Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 10, 2008 19:05
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Italian term
Italy
fosso
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Geology
I have seen fosso translated as a ditch/ stream/ channel/basin.
I have a document concerning landfills/dumps that talks about "fossa" this or that.
For example:
In prossimità dell’insediamento (quasi sul confine) è presente un fosso.
Gli affluenti del fosso, sono per lo più dislocati sul lato dx dell’alveo, quello opposto all’area dell’impianto.
L’area di che trattasi è impostata nella vallecola del fosso del teodolito...
Any ideas on the correct term?
I have a document concerning landfills/dumps that talks about "fossa" this or that.
For example:
In prossimità dell’insediamento (quasi sul confine) è presente un fosso.
Gli affluenti del fosso, sono per lo più dislocati sul lato dx dell’alveo, quello opposto all’area dell’impianto.
L’area di che trattasi è impostata nella vallecola del fosso del teodolito...
Any ideas on the correct term?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | ditch |
Ivana UK
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| 4 +1 | natural rain water drainage ditch |
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
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| 5 | pit |
Kenan Atalay
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| 4 | trench |
Kristel Kiesel
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| 3 | Small valley |
Gad Kohenov
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| 3 | channel |
moranna (X)
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| 3 | stream, brook, torrent |
ivanamdb
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Proposed translations
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ditch
I'd go for ditch - a fairly standard, generic terms and the primary translation of fosso (which also translates as trench or pit).
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Small valley
Appears in Google but not very clear if it's a valley of a river or not.
+1
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natural rain water drainage ditch
In the country in Italy this is the fosso, a natural ditch created by rain water through the years
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channel
if it has an affluente I would presume its a channel
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stream, brook, torrent
depending on whether it is a man made ditch/channel (canale) or a natural "torrente" which dries out during the year
anyhow, given the bit where it states "Gli affluenti del fosso" I presume it is a "corso d'acqua" of some sort
anyhow, given the bit where it states "Gli affluenti del fosso" I presume it is a "corso d'acqua" of some sort
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Kenan Atalay
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pit
pit.
fossa di colata; casting pit etc..
fossa di colata; casting pit etc..
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trench
This is a word we frequently used in archaeology. May be useful also here.
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