Nov 21, 2013 09:32
10 yrs ago
English term

quite a thought

Non-PRO English to Italian Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters carta
Pure water and a large supply of hemp or linen rags were
the essential raw materials for this trade. The required fibres were often
found in the finer cloth used for undergarments. It is quite a thought
when holding up an early piece of European paper: you are possibly
inspecting a piece of recycled medieval underwear.
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Proposed translations

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è straordinario/stupefacente/incredibile pensare che...

è straordinario/stupefacente/incredibile/ pensare che probabilmente ...
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è alquanto singolare se pensi che probabilmente quando hai in mano...
Peer comment(s):

agree AdamiAkaPataflo : mi muoverei in questa direzione... :-)
4 days
Grazie!
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Un fatto da ricordare // tenere presente

O, se il tono generale del testo lo permette: "Una curiosità da ricordare"

... se ci si trova a tenere in mano...
Peer comment(s):

agree SYLVY75 : Anch'io starei sulla linea del "tenere presente". Ciao, Elisa!!!
21 mins
Ciao Sylvy!!!!! Tutto bene? Spero tanto di sì! :-))))
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2 mins

è una bella responsabilità

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Note added at 2 mins (2013-11-21 09:35:53 GMT)
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oppure: è emozionante


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Note added at 3 mins (2013-11-21 09:36:51 GMT)
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Dipende da cosa vuole dire esattamente, se sente la responsabilità di maneggiare qualcosa di così straordinario o se si sente emozionato, onorato dal farlo
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16 hrs

un'enorme aspettativa

Il testo dice :
'C'è un'enorme aspettativa, quando prendi un resto di carta antica europea: stai probabilmente esaminando un brandello di biancheria intima medioevale riciclata.

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Note added at 16 ore (2013-11-22 02:20:33 GMT)
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http://www.wordreference.com/enit/quite a lot
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