groviglio ospedaliero
English translation: the labyrinthine corridors of the hospital
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| 12:02 Apr 11, 2014 |
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| 3 +1 | the labyrinthine corridors of the hospital |
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| 4 | hospital maze |
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| 4 | complex maze of the hospital |
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| 3 | nosocomial warren |
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peer agreement (net): +1the labyrinthine corridors of the hospital Explanation: something like this might strike the right note. |
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hospital maze Explanation: a bewildering place where one gets lost easily. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2014-04-11 22:35:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Maze definition, a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; ... When a rat is running a particular maze, the electrical pattern produced in the ... The fact that "maze" is often associated to rats or other lab animals, suggests that the patients in the text are perceived as something less than human. Reference: http://www.healthbusinessuk.net/features/86--sp-662/3767-fin... |
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nosocomial warren Explanation: oh, come mi piace ! Godo! A proof that granted the will, one can sound almost as preposterous in English as the texts of the sort usualy sound in Italian. :) |
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complex maze of the hospital Explanation: I don't think that "tangle" works, but I do not think that "maze" works on its own here. Therefore I think focussing on a suitable adjective can convey the same image in our language, be it the buildings, the corridors, the ward layout or whatever. "... from the complex maze of the/this hospital" |
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