Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
disposti di testa e di taglio
English translation:
laid in stretchers and headers
Added to glossary by
simon tanner
Jul 13, 2008 17:57
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
law, philosophy & art history specialist
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, English
disposti di testa e di taglio
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Archaeology
description of masonry
Not much context. Description of ruins of an ancient town from the Hellenistic-Roman period. Any ideas on how to put this in English?
Procedendo verso nord, si supera il possente muraglione di blocchi calcarei squadrati, ***disposti di testa e di taglio***, accuratamente lavorati a bugnato sul lato a vista.
Thanks!
Procedendo verso nord, si supera il possente muraglione di blocchi calcarei squadrati, ***disposti di testa e di taglio***, accuratamente lavorati a bugnato sul lato a vista.
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | laid in stretchers and headers |
Tom in London
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| 3 +1 | edgewise/edgeways/sidelong/sideways/transversally |
Alessandra Renna
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| 3 +1 | orthostats and bondstones |
Serena Arduini
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Proposed translations
14 hrs
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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63
Selected
laid in stretchers and headers
that would be the precise (though perhaps slightly too technical in this context?) way of saying it.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks Tom, perfect in this context.l The text is intended both for scholars and the general 'educated reader', so I don't think it's too technical"
+1
44 mins
Italian term (edited):
di taglio
edgewise/edgeways/sidelong/sideways/transversally
di testa: straight (?), sagittally
Note from asker:
| thanks Alessandra. Definitely the sense, but needed something a bit more technical |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Fabio Barbieri
: "Di taglio" means on the cutting edge, so "edgeways" will do, and "di testa" of course means straight
1 day 15 hrs
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grazie, Fabio
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1 hr
Serena Arduini
Ireland
Ireland
Native in Italian
Ireland
For the love of science and translation!
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian
orthostats and bondstones
From http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_quadrata
- blocchi "di taglio" = a vista il lato di lunghezza maggiore;
- blocchi "di testa" = a vista il lato di lunghezza minore, mentre il lato maggiore si estende nello spessore del muro.
The first ones are called orthostats, the second one seem to be called bondstones, as you can see in this previous proz question:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/construction_ci...
They also seem to be respectively called "stretchers" and "headers".
(From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_quadratum )
Hope this helps. =]
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-13 19:12:15 GMT)
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Or, if you don't want to use technical terms, you could simply say:
"arranged so that either their longer or shorter side shows on the face of the wall"
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Note added at 5 days (2008-07-19 10:13:40 GMT) Post-grading
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No problem! His answer did look better. ;)
S.
- blocchi "di taglio" = a vista il lato di lunghezza maggiore;
- blocchi "di testa" = a vista il lato di lunghezza minore, mentre il lato maggiore si estende nello spessore del muro.
The first ones are called orthostats, the second one seem to be called bondstones, as you can see in this previous proz question:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/construction_ci...
They also seem to be respectively called "stretchers" and "headers".
(From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_quadratum )
Hope this helps. =]
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-13 19:12:15 GMT)
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Or, if you don't want to use technical terms, you could simply say:
"arranged so that either their longer or shorter side shows on the face of the wall"
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Note added at 5 days (2008-07-19 10:13:40 GMT) Post-grading
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No problem! His answer did look better. ;)
S.
Note from asker:
| thanks very much Antarie for your time and research. In the end gave points to Tom because his answer was more precise, and 'laid' worked better than 'arranged'. Wish I could have given you both points! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
: stretchers and headers
15 hrs
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Thank you Mary. =]
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