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Italian: tavole imbandite o al di sopra delle carrozze

English translation: striped planks or over carriages






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Italian term or phrase:tavole imbandite o al di sopra delle carrozze
English translation:striped planks or over carriages
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Other / Cavalry
Italian term or phrase: tavole imbandite o al di sopra delle carrozze
I am translating a text on Cavalry and I cannot figure out a proper translation for the above phrase. The following is the entire paragraph.

"E queste teorie sono intuite in una continua e amorosa osservazione quotidiana dei suoi tanti cavalli e messe in pratica con meravigliosi salti su sciabole tese orizzontalmente o attraverso semplici fili spinati, su una normale sedia o sui giganteschi sieponi del galoppatoio, sulle tavole imbandite o al di sopra delle carrozze, a dimostrazione della giustezza delle sue intuizioni."

Should they just be translated literally?

Thanks!
tinawizzy
Malta
Local time: 16:07
striped planks or over carriages - see below for reasoning
Explanation:
they are talking about the different types of obstacles or "jumps" for his horses to jump over ; messe in pratica con meravigliosi SALTI.
Then they describe some of these:
su sciabole tese orizzontalmente = a fence of pointed sabres stretched horizontally
semplici fili spinati = simple barbed wire
su una normale sedia = a normal chair
giganteschi sieponi del galoppatoio = huge hurdles from the riding track (maybe meaning the race track, like the steeplechase)
tavole imbandite = banded planks (with stripes painted on them)
o al di sopra delle carrozze = or over carriages

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marionclarion
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:07
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks for the help!! Very enlightening :)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3laden banquet tables or over coaches
Linda 969
4striped planks or over carriages - see below for reasoningmarionclarion
4over lavishly/sumptuously decked tables or over coachesPnina


  

Answers

22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
laden banquet tables or over coaches


Explanation:
yes tina, I think this should be translated word by word, these are just colorful examples

Linda 969
Italy
Local time: 16:07
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 71
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Linda!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Alfredo Tutino
2 hrs
  -> thanks, Alfredo ;-)

agree silvia b
3 hrs
  -> thanks, Silvia

agree Vittorio Preite: over banquet tables........
4 hrs
  -> thanks, Vittorio
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1 day13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
over lavishly/sumptuously decked tables or over coaches


Explanation:
an alternative.

Pnina
Israel
Local time: 17:07
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 49
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3 days15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
striped planks or over carriages - see below for reasoning


Explanation:
they are talking about the different types of obstacles or "jumps" for his horses to jump over ; messe in pratica con meravigliosi SALTI.
Then they describe some of these:
su sciabole tese orizzontalmente = a fence of pointed sabres stretched horizontally
semplici fili spinati = simple barbed wire
su una normale sedia = a normal chair
giganteschi sieponi del galoppatoio = huge hurdles from the riding track (maybe meaning the race track, like the steeplechase)
tavole imbandite = banded planks (with stripes painted on them)
o al di sopra delle carrozze = or over carriages



marionclarion
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks for the help!! Very enlightening :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral Linda 969: marion, this is very original but could you show us where you found that *imbandito* means striped ?
8 hrs
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