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158 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Italian > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

facevano da cornice ad un materiale

Context:

Webb, il capo-scuderia, uno dei personaggi più ragguardevoli di Merry Gate insieme al...

Keywords:

...maestro di casa, White, mi fece visitare ance la selleria. Lo fece con legittimo orgoglio. Ordine, pulizia e lucentezza facevano da cornice ad un materiale unico nel suo genero, nel paese che a sua volta ha raggiunto la perfezione in quel campo.

 

 

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framed/surrounded equipment

My comment:

Order, cleanliness and a glossy shine framed equipment that was unique...
When referring to implements or tools of the trade, "materiale" can be translated as "equipment", as in "materiale per scrivere" - writing equipment. I guess the equipment in this context is the riding tack.

My references:

(Ragazzini Italian-Eng, Zanichelli)