Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
strapiombato
English translation:
overhanging
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Mar 30, 2010 10:34
14 yrs ago
Italian term
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
strapiombato
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
earthquake retrofitting
"......la demolizione delle murature strapiombate...."
i.e. after an earthquake. "Leaning out" doesn't seem good enough.
i.e. after an earthquake. "Leaning out" doesn't seem good enough.
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7 mins
Cedric Randolph
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
&
English
Italy
Reliable, punctual and accurate
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English
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168
Selected
overhanging
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Comment: "thanks Cedric"
4 mins
Hilary Bruce
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
All about hospitality.
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
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4
jutting
an alternative
7 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
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Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
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243
overhanging/leaning out of (the) perpendicular/leaning over
several possibilities.
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alcune possibilità
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alcune possibilità
59 mins
unstable
I wouldn't be too literal here and would translate this with "unstable".
1 hr
protruding/bulging
both convey the sense of something sticking out where it shouldn't be (like my belly after a long winter of wine and pasta)
1 hr
Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Italian to English, English
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88
buckled
my two penn'orth
2 mins
beetled
Lets see if this helps in your context..
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beetled
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Verb: Be suspended over or hang over.. usage "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town".
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bulging .. yes that is right.. thats what the Italian term means...
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beetled
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Verb: Be suspended over or hang over.. usage "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town".
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bulging .. yes that is right.. thats what the Italian term means...
Note from asker:
| doesn't that mean "bulging" rather than "leaning out"? |
2 hrs
Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: English
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English
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192
out of plumb
see
Adj. 1. plumb - exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb" ... out of plumb → pas d'aplomb. adv. (= exactly) → en plein ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/plumb -
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probably best to say "thrown out of plumb"
Of the two ways to measure earthquake size, magnitude based on instrumental ... well-designed frame structures thrown out of plumb; great in substantial ...
www.eas.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/mercalli.html -
The earliest report of an Illinois earthquake is of a shock in 1795 felt at .... an old building was cracked; houses were jostled out of plumb at Beloit, Wis., ... Heavy rumbling preceded and accompanied the earthquake in places. ...
earthquakes.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/.../history.php
Many do not recognize it as an earthquake. Standing motor cars may rock ... designed structures, well designed frame structures thrown out of plumb. ...
www.abc.net.au/news/events/haiti-earthquake/map.htm
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fits with the italian meaning - "fuori del perpendicolare"
http://it.thefreedictionary.com/strapiombo
Adj. 1. plumb - exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb" ... out of plumb → pas d'aplomb. adv. (= exactly) → en plein ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/plumb -
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probably best to say "thrown out of plumb"
Of the two ways to measure earthquake size, magnitude based on instrumental ... well-designed frame structures thrown out of plumb; great in substantial ...
www.eas.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/mercalli.html -
The earliest report of an Illinois earthquake is of a shock in 1795 felt at .... an old building was cracked; houses were jostled out of plumb at Beloit, Wis., ... Heavy rumbling preceded and accompanied the earthquake in places. ...
earthquakes.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/.../history.php
Many do not recognize it as an earthquake. Standing motor cars may rock ... designed structures, well designed frame structures thrown out of plumb. ...
www.abc.net.au/news/events/haiti-earthquake/map.htm
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fits with the italian meaning - "fuori del perpendicolare"
http://it.thefreedictionary.com/strapiombo
11 hrs
Paulo Horsky
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Ingénieur traducteur polyglote
Native in: Portuguese , French
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[standing] at a dangerous angle...
sugestion
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