Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

Di fronte, nella staccionata che dava sulla via retrostante

English translation:

On the opposite side, the wooden fence along the back road was divided in two by the servant\'s entr

Added to glossary by Janice Giffin
Dec 5, 2014 22:42
9 yrs ago
Italian term

Di fronte, nella staccionata che dava sulla via retrostante

Italian to English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters description of a scene
A scene in a novel that takes place in Odessa, Ukraine in 1910. This is the description of the home of a well-to-do bourgeois family.

"La casa dei XXXX era disposta su tre piani. La zona centrale della facciata era occupata da un alto portone, che dava accesso al cortile interno. Nella grande aiuola rotonda in mezzo al cortile, incrociata da due piccoli sentieri, le piante da bulbo fiorite erano nella loro stagione di massimo splendore. Su un lato della corte si affacciavano le stalle e il deposito; sull’altro la lavanderia, il guardaroba e le camere della servitù, con un gabinetto. Di fronte, nella staccionata che dava sulla via retrostante, si apriva l’ingresso di servizio e di fianco, in un muricciolo di cemento, era sistemata la pompa a mano per cavare l’acqua dal pozzo e riempirne i secchi."

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On the opposite side, the wooden fence along the back road was divided in two by the servant's entr

On the opposite side, the wooden fence along the back road was divided in two by the servant's entrance...
Note from asker:
This phrase creates a mental picture of the location that is described. Exactly what was needed:)
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agree Shera Lyn Parpia : or on the other side....
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agree P.L.F. Persio
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To the front, in the fence that gave onto the back road,

This is a literal translation - given how the sentence continues it might need re-structuring.
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On the other side, over the fence overlooking the rear/back road/street,

On the other side, over the fence overlooking the back road/street,

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Note added at 14 ore (2014-12-06 12:53:03 GMT)
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