gente di mare

English translation: seafaring people

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Italian term or phrase:gente di mare
English translation:seafaring people
Entered by: Silvia Baldi (X)

09:22 Jul 28, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Italian term or phrase: gente di mare
"provengo da una famiglia di gente di mare" - non riesco a trovare un'espressione in inglese che rievochi lo stesso concetto. "maritime people" o "sea people" si riferiscono piuttosto a popoli del mare, tipo i fenici...
Silvia Baldi (X)
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comes from a seafaring family
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3 +8comes from a seafaring family
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4sea-going/seagoing people
Giovanna Cerruti


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
comes from a seafaring family


Explanation:
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writeaway
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kieran McCann
9 mins

agree  luskie
15 mins

agree  Peter Cox
33 mins

agree  Jane Griffiths (X): 'I come from a seafaring family'
37 mins
  -> oops and thanks: doing an Nl translation and didn't take enough time to read carefully

agree  Grace Anderson: Jim Lad
39 mins

agree  Rachel Fell: or "a family of seafarers"
2 hrs

agree  Linda 969
4 hrs

agree  Michele Fauble
12 hrs
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sea-going/seagoing people


Explanation:
un'alternativa...

ciao

Giovanna Cerruti
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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