palotto
English translation: tiny shovel, scoop, spatula, scraper
| 13:29 Dec 19, 2001 |
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|  Selected response from: Maureen Young Italy Local time: 22:29 | ||||
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| 4 | pole /post /pile |
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| 4 | tiny shovel, scoop, spatula, scraper |
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| 4 | paletto = small pole |
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| 1 | pole |
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10 mins confidence: 
pole Explanation: You asked for ideas, and that's all I have--totally guessing. I think perhaps they used 'palotto' for (small) pole, to be grounded. Could it be the third prong on a plug, for instance? Still, like Giovanni says, it would be best to give all the context you've got. (Original sentence, etc.) |
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19 hrs confidence:
pole /post /pile Explanation: Without the sentence I'd guess that if the palotto was to do with electricity or telephone/telegraph it would be "post/pole" and if it was wooden, steel or concrete it would be "pile" |
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23 hrs confidence:
tiny shovel, scoop, spatula, scraper Explanation: Rethinking this, by 'palotto' I think they mean a little 'shovel' for harvesting your crop of antibiotics growing on the cane surface. Here is a site where palotto is used in the sense of small shovel: http://www.arsia.toscana.it/antichimestieri/percorsi/migliar... Grounding this instrument in order to avoid static electricity buildup while harvesting would entail something like attaching a wire from the palotto to a ground source (ground of an outlet, or just to the plumbing). Just as I used a grounding bracelet when adding memory to my laptop. If I'm correct in guessing what it's used for, you could probably find the correct word for 'palotto' on the page someone else mentioned for one of your other terms, or in any case in a pharmeceutical glossary. |
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8 days confidence:
paletto = small pole Explanation: Never heard about palotto. In italian dictionaries does not exist. There is "paletto" = small pole (wood or metal) |
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