Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Arrampicata in parete
English translation:
wall climbing
Added to glossary by
Peter Shortall
Dec 21, 2005 22:27
18 yrs ago
Italian term
Arrampicata in parete
Italian to English
Science
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
sports nutrition science
Sport discipline.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +7 | wall climbing |
Peter Shortall
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| 4 +3 | rock climbing |
Ivana UK
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| 3 | wall climbing |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | Face climbing |
Russell Jones
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Proposed translations
+7
3 mins
Peter Shortall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Legal / Business / Government
Native in: English
Works in: Romanian to English, Russian to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
wall climbing
See link below.
Peer comment(s):
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David Hollywood
2 mins
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thanks!
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Daniela Zambrini
5 mins
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thanks!
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Alfredo Tutino
: I think that the Italian expression refers almost always to climbing *natural* rocky "walls" - see for instance http://www.oltrelverticale.it/roccia.html#arrampicata_sporti...
23 mins
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Well, one definition of "wall" in the Chambers dictionary is "a very steep smooth rock face (mountaineering)" so technically I think it covers that!
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S K
38 mins
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thanks!
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Enza Longo
56 mins
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thanks!
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Ivana UK
: I have to agree with Alfredo: in English (UK at least), "wall climbing" generally refers to artificial structures. Granted we talk about "rocky walls" but by removing "rocky" you're simply left with "walls", which on its own isn't enough
1 hr
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Georges Tocco
: it could be wall if the wall is artificial for timing the ascent. id we are talking about the recreational sport then it is rock climbing
3 hrs
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yes, that's true. Thanks
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David Russi
4 hrs
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thanks
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Romanian Translator (X)
3 days 10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks."
6 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
wall climbing
Arrampicata in parete
Entre Prises USA Inc. is the leader in Climbing Walls and Modular Handholds with well over 3000 completed climbing walls worldwide along with Handholds ...
www.epusa.com/ - 68k - 19 Dec 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
Entre Prises USA Inc. is the leader in Climbing Walls and Modular Handholds with well over 3000 completed climbing walls worldwide along with Handholds ...
www.epusa.com/ - 68k - 19 Dec 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
38 mins
Face climbing
A suggestion
+3
1 hr
rock climbing
What's wrong with plain old "rock climbing"?
After all, rock climbing does involve climbing a "parete rocciosa" and the context doesn't specify whether we're talking about a "parete rocciosa", "parete naturale" or "parete artificiale"!
Lezione di ARRAMPICATA in parete con alcune lunghezze di corda ... ROCK CLIMBING lesson in suitable climbing crag; we teach different climbing techniques for ...
www.web.tiscali.it/alpinguide/info-climbing.htm
After all, rock climbing does involve climbing a "parete rocciosa" and the context doesn't specify whether we're talking about a "parete rocciosa", "parete naturale" or "parete artificiale"!
Lezione di ARRAMPICATA in parete con alcune lunghezze di corda ... ROCK CLIMBING lesson in suitable climbing crag; we teach different climbing techniques for ...
www.web.tiscali.it/alpinguide/info-climbing.htm
Peer comment(s):
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Georges Tocco
: definitely rock climbing
1 hr
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Peter Cox
6 hrs
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Gian
10 hrs
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Discussion
Sorry about the lack of contex, but the client didn't give me any more to go on either.
The document I'm working on is about sports supplements and training regimes, and the various sports are mentioned in an appendix at the end with no context.
rock climbing refers to the "recreational" sport.
rock climbing refers to the "recreational sport.