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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology / sea creatures world | | Italian term or phrase: la tana del polpo | | si parla di polpi che riposano nelle proprie tane sott'acqua |
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| | octopus lair | Explanation:
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octopus' / octopus's lair
Anyway, for 'tana' in this case I would use 'lair'.
BBC - h2g2 - Octopuses - A Guide
12 Aug 2004 ... They then drag them back to their lair, where they suck out the meat and drop the shells outside. The easiest way to find an octopus lair is .
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2818659 |
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 Ernestine Shargool
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Local time: 05:08
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25 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 octopus lair
Explanation:
or
octopus' / octopus's lair
Anyway, for 'tana' in this case I would use 'lair'.
BBC - h2g2 - Octopuses - A Guide
12 Aug 2004 ... They then drag them back to their lair, where they suck out the meat and drop the shells outside. The easiest way to find an octopus lair is .
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2818659
| Ernestine Shargool
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:08
Native speaker of:  English, Italian
PRO pts in category: 2
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