Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
addossata a
English translation:
nestled against
Added to glossary by
Paul O'Brien
Jul 25, 2009 10:49
14 yrs ago
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Italian term
Argentina
Legal and environment specialist, PhD
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English
addossata a
Italian to English
Other
Tourism & Travel
"XXX è una piccola città del sud d’Italia, addossata a un’ alta collina. Tutt’intorno, le montagne. Nei giorni di sole, dal castello della città si vedono le cime innevate e i profili delle montagne maculate dalla neve".
Thanks.
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+6
7 mins
Sarah Jane Webb
Native in Italian
&
English
Away with words
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
, English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
44
Selected
nestled at the foot of
might work
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
10 mins
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
149
built on the lowed slopes of
try this
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Note added at 10 mins (2009-07-25 11:00:16 GMT)
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oops - "lower"
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Note added at 10 mins (2009-07-25 11:00:16 GMT)
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oops - "lower"
15 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Works in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
30
leaned up against a high hill
That's the idea.
Peer comment(s):
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polyglot45
: not English - still not English but 'leaning' if you must
1 hr
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Leaned against a high hill . The "up" is wrong. The rest is ok.
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1 hr
backing up onto
One more option perhaps... All the best.
+2
2 hrs
set against
... another option
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Silvia Prendin
: yes
36 mins
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Grazie Silvia!
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| agree |
Sarah Thompson
7 hrs
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Grazie Sarah!
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2 days 11 hrs
leaning against
'leant against' either
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