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tenda

English translation: awning

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Italian term or phrase:tenda
English translation:awning
Entered by: Natalie

10:07 Dec 31, 2001
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Italian term or phrase: tenda
Come sistema aggiuntivo all'impiantistica, abbiamo installato una grande tenda di acciaio inox a maglia aperta,

per ora in modo provvisorio ho messo "a large open mesh stainless steel system
Paola Guzzetta
Italy
Local time: 13:25
awning
Explanation:
Having looked at your translation I think you basically translated tenda as mesh system.

The way I see it, they used the word tenda to make it simple to understand, by making it similar to a normal word. Maybe the mesh in question looks like an awning(ie it is two-dimensional and made of something that, in this case, vaguely resembles cloth) or like a tent (ie a three-dimensional structure made of cloth that can hold people inside it).

The word "awning" can apply to a piece of hard cloth at the side of a building, eg to keep the rain/sun out (see references for normal uses of "awning"). I assume this is closer than "tent" for your purposes.
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Hazel Whiteley
Local time: 12:25
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awning


Explanation:
Having looked at your translation I think you basically translated tenda as mesh system.

The way I see it, they used the word tenda to make it simple to understand, by making it similar to a normal word. Maybe the mesh in question looks like an awning(ie it is two-dimensional and made of something that, in this case, vaguely resembles cloth) or like a tent (ie a three-dimensional structure made of cloth that can hold people inside it).

The word "awning" can apply to a piece of hard cloth at the side of a building, eg to keep the rain/sun out (see references for normal uses of "awning"). I assume this is closer than "tent" for your purposes.


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=building+a...
Hazel Whiteley
Local time: 12:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 133

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