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Proprette

Italian translation: linda / pulitina

14:50 Jan 11, 2017
French to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Proprette
French term or phrase: Proprette
Sto traducendo un libro francese del 1883 e nella descrizione di un personaggio viene usato questo termine. Cosa significa?
"Elle était une umble parente, proprette, ...."
ChiaBringhenti
Italy
Local time: 05:49
Italian translation:linda / pulitina
Explanation:
Diminutivo femminile di "propre".

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Note added at 5 min (2017-01-11 14:55:22 GMT)
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Oppure, "ordinata", "agghindata", "ben messa", a seconda del contesto specifico.
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Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
Italy
Local time: 05:49
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3linda / pulitina
Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
4 +1pulitina
Francoise Le Merrer
4civettuola
R. R.


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
linda / pulitina


Explanation:
Diminutivo femminile di "propre".

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Note added at 5 min (2017-01-11 14:55:22 GMT)
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Oppure, "ordinata", "agghindata", "ben messa", a seconda del contesto specifico.

Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
Italy
Local time: 05:49
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Annie Dauvergne
1 hr
  -> Merci beaucoup, Annie
agree  Francine Alloncle
3 hrs
  -> Merci beaucoup, Francine
agree  Françoise Vogel: all'esclusione di agghindata
3 hrs
  -> Grazie mille e Ciao Françoise
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
civettuola


Explanation:
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Note added at 10 min (2017-01-11 15:00:16 GMT)
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propret,ette: propre dans la simplicité ou la coquetterie [Larousse]

un po' coquette, civettuola...



R. R.
Italy
Local time: 05:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Françoise Vogel: non mi sembra possa avere questo senso ;-)
3 hrs
  -> si,in effetti il contesto sembra indicare altro...
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pulitina


Explanation:
una persona semplice e pulitina

Francoise Le Merrer
France
Local time: 05:49
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Françoise Vogel
3 hrs
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