ingranaggi mai fermi
English translation: ever-turning (ever-moving) clockwork
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| Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Architecture / restaurant decorations | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche Italy Local time: 19:54 | ||||||
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perpetual motion/movement Explanation: Depending on how much you'd like to keep the "ingranaggi" reference. Just a guess, I'm afraid. Do you have any idea of what those decorations really look like? |
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unceasing progress Explanation: Just an idea. "Ingranaggi" really refers to "work", and you could also say this ("never ending work" for example) , but as everything moves ahead, "progress" would probably convey a more positive image. |
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relentless motion Explanation: The meaning seems clear, this is just another alternative Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22relentless+motion%... |
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ever-rotating cogwheels Explanation: . |
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ever-turning (ever-moving) clockwork Explanation: Hi Peter! clockwork, mechanism -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2008-11-10 12:45:55 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Thanks Peter! Reference: http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_inglese/Italiano/I/i... |
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