Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
sommità
English translation:
nettle tops
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Sep 15, 2003 20:39
20 yrs ago
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Italian term
United Kingdom
sommità
Italian to English
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ingredients of a herbal tea:
eg (ortica) sommità
is it nettle heads?
eg (ortica) sommità
is it nettle heads?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +8 | nettle tops |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 4 +1 | sorry other peers but do prefer heads as asker suggested... |
cjohnstone
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Proposed translations
+8
5 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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379
Italian term (edited):
sommit�
Selected
nettle tops
See this link to food
BBC - Food Recipes - Nettle Soup
... Method 1. Cook the onion and nettle tops in the butter until soft. ... Glossary,
Get to grips with the language of food in the glossary, Converter, ...
www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/ nettlesoup_8113.shtml - 58k - Cached - Similar pages
ortica = nettle
somità = peak or top
Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary (2001)
Mike :)
BBC - Food Recipes - Nettle Soup
... Method 1. Cook the onion and nettle tops in the butter until soft. ... Glossary,
Get to grips with the language of food in the glossary, Converter, ...
www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/ nettlesoup_8113.shtml - 58k - Cached - Similar pages
ortica = nettle
somità = peak or top
Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary (2001)
Mike :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "was tempted by heads but tops is tops I reckon. Thanks, Mike, Charles"
+1
35 mins
cjohnstone
France
France
Native in English
France
Experience and feel
Native in: French 
, English (Variant: British)
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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257
sorry other peers but do prefer heads as asker suggested...
head for this one is THE word, though of course the other sugestions can do too, I would put in "heads" however wierd it may seem is a botanical accepted term and is pefect here... POINTS TO YOURSELF DEAR asker as far as I am concerned!!!!!!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
verbis
1 hr
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| neutral |
giogi
: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
8 hrs
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| neutral |
writeaway
: er, CJ, (une fois n'est pas coutume)-7 Googles for "nettle heads", 537 for "nettle tops"
9 hrs
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