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trestine

English translation: chaplets

06:12 Oct 29, 2002
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Italian term or phrase: trestine
Description of an antique vase:Coppe murrina a tessere floreali e trestine
Moll
Local time: 14:08
English translation:chaplets
Explanation:
maybe it is crestine in the sense of piccole creste

my proposal is chaplets (ghirlande)
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Domenica Grangiotti
Local time: 14:08
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Thanks for your attempt. Unfortunately this problem was never cleared up, and that's why I never got back to you. In the end I asked the client who declined from answering. However, I've given the points to you because it seemed the most likely solution. thanks to everyone.
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Summary of answers provided
3chaplets
Domenica Grangiotti
2from Trieste
asynge
2testine?
luskie


  

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from Trieste


Explanation:
looks to me like a typo for triestine in Italian

asynge
Italy
Local time: 14:08
PRO pts in pair: 44
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chaplets


Explanation:
maybe it is crestine in the sense of piccole creste

my proposal is chaplets (ghirlande)

Domenica Grangiotti
Local time: 14:08
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 297
Grading comment
Thanks for your attempt. Unfortunately this problem was never cleared up, and that's why I never got back to you. In the end I asked the client who declined from answering. However, I've given the points to you because it seemed the most likely solution. thanks to everyone.
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testine?


Explanation:
little heads? a wild wild guess :-)

luskie
Local time: 14:08
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 1355
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