pietra serena
English translation: pietra serena
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2 mins peer agreement (net): +1
sandstone Explanation: Hi Logos dictionary gives sandstone. But said dictionary often has to be taken with bucketloads of salt. Derek |
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pietra serena standstone Explanation: Erm yeah, looks like it's a type of sandstone (checked a website) Reference: http://www.sandstone-resources.com |
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Suggestion: Explanation: Hi - because "sereno" can mean "clear" in the sense of weather or the sky, is it possible that this term refers to a precious stone that is clear, even diamond-like in transparency, or clear-blue? If so, maybe you can render the translation with «pietra di blu trasparente», or «pietra trasparente di blu (or d'azzurro)», etc. Good luck - Gary. :-) IT-EN Translator Webster's New World IT-EN Dictionary |
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Pietra serena sandstone Explanation: I agree with DSmith: "There were two types of pietra macigno: pietra serena and pietra bigia, sandstones composed of quartz, silicates and mica, with shiny flakes. Pietra serena is a light sky blue in color" - see reference Reference: http://www.firenze.turismo.toscana.it/apteng/itinerari/brune... |
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pietra serena Explanation: When I was translating "Tuscany Interiors" for Taschen a couple of years ago, I left the Italian name of this stone in the English version. It is, as some of the other contributors have pointed out, a kind of local sandstone. Tuscany Interiors, Benedikt Taschen Verlag, Koeln, 1998 |
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pietra serena Explanation: I would certainly use "pietra serena" in italics and add a footnote explaining its unique characteristics. Architects will know what it is. SEE: The partners include the district council of Firenzuola and eight private entrepreneurs working in the sector of “pietra serena”, a local grey stone often used in the past by Italian Renaissance artists but today confined to paving historic centres. Up until a few decades ago the work of the stone-cutters was carried out using a local material, pietra serena, a compact sandstone which was extracted from quarries scattered throughout the area. (Pietra Serena is a fine-grained dark gray limestone) a local sandstone that is steel-gray in color ALSO: Buxy Blue or Pietra Serena EXAMPLES of ENGLISH TEXTS USING THE ITALIAN TERM: ... pietra serena quarries Museum use the following descriptions: Annunciation c. 1435 Gilded pietra serena, 218 x 168 cm Santa Croce, Florence Internet |
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pietra serena Explanation: Esistono due tipi di Pietra serena. la prima è un tipo di arenaria facilmente sfaldabile e quindi un tipo di "sandstone"; ma la seconda, quella utilizzata in scultura, soprattutto peeer sbalzi e intagli, è molto più dura della prima e non è un tipo di arenaria. il secondo tipo, rimane "PIETRA SERENA " anche in Inglese. Buon lavoro xxx |
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"pietra serena" Explanation: its is a type of very hard gray/blue sandstone typically used around tuscany and in Florence were I am from. I would keep it in Italian and in Italilics. It would be too generic if you used the term sandstone and would not give justice to "pietra serena". Buon lavoro, Elena |
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