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Veduten

English translation: veduta

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German term or phrase:Vedute
English translation:veduta
Entered by: deboraha

05:38 Sep 11, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
German term or phrase: Veduten
art text
deboraha
Local time: 18:37
Veduta
Explanation:
In english, you do not translate the Italian term.
This is a painted view of a landscape , painted in a very natural style.

The term means "view from.."
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Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 18:37
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Veduta
Maya Jurt
4credible representation
Eivind Lilleskjaeret
4views
Klaus Dorn (X)
4credible representations
Eivind Lilleskjaeret


  

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credible representation


Explanation:
from Italian "veduta", from "vedere" = "to see"

Credible, mimetic representation of countryside, town, square, or other in a painting or a print.


    Duden
Eivind Lilleskjaeret
Local time: 18:37
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in pair: 65
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
views


Explanation:
in fact, Veduten are probably expressive views (views painted by an expressionist painter). See the website below:


    Reference: http://www.ebster.com/htmle/gallery2.html
    Reference: http://www.ebster.com/htmld/gallery2.html
Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 19:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 1514
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
credible representations


Explanation:
Sorry, forgot the plural form - "Vedute" is singular, "Veduten" plural

Eivind Lilleskjaeret
Local time: 18:37
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in pair: 65
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Veduta


Explanation:
In english, you do not translate the Italian term.
This is a painted view of a landscape , painted in a very natural style.

The term means "view from.."

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 18:37
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 545

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agree  Sven Petersson
13 mins
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