falcioni

English translation: coulters

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Italian term or phrase:	falcioni
English translation:	coulters
Entered by:	Barbara Carrara

12:41 Jul 12, 2010

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture

Italian term or phrase: falcioni

Hi,

I am translating a report about the effects of soil decontamination treatment and I am struggling with the meaning of 'falcioni' in this phrase:

sistema di distribuzione adottato – iniezione a freddo nel terreno a profondità di 25-30 cm mediante impiego di un tiller portato da trattrice cingolata, dotato di due falcioni tra loro distanti 40 cm, accoppiato a pacciamatore in grado di costituire una prosa di 80 cm di larghezza

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LouC1482 KudoZ activity Questions: 516 (none open) (19 closed without grading) Answers: 0 United Kingdom
Local time: 09:13

coulters

Explanation:
I think this is it.

Unable to access it, but here's a multi-language website, in which the IT/EN translation for 'Falcione semina profonda' is given as 'deep planting coulter'
www.rovaltra.lt/picture/upload/file/Leaflet SP RANGE.pdf

Another reference, in EN only, that might be useful to you is,
www.rgknightandson.co.uk/pdf/rabe/turbodrill.pdf

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Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 10:13

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coulters

Barbara Carrara

curved blades

Kate Chaffer

mower blades

Mr Murray (X)

rotary blades

Rachel Fell

3 -1

scythes

Constantinos Faridis (X)

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4 mins confidence:

curved blades

Explanation:
I think this would be the safest option if you don't have a diagram or picture.

http://www.myetymology.com/italian/falcione.html

Kate Chaffer
Italy
Local time: 10:13
Native speaker of:

English

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

scythes

Explanation:
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cythe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A scythe (pronounced /ˈsaɪð/) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor ...
Etymology - Structure - Use - History
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe - Προσωρινά αποθηκευμένη - Παρόμοιες
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War scythe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A war scythe is a kind of improvised pole weapon, similar to a fauchard, usually created from standard scythes. The blade of the scythe is transformed so as ...
en.wikipedia.org/.../War_scythe

Constantinos Faridis (X)
Greece
Local time: 11:13
Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

11 mins confidence:

mower blades

Explanation:
Literally

falcione s.m. (agri.) hay-cutter
[source La Biblioteca di Republica's l'Enciclopedia Dizionario di Italian-Inglese]

Alternatives

1. mower
2. scythe (not in this case) (hand operated)
3. sickle (hand held)

falciatura s.f.>7i> mowing, sickling, scything

In this machine, it sounds like they're talking about the mower blades. Since it's probably not just for hay, I suspect 'hay-cutte' is too literal. 'Mower blades' seems a reasonable comprimise.

Plus, falcione is literally the 'blade of a sword' or cutting device - not the whole instrument (i.e. handle, support, etc).

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Since there's no reference to their shape - straight, round, arched, bent - I didn't add an adjective for their shape. I did't see any reference to their form in the word to be translated or the translation text.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mower

Mr Murray (X)
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

3 hrs confidence:

rotary blades

Explanation:
if it's a rotary tiller - or possibly even just blades in context

http://tinyurl.com/33k4ssc

Replacement Rotary Blades for Tiller from Westfalia at our Working ...
Replacement Rotary Blades for Tiller - For working on paths. Weeding, digging beds. Loosening compost. Mixing and breaking.
www2.westfalia.net/.../tillers.../318599-digger_blades_for_tiller.htm -

Rotary tiller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A rotary tiller, also known as a rototiller, rotavator, rotary hoe, ... with 5 rotary hoe cultivator blades and an internal combustion engine, in 1920. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_tiller

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:13
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 112

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

coulters

Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 10:13
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 56

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