a strutture di un cortile interno

English translation: that gives a glimpse of (buildings in) an inner courtyard

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Italian term or phrase:a strutture di un cortile interno
English translation:that gives a glimpse of (buildings in) an inner courtyard
Entered by: Maria Burnett

13:52 Jan 30, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / novel
Italian term or phrase: a strutture di un cortile interno
I am rephrasing the sentence:
I think the whole context is needed to undertand the sentence

la finestra che accenna dietro la tenda a strutture di un cortile interno.
Maria Burnett
United States
Local time: 21:08
that gives a glimpse of (buildings in) an inner courtyard
Explanation:
The bit in brackets could be removed if you like, I'm not sure that it's all that essential.
HTH
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Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 03:08
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2that gives a glimpse of (buildings in) an inner courtyard
Oliver Lawrence
4 -1to builds of a courtyard
Constantinos Faridis (X)


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to builds of a courtyard


Explanation:
con la parola strutture in questo caso si intendono strutture edilizie, quindi edifici o fabbrocati e simili...
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Constantinos Faridis (X)
Greece
Local time: 04:08
Native speaker of: Greek

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daniela Zambrini: I'm afraid this word for word translation makes no sense in English
21 mins
  -> that gives a glimpse of buildings in an inner courtyard
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
that gives a glimpse of (buildings in) an inner courtyard


Explanation:
The bit in brackets could be removed if you like, I'm not sure that it's all that essential.
HTH

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 03:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 158

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  MicB: Le strutture di cui si parla sono quelle del cortile interno stesso. E'una frase molto complessa ed elegante, che fa pensare a un cortile interno di un ricco palazzo, quindi più un cavedio che un cortile. Alternative per courtyard?
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agree  P.L.F. Persio: se è lo stesso romanzo che gira qui da un po' e che è ambientato in Russia, il cortile/courtyard va benissimo.
5 hrs

agree  Sarah Jane Webb
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