materico

English translation: to natural materials

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Italian term or phrase:al materico
English translation:to natural materials
Entered by: Russell Jones

09:47 Oct 4, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / Cucina
Italian term or phrase: materico
la cucina è espressione di un ritorno al materico e agli elementi della terra.
Melanie Moses
Local time: 19:01
natural materials
Explanation:
materico is often translated as textured, material or even tangible but in your context, I would say the meaning is natural materials.
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Russell Jones
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2natural materials
Russell Jones
3a revival of (the)/a return to (the) matter/materials
Sara Maghini


  

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natural materials


Explanation:
materico is often translated as textured, material or even tangible but in your context, I would say the meaning is natural materials.

Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:01
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Native speaker of: English
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agree  Linda Thody: yes this does seem to "fit" best with the rest of the phrase
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agree  Umberto Cassano
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a revival of (the)/a return to (the) matter/materials


Explanation:
In the sense of something concrete, solid.
materico
[ma-tè-ri-co]
(pl. m. -ci; f. -ca, pl. -che)
A agg.
non com. Relativo alla materia
http://dizionari.hoepli.it/Dizionario_Italiano/parola/materi...

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Note added at 6 mins (2012-10-04 09:54:20 GMT)
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matèrico agg. [der. di materia] (pl. m. -ci). – Nel linguaggio della critica d’arte, che si riferisce alla materia e al materiale, che privilegia la funzione espressiva della materia in quanto tale.
http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/materico/

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Note added at 10 mins (2012-10-04 09:58:13 GMT)
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Although materico is also a type of resin:
è un prodotto decorativo di alta qualità disponibile nelle due finiture Rilievo e Rustico. La sua speciale composizione è stata studiata per creare un affascinante [...] http://www.trovapavimenti.it/p/italia/pavimenti-in-resina/ma...
Could they use this material in the type of furniture you are dealing with?
See also:
http://www.oikos-paint.com/materico

Sara Maghini
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8
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