Italian: qui fa da contraltareEnglish translation: which are mirrored 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Italian term or phrase: | cui fa da contraltare | | English translation: | which are mirrored | | Entered by: | luskie |
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Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Italian term or phrase: qui fa da contraltare | | Verso l’entroterra, dalla parte delle colline, nel verde si ammirano la Certosa e Castel Sant’Elmo, cui fa da contraltare, subito di fronte al porto, la mole imponente di Castel Nuovo |
| | | mirrored | Explanation:
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contraltare is not contrast here, not so strong, it's just to say that on the one side you have x and y, to which on the other side corresponds z - one may go so far to say mirroring |
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| which creates a counterpoint
Explanation:
two beautiful land features balance each other in counterpoint, etc.
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Note added at 8 mins (2005-05-10 15:21:56 GMT)
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or \"create a counterpoint\", singular \"create\".
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| mirrored
Explanation:
a suggestion
contraltare is not contrast here, not so strong, it's just to say that on the one side you have x and y, to which on the other side corresponds z - one may go so far to say mirroring
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