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161 months ago

Adriana (a guest user) asked this question:

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161 months ago

   wrote:

ALCUNI CAPELLI BIANCHI

My comment:

Ciao, Adriana !

"The greys" vuol dire di solito "i capelli bianchi/brizzolati", come in "cover the greys" cioè: "tingere".

"A pair of" possono essere soltanto "due", ma di solito vuol dire "alcuni/non molti", cioè più di due.

Spero di cuore che ti sia utile ! Salutoni.

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161 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

In English one could refer to 'grey hairs' or 'grey hair', even 'the grey'. However, if one were to refer to (for example) 'covering the grey/grey hairs ' the hairs would always be specified...so never 'a pair of greys' in the context of hairs!! We need more context for this translation, but in the absence of any more information I stand by my hypothesis that the 'greys' are horses, especially in the context of a historical novel. :-D Best wishes, Amanda

161 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

coppia di cavalli bianchi

My comment:

'A pair of greys' is most likely to be a matching pair of white horses, probably pulling a carriage or coach. [NB White horses are always called 'grey'].

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161 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

una coppia di grigio

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161 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

Más literal, imposible :)

161 months ago

Robert Tucker   wrote:

una coppia di leardi

My comment:

E allora la carrozza stemmata, la coppia di
leardi, o di sauri, superbamente attaccata ...
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29845/29845-8.txt

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161 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

Se si tratta di cavalli, allora è perfetta.

161 months ago

Robert Tucker   wrote:

contesto

My comment:

Adriana, se non inserisci un minimo di contesto, sarà difficile aiutarti. Potrebbe trattarsi di cavalli, pappagalli o qualsiasi altra cosa.