Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
forma
English translation:
last (shoe making)
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achisholm
Jun 24, 2004 21:00
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Italian term
forma
Italian to English
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"Vedendo la mia passione per la loro arte, alcuni mi confidarono i loro segreti di fabbricazione, altri mi offrirono le loro forme o i loro modelli."
The author is talking aboiut his relations with older artisan shoe makers in 1970s Paris.
By "forme" does he mean simply the shapes (although he refers to models separately) or the tools that shoemakers use?
The author is talking aboiut his relations with older artisan shoe makers in 1970s Paris.
By "forme" does he mean simply the shapes (although he refers to models separately) or the tools that shoemakers use?
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Jane Griffiths (X)
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Jeff Steffin
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last
A last is the shape that a traditional shoe-maker builds the shoe around. They're generally made out of wood.
I've confirmed this in the Sansoni-Harrap 4 vol. dictionary.
I've confirmed this in the Sansoni-Harrap 4 vol. dictionary.
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