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Conges terminology question
153 months ago
Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:
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Language pair: |
Italian > English |
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Subject: |
Other |
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Level of diffculty: |
Easy / medium |
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Word or term in question: |
regolava il disco in movimento |
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Context: |
Poi si iniziava la discussione tra Gigi e le ragazze. "Togliti la vestaglia," oppure: |
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Keywords: |
"Abbassa la vestaglia, tira su, tira giù", mentre lui regolava il disco in movimento ed accennava con le braccia ai passi che quelle disgraziate erano costrette a fare. |
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Complete list of answers and comments
while setting the pitch of the rotating disc
153 months ago
Giorgio Vellani 
wrote:
while he was calibrating the record in movement
153 months ago
Giorgio Vellani
wrote:
while he was adjusting the record they were listening to
153 months ago
Giorgio Vellani
wrote:
adjusted the (speed of the) revolving record
The asker rated this answer best
153 months ago
Robert Tucker
wrote:
controlled the speed of the record (playing)
My comment:
Presumably a 78 rpm if this is in Mussolini's time.
(Being tone deaf would have been highly desirable on these occasions!?)
Comments by other colleagues on this answer:
153 months ago
Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL
wrote:
Quite so! And maybe there's an element of controlling the situation as well....
153 months ago
Robert Tucker
wrote:
regulated/controlled/manoeuvred the pace of the disco
My comment:
he led the pace (can also be used)
153 months ago
Josephine Cassar
wrote:
regulated/controlled/manoeuvred the pace of the disco
My comment:
he led the pace (can also be used)
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