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spuntone

English translation: extremity / peak / end / tip

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Italian term or phrase:spuntone
English translation:extremity / peak / end / tip
Entered by: JH Trads

11:06 Oct 19, 2001
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Italian term or phrase: spuntone
nonostante ci fosse poca luce riuscii a sccorgere il piccolo spuntone di smalto bianco e duro.
(La traduzione "dente" non é appropriata perché anche se si tratta effettivamente di un dente... in questo punto della storia non si deve ancora capire).
b612
Italy
Local time: 07:58
extremity / peak / end
Explanation:
or you could even try "crown", which will be more ambiguous regarding teeth...
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JH Trads
United States
Local time: 01:58
Grading comment
I'll use crown, thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4extremity / peak / end
JH Trads
4small protruding tip, of white and hard enamel
CLS Lexi-tech


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
extremity / peak / end


Explanation:
or you could even try "crown", which will be more ambiguous regarding teeth...


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JH Trads
United States
Local time: 01:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 286
Grading comment
I'll use crown, thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  CLS Lexi-tech: crown gives it away!
34 mins
  -> not more than "smalto". crown has other meanings too, as for stones....anyway I said myself it was ambiguous...
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
small protruding tip, of white and hard enamel


Explanation:

if you hadn't told us, here and in the question before, it would not have occurred to me to think of a tooth.

hope it helps

paola l m


CLS Lexi-tech
Local time: 01:58
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 1505
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