1 (adj) a priori, prior, a priori; 2 (vb) at first glance; (giudicare, valutare) initially; (dedurre, ragionare) a priori. HTH Good luck! The Collins Italian Dictionary � 1995 HarperCollins Publishers |
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prioress Explanation: female manager of a convent ? Given in my dictionary |
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peer agreement (net): +1Contrada Priora Explanation: I think your guess might explain the etymology of the word, but to this day Contrada Priora della Civetta is the official name of one of Siena's city districts. Perhaps you'd best leave it untranslated? See, among others: http://civetta.sienanet.it/civetta.htm |
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Prior Sector of the Owl Explanation: looks nice enough, however I would leave "Contrada Priora della Civetta" and add the above in a footnote. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-04-01 10:17:54 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or even... http://www.ilpaliodisiena.com/italia/siena/contrade/3civete.... Reference: http://www.whatsuptuscany.com/INFO/Musei/siena.htm |
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