carrugi
English translation: narrow lanes (alleys)
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|  Selected response from: Angela Arnone Local time: 05:46 | ||||||
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| 5 +3 | lanes |
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| 5 +2 | "carrugi", alleys |
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| 5 | alleys |
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| 4 | small street |
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| 3 | small streets and alleyways |
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small street Explanation: A carrugio is a small street in the dialect that is spoken in Genoa. And it refers just to the typical streets of Genoa and surrounding area. I don't know if you want to translate the term... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2005-04-22 16:05:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or leave it as it is and maybe explain it |
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alleys Explanation: si tratta di piccoli vicoli (smaller than streets) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2005-04-22 16:07:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- carruggio: vicolo, a Genova Il Nuovo Zingarelli Vocabolario della LINGUA ITALIANA (Zanichelli) |
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30 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3lanes Explanation: I've always thought of them as "lanes" (vicoli). Alleys has a sort of city backstreet ring to it that doesn't fit. And it's generally used throughout Liguria, not just in Genoa. I'd leave it in the original and put the translation in brackets. See: Rick Steves' Europe: Cinque Terre: Italy's Hidden Riviera ... Narrow stepped lanes — called carrugi — zigzagged up from the main street. In the densest parts of town, these lanes became interior passages. ... www.ricksteves.com/tvr/cinqueterrerse205_scr.htm Sherpa Walking Holidays: England Great Glen Way ... The historical centre of the village is characterised by carrugi (narrow lanes) with little shops selling local handicrafts. ... www.sherpa-walking-holidays.co.uk/ tours/inntoinn/jcqdos.htm MENTELOCALE genova. Guide to the Forbidden Genoa ... Canneto il Curto Street - One of the principal carrugi (lanes), part of the important way parallel to the portual arc which from the original urban core ... www.mentelocale.it/contenuti/ index_html/id_contenuti_varint_3593 Riviera Camping | Portale villaggi turistici in Liguria | ... it is better no to forget how many other treasures it preserves in the dark of its "carrugi" (typical lanes of the Riviera dei Fiori). ... www.rivieracamping.it/eng/cervo.asp liguria italy lerici ... Then you can visit the typical fishers’suburbs and the lanes of the Old Town , next to the port, called carrugi. The town centre is rich in medieval ... www.capri-exclusive.com/liguria-italy/lerici.html - |
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