Italian: costruito a cavaliereEnglish translation: straddling/astraddle 
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Other | | Italian term or phrase: costruito a cavaliere | | does this mean higgeldy piggeldy??? |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseAngela Arnone: 9:24pm Mar 20, 2005: we'd need a bit of context to confirm that, dear! -
Kimmy (asker): 9:31pm Mar 20, 2005: Where would I be without you tonight??? - Talking of the construction of a villa high on a craggy hill top! The onll context I have! No other architectural genius in there unfortunately!
Angela Arnone: 9:33pm Mar 20, 2005: In that case, confirmed: your villa is built astraddle a craggy hilltop (probably very painful too... but far more interesting that my paper manufacterer's report and my sciatica ... -
Kimmy (asker): 9:59pm Mar 20, 2005: Want to swap? -
Kimmy (asker): 10:00pm Mar 20, 2005: I'm going mad "waxing lyrical" here!!!!
You can keep the sciatica though!
Angela Arnone: 10:07pm Mar 20, 2005: Oh you can have both! -
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| | straddling | Explanation:
Something built "a cavaliere" means it is straddling. You know, like on horseback?
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 Angela Arnone
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| Note from asker to answererThanks! How's the sciatica? :-)
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| straddling
Explanation:
Something built "a cavaliere" means it is straddling. You know, like on horseback?
| | Note from asker to answerer| Thanks! How's the sciatica? :-) |
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| saddle construction
Explanation:
Saddle: Two sloping surfaces meeting in a horizontal ridge, used between the back side of a chimney, or other vertical surface, and a sloping roof.
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