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Jul 14, 2009 16:30
15 yrs ago
Italian term

boteriano

Italian to English Tech/Engineering Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Ma soprattutto, evitando che la barca diventasse bolsa e ingestibile nonostante i "boteriani" volumi di poppa, che di solito portano a un impuntamento della prua con l'aumentare dello sbandamento.

Context: review of a yacht in a yachting magazine.
Proposed translations (English)
4 very large, immense
4 "Botero sized"
3 'Boteroesque'

Proposed translations

6 mins
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very large, immense

This is clearly a reference to the paintings of Botero, the Latin American painter who makes extremely fat figures.
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11 mins

"Botero sized"

The writer assumes the reader will know about Botero, and so should you :)

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-07-14 16:42:24 GMT)
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if you don't, look at these images:

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=botero&btnG=Search...
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43 mins

'Boteroesque'

... perhaps?
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