Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
tendopoli
English translation:
tent city
Added to glossary by
Cedric Randolph
Apr 29, 2009 23:20
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
tendopoli
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
La presenza di piastre metalliche o di simili paramenti e la loro chiusura con dadi rende possibile l’ancoraggio efficace di tendoni, tendopoli, torri, barriere o altre opere.
Can anyone think of an alternative to 'tent city'?
Can anyone think of an alternative to 'tent city'?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | tent city |
Cedric Randolph
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| 5 | encampement |
Ashish (HIN,ENG) Nadia (ITA)
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| 4 | tent city |
march hare (X)
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Change log
May 9, 2009 17:52: Cedric Randolph Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Cedric Randolph
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Related KudoZ points
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tent city
From Hoepli
tendòpoli
nf tent city, tent town.
tendòpoli
nf tent city, tent town.
Note from asker:
| Hi and thanks for your answer! I know it's normally referred to as 'tent city' (or even shanty-town' depending on context). As I said above, I was hoping there might be another, possibly more technical way of saying this, which might be more appropriate to the high technical content of the text. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Oliver Lawrence
: I haven't seen it as anything more technical than this
7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
6 hrs
tent city
The Guardian is using "tent city". See http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/13/berlusconi-easte...
I don't know if "emergency encampment" gives the right idea ?
I don't know if "emergency encampment" gives the right idea ?
14 hrs
Ashish (HIN,ENG) Nadia (ITA)
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
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Native in: English , Hindi (Variants: Shuddha, Hindustani / Urdu / Khariboli)
Works in: Italian to Hindi, Italian to English, English to Hindi, and 17 more.
encampement
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Note added at 14 hrs (2009-04-30 14:09:27 GMT)
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oops type
ENCAMPMENT
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Note added at 14 hrs (2009-04-30 14:09:27 GMT)
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oops type
ENCAMPMENT
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