alle spalle di Savona

English translation: in the mountains inland from Savona/in a mountain basin inland from Savona

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Italian term or phrase:alle spalle di Savona
English translation:in the mountains inland from Savona/in a mountain basin inland from Savona
Entered by: Maria Burnett

18:12 Dec 7, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: alle spalle di Savona
si trova il Borgo di Altare.
Maria Burnett
United States
Local time: 00:24
in the mountains inland from Savona/in a mountain basin inland from Savona
Explanation:
I used ot be sponsored for long distance running by a furniture shop in Millesimo and I used to travel through Altare regularly. In fact, I sometimes changed bus in Altare ! I am also a geography graduate.
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Clive Prestt
Local time: 05:24
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6just inland from Savona
Jane Griffiths (X)
4 +4behind Savona
Lindsay Watts
5 +3in the mountains inland from Savona/in a mountain basin inland from Savona
Clive Prestt
4 +2close to Savona
Fiona Grace Peterson


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
close to Savona


Explanation:
I think it depends very much on your context, try checking out the Internet or see your text for how these places relate to each other. The hamlet may be above Savona, for example.

Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 06:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jo Macdonald: not far from
2 mins

agree  Paola Paliotti
7 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
behind Savona


Explanation:
"alle spalle di Savona" can be translated as "behind Savona"

Lindsay Watts
Italy
Local time: 06:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  pomiglia: That's it.
50 mins
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agree  Laura Carrizo
9 hrs
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agree  Mike Macdonald: Just behind ( maybe a bit higher up )
14 hrs
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agree  Pnina
2 days 1 hr
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
just inland from Savona


Explanation:
Another way to do this.

Jane Griffiths (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EirTranslations: it does literally mean behind Savona, but I think one would say it better like this
8 mins
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agree  Russell Jones
13 mins
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agree  Romanian Translator (X)
1 hr
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agree  Don Green
2 hrs
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agree  Michele Fauble
2 hrs
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agree  Georges Tocco
9 hrs
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
in the mountains inland from Savona/in a mountain basin inland from Savona


Explanation:
I used ot be sponsored for long distance running by a furniture shop in Millesimo and I used to travel through Altare regularly. In fact, I sometimes changed bus in Altare ! I am also a geography graduate.

Clive Prestt
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kimberly Wastler: I definitely agree, I live about 30 kms from Altare - as will anyone who was stuck in the sonw there last Friday (there was a 14 hr jam due to the snow and people driving through the mountain pass without chains!)
3 hrs

agree  Patricia Crotty: How can you not give the points to these people who breathe the air!
2 days 3 hrs

agree  Matteo Latini (X)
3 days 22 hrs
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