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16:32 Sep 15, 2009 |
Latin to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / photography exhibition catalogue | |||||||
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4 +1 | laus urbis or urban praise |
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3 | urban encomium |
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2 | glory/pride of the city |
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glory/pride of the city Explanation: I wish I knew more Italian, but I guess the meaning is closer to what I wrote above than to "praise" |
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laus urbis or urban praise Explanation: This phrase is normally used in Latin but just in case you want a translation into English, I like this one: urban praise, I think it fits your italian text. Communicating Europe to the Region: Breslau in the Age of the ... - [ Traducir esta página ] Topography and urban praise—laus urbis—. 77. This is the conclusion drawn by Rolf Sprandel, Chronisten als Zeitzeugen. Forschungen zur ... gh.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/20/1/1.pdf - Similares |
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urban encomium Explanation: or simply praise of the city. Encomium is the genre of the laus in English. It's a 5 dollar word, as my grandfather would say, so the audience would be important. |
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