Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
elemento di riconoscibilità storica della città
English translation:
a historic landmark of the city
Added to glossary by
Nadia Ayoub
May 5, 2008 08:08
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
riconoscibilità
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La frase è "Il cimitero storico monumentale costituisce uno degli elementi di riconoscibilità storica della città" - I was thinking of something like "emblematic", but if anyone's got a better idea I'd be very grateful
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May 27, 2008 20:45: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry
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Nadia Ayoub
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a historic landmark of the city
landmark: a building or other place that is of outstanding historical, aesthetic, or cultural importance, often declared as such and given a special status (landmark designation), ordaining its preservation, by some authorizing organization.
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Laura Crocè
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Many thanks Potlatch.
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Paul O'Brien
: yeah, good one. or, in context: "one of the city's historical landmarks", or some such.
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Thank you Pauley! So nice of you.
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Raffaella Panigada
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Thank you Raffaella.
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luskie
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Thank you Luskie.
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sophieisidoro
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Thanks Sophie.
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manducci
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Thanks a lot Manducci.
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Judy Almodovar
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Thanks a lot Judy.
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Desiree Bonfiglio
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Thank you Desiree.
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Comment: "Thanks again Nadia - "landmark" is just the word I couldn't come up with"
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Paul O'Brien
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one of the historical points of reference of the city
not altogether sure it's suitable, but it's one for starters.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="historical points of r...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="historical points of r...
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identification
Just an idea... (historic identification...)
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James (Jim) Davis
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identifying (in context)
"one of the identifying historical features of the ...."
Another way.
Another way.
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recognizable
Il cimitero storico monumentale costituisce uno degli elementi di riconoscibilità storica della città
The historic, monumental cemetery is one of the recognizably historic elements of the city. (People now do use words like landmark/hallmark, but they don't fit well here and certainly don't have the original flavor and rhythm of the Italian.
The historic, monumental cemetery is one of the recognizably historic elements of the city. (People now do use words like landmark/hallmark, but they don't fit well here and certainly don't have the original flavor and rhythm of the Italian.
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