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English translation: Bourbon

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Italian term or phrase:	borbonico
English translation:	Bourbon
Entered by:	Maria Burnett

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17:37 Mar 31, 2011

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Poetry & Literature / book jacket

Italian term or phrase: borbonico

Una ricca lady inglese brutalmente assassinata, la Sicilia dei “principi sotto il vulcano” vista con l’occhio disincantato di un magistrato più bohèmien che borbonico.

would borbonico in this context mean decandent? thanks so much

Maria Burnett KudoZ activity Questions: 1289 (5 open) (19 without valid answers) (15 closed without grading) Answers: 4 United States
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Bourbon

Explanation:
Given the Sicilian context this would seem appropriate.

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Laura Bennett
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:57

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Bourbon

Laura Bennett

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Bourbon

Explanation:
Given the Sicilian context this would seem appropriate.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Bourbon

Laura Bennett
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:57
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Mar 31, 2011 - Changes made by Ernestine Shargool:
Level	PRO => Non-PRO
Mar 31, 2011 - Changes made by Alessandra Martelli:
Language pair	English to Italian => Italian to English

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