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English translation: gently-sloping land

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Italian term or phrase:	falsopiano
English translation:	gently-sloping land
Entered by:	gallagy2

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20:28 Feb 11, 2011

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Italian term or phrase: falsopiano

Just for confirmation - have translated it as 'fairly flat ground' ref to where vines are planted.

janepar KudoZ activity Questions: 96 (5 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 0
Local time: 06:07

gently-sloping land

Explanation:
imo with no context.
falsopiano=slight slope

ideal for vines (they need drainage)

Look for gently sloping land with sandy soil to ensure good drainage...grapes hate wet feet. 5. Choice of Grapes - Choose a diverse array of grape varieties ...
www.nuyakacreek.com/GrapeGrowers.htm - Cached - Similar

Located at the foot of Sonoma Mountain in the Petaluma Gap, the grapes grow on flat to gently sloping land of gravelly clay loam. The climate is cool, ...
www.macphailwine.com/pdf/MFW_Vineyard_Profiles.pdf - Similar

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glad tohelp!

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gallagy2
Ireland

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Many thanks. Have used this as I think it fits the context better!
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Summary of answers provided

gently-sloping land

gallagy2

uneven / unleveled land

LaraBarnett

3 +1

slight slope

Marco Solinas

Discussion entries: 1

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53 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

slight slope

Explanation:
or gentle slope
See this site: http://dictionary.reverso.net/italian-english/falsopiano

Marco Solinas
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your answer, Marco. I have taken note of the dictionary.reverso.net too so glad to have that as a reference too.

2 hrs confidence:

uneven / unleveled land

Explanation:
The description below seems to suggest that the land appears flat but is not, so its definitely not sloping or on too much of a gradient.
falsopiano [fal-so-pià-no] s.m.
• Vasta distesa di terreno che, apparentemente piana, presenta in realtà lievi dislivelli
http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_italiano/F/falsopian...

Also my Nuovo Ragazzini:
"falsopiano: apparently flat ground"
Nuov.Ragzz, 1984 seconda edizione, Zanichelli Bologna pg. 1391

I don't think it's necessary to suggest "fairly/very/a little bit" etc in this case (although I don't actually know the full context here), because with land formation the reader might need to know what you're comparing the land with.

Therefore, this is something that appears level but there is a strong suggestion that it is not. "uneven" is possibly a bit more general and milder than "unleveled" in this context, but both words more or less suggest that same thing.

In addition I did find websites that simply used the term "falsopiano" incorporated into the English so there may not be any regularly used word for this description of land anyway. If the source term is used it would probably need to be glossed anyway as this website presents "falsopiano" in quotes and then leaves the reader wondering what its all about.

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Website:
http://www.hortavineyards.com/properties_italy.html

Example sentence(s):

"An uneven or unleveled land with lower areas called 'depressions' and higher areas will cause water to stagnate in the lower areas, leaving higher parts of the field dry. "

Reference: http://irri.org/our-science/crop-and-environmental-managemen...

LaraBarnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:07
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks very much, Lara for your full and very helpful suggestion. I used 'gently-sloping' in the end as it fitted the context better. Need to add more details next time!

3 hrs confidence:

gently-sloping land

gallagy2
Ireland
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Many thanks. Have used this as I think it fits the context better!

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