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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

un contrasto perenne

English translation:

stark contrast

Added to glossary by Juliet Halewood (X)
Jun 9, 2006 13:22
17 yrs ago
Italian term

un contrasto perenne

Italian to English Science Geography
A mountain in Italy "Formatasi poco meno di 200 milioni di anni fa verso l’equatore, si sollevata e incastrata fino a formare **un contrasto perenne** con gli altri sedimenti."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 stark contrast
3 +1 an everlasting contrast
3 +1 in eternal contrast
4 since time in-memorial

Proposed translations

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stark contrast

just another suggestion!
"..forced upwards to create a stark/striking contrast with the other sediments" etc
Peer comment(s):
agree Romanian Translator (X)
4 hrs
thank you Awana!
agree Mario Marcolin
1 day 4 hrs
Thank you Mario
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks"
+1
18 mins

an everlasting contrast

...un'idea...
Peer comment(s):
agree Romanian Translator (X)
6 hrs
mulţumesc, Awana!
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+1
20 mins

in eternal contrast

in eternal contrast with the country rock
(it's probably some kind of igneous/volcanic intrusion that thrust its way up from the bowels of the earth through the pre-existing country rock)
Peer comment(s):
agree Romanian Translator (X)
6 hrs
thanks!
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129 days

since time in-memorial

it's been a contrast since its formation - a long time ago!
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