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Italian term or phrase:	una città idrovora
English translation:	an all-engulfing city
Entered by:	Russell Jones

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11:59 Mar 18, 2005

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Italian term or phrase: una città idrovora

Hmmmmm. how would express this in English????

Parla di Roma!
"Di Cinecittà è poi vero quello che mi diceva un giorno un tassista che ci abita: prendi di peso Torino e la puoi mettere dentro Cinecittà, che tanto ci sta tutta. Questa è Roma, una città idrovora e che sempre più lo sarà. "

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all-engulfing city

Explanation:
"the all engulfing resort city"
http://www.friendsofblackpool.com/letters/Food_for_thought.a...

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Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:52

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Summary of answers provided

all-engulfing city

Russell Jones

water-scooping town

Ilaria Feltre

absorbing

Maria Karra

with its omnivorous capacity

Laura T.

una città che assimila tutto, che pompa

tania ceccarelli

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16 mins confidence:

una città che assimila tutto, che pompa

Explanation:
sono solo dei suggerimento in italiano!

tania ceccarelli
Italy
Local time: 17:52
Native speaker of:

Italian

37 mins confidence:

water-scooping town

Explanation:
E' una metafora che secondo me si traduce bene anche in inglese. Spero ti possa aiutare...

Ilaria Feltre
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

44 mins confidence:

with its omnivorous capacity

Explanation:
just an idea

Laura T.
Italy
Local time: 17:52
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

46 mins confidence:

absorbing

Explanation:
"an absorbing city" perhaps...
For example,

The epicentre of New York life is Manhattan Island, an absorbing city-within-a-city,
full of variety and excitement. Amongst the bedlam Central Park, ...
www.tradewinds.co.uk/resorts/usa/newyork.html

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I just realized that \"absorbing\" could be interpreted differently to mean \"captivating\". So this translation could be misleading in this case. The only other thing that comes to mind then is \"devouring\".

The city\'s hypertrophia, its situation as capital of a totalitarian state, its down-and-out \"rurbanity,\" and its past as a devouring city have helped to ...
muse.jhu.edu/journals/research_ in_african_literatures/v035/35.2lucas.html

Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 11:52
Native speaker of:

English,

Greek

1 hr confidence:

all-engulfing city

Explanation:
"the all engulfing resort city"
http://www.friendsofblackpool.com/letters/Food_for_thought.a...

Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 92

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Italian: una città idrovora

English translation: an all-engulfing city