in radice di banchina
English translation: at the landward end of the pier
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| Italian to English translations [PRO] Ships, Sailing, Maritime / Ports etc. | |||||||
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| 4 +1 | at the landward end of the pier |
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| 4 | foot (landward end) of the pier, wharf/quay |
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| 4 | at the edge of the quay |
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foot (landward end) of the pier, wharf/quay Explanation: You could perhaps use one of these terms. As the Italian term suggests, its the part which is affixed to the foot or the bottom. |
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1 day 7 mins confidence:
at the edge of the quay Explanation: radice can be edge also ... this is where these activities take place |
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23 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1at the landward end of the pier Explanation: oppure *at the foot of the pier *( dock, quay) https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/radice-pontile.11019... ... che il la radice di un molo/pontile voglia dire quella parte che e' attaccata alla terra ("the root of a mole, "the foot of a pier", o piu' semplicemente "the landward end of ...") e la testata dello stesso sia l'altra fine, quella verso mare ("the head of the pier/mole/whatever" va bene). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 days (2022-04-17 20:39:44 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Grazie! |
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