Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
a cavaliere
English translation:
straddling/astraddle
Added to glossary by
Angela Arnone
Mar 20, 2005 21:22
19 yrs ago
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Italian term
costruito a cavaliere
Italian to English
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Other
does this mean higgeldy piggeldy???
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | straddling |
Angela Arnone
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| 4 | built astride |
Giovanna Cerruti
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| 2 | saddle construction |
Gabo Pena
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Proposed translations
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Angela Arnone
Native in English
Italian by name ... English by nature!
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, English, Italian
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straddling
Something built "a cavaliere" means it is straddling. You know, like on horseback?
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Comment: "Thanks! How's the sciatica? :-)"
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Gabo Pena
Native in English
'meaning, intent, demeanor'
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) 
, Spanish (Variants: Salvadoran, Argentine, Venezuelan, Dominican, Mexican, US, Cuban, Canarian, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 4 more.
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saddle construction
Saddle: Two sloping surfaces meeting in a horizontal ridge, used between the back side of a chimney, or other vertical surface, and a sloping roof.
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Note added at 55 mins (2005-03-20 22:18:20 GMT)
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Construction Design Building Arches
... site Construction Design Building Arches Construction ... in bridge building. ... Saddle (hypar) Surfaces Geometry of Bridge construction The Seven ... ... Gothic Architecture ...of beauty in design ...
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http://advancentral.com/glossary_of_terms_A.htm
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Note added at 55 mins (2005-03-20 22:18:20 GMT)
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Construction Design Building Arches
... site Construction Design Building Arches Construction ... in bridge building. ... Saddle (hypar) Surfaces Geometry of Bridge construction The Seven ... ... Gothic Architecture ...of beauty in design ...
www.sitebox.dev-works.com/construction-design-building-arch...
8 hrs
built astride
ciao
Discussion
You can keep the sciatica though!