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Italian: una città gentile e umana

English translation: a gracious and friendly town/city






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Italian term or phrase:una città gentile e umana
English translation:a gracious and friendly town/city
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Italian term or phrase: una città gentile e umana
benevolent and friendly town?
Robbie
Italy
Local time: 18:56
a gracious and friendly town/city
Explanation:
cheers
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GAR
Italy
Local time: 18:56
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Thank you very much to all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4a gracious and friendly town/cityGAR
4a refined/classy/gracious and welcoming ( humane city)
rfmoon
4a warm and civilized city
Lindsay Watts
3a kind and humane cityNicole Johnson


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a kind and humane city


Explanation:
Your answer works too, but this is perhaps a more literal translation of the two words. Town or city depending on the population.

Nicole Johnson
Italy
Local time: 18:56
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
a gracious and friendly town/city


Explanation:
cheers

GAR
Italy
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you very much to all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree BrigitteHilgner: That sounds really nice! I hope it fits the unknown town! :-)
34 mins
  -> thanks so much!

agree Patricia Crotty
5 hrs
  -> thanks

agree Flavia Cubeddu
6 hrs
  -> thanks

agree Lorraine Thomson
10 hrs
  -> THANKS
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a warm and civilized city


Explanation:
another possibility for you

Lindsay Watts
Italy
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a refined/classy/gracious and welcoming ( humane city)


Explanation:
another alternative..depending upon the text that follows it

besides kind and nice and gracious gentile can also mean that someone is well bred, refined, classy "a member of the gentility"(but not snooty ("down to earth" "human friendly""warm""welcoming" could be interpreted here)

rfmoon
United States
Local time: 11:56
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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