Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
un pezzo da settantacinque
English translation:
a 75mm (field) gun
Added to glossary by
Martin Cassell
Sep 10, 2006 23:12
17 yrs ago
Italian term
un pezzo da settantacinque
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Military / Defense
(this is isn't one of my working language pairs, it's from a story i'm translating for my own interest).
The narrator describes how as a young man returning from his military service, he was a fine strong figure whom all the girls admired: "Io allora avevo ventun anno e facevo il presentat'arm con un pezzo da settantacinque."
I presume "pezzo" would refer to a rifle or such, but what would the units be?
The story was written in 1942 and probably would be set in the 1920s/1930's, though this is not stated explicitly. (It is one of the untranslated introductory stories in Mondo piccolo - Don Camillo.)
The narrator describes how as a young man returning from his military service, he was a fine strong figure whom all the girls admired: "Io allora avevo ventun anno e facevo il presentat'arm con un pezzo da settantacinque."
I presume "pezzo" would refer to a rifle or such, but what would the units be?
The story was written in 1942 and probably would be set in the 1920s/1930's, though this is not stated explicitly. (It is one of the untranslated introductory stories in Mondo piccolo - Don Camillo.)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | a 75 mm piece |
Gian
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| 3 -1 | Beretta model 75 |
swisstell
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Change log
Sep 11, 2006 00:20: Kim Metzger changed "Field (write-in)" from "Music" to "(none)"
Proposed translations
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7 hrs
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a 75 mm piece
Dato che si parla di "pezzo da 75" ritengo che 75 sia il diametro della bocca da fuoco (calibro) e quindi si tratti di un cannon (gun) o di un obice (howitzer). Naturalmente una persona non può fare il presentat'arm con un cannone, ma penso che - per quanyo pesante - lo potesse fare con la canna. Una volta questi cannoncini o obici potevano essere smontati in vari pezzi e portati a dorso di mulo.
Credo che quindi si riferisca a ciò; tuttavia "pezzo" nel gergo militare si traduce con "piece": pezzo da campagna= fielpiece; pezzo d'artiglieria= piece of ordnance (o piece of artillery); batteria da 6 pezzi= a six-piece battery; ma si dice: caricare il pezzo= to load the gun.
Quindi io direi: <<< a 75 mm piece>>>>
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per quanto pesante....
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http://www.alpini.torino.it/nucleo7513.htm
Obice da 75/13 mod. 15 - 1915
Questo obice, capolavoro dell'ingegneria militare del primo novecento, fu assegnato nella guerra 15-18 all'artiglieria da montagna austro-ungarica poi, preda bellica, a quella italiana. Tutti gli artiglieri da montagna che combatterono le sfortunate campagne dell'ultima guerra mondiale sono emotivamente legati, oltre che ai loro muli, a questi pezzi che nelle più terribili circostanze li aiutarono a tornare a casa.
Canon de 75 modèle 1897 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
They were known as : 75mm Armata Polowa wz.1897/17 . In 1939 the Polish army had 1374 of these guns, making it by far the most numerous artillery piece in ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_de_75_modèle_1897 - 33k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
http://www.paperlessarchives.com/fms_1920-1940.html
FM 4-25 ( Coast Artillery Field Manual Seacoast Artillery, Service of the Piece, 155-mm Gun ) (1940)
FM 4-35 ( Coast Artillery Field Manual: Seacoast Artillery, Service of the Piece; 14-inch Gun, M1920MII on Railway Mount, M1920 ) (1940)
FM 4-40 ( Coast Artillery Field Manual: Seacoast Artillery, Service of the Piece, 12-inch Mortar, Railway Artillery ) (1940)
http://www.answers.com/topic/anti-aircraft
Anti-aircraft warfare - information on Anti-aircraft warfare at ... - [ Traduci questa pagina ]All armies soon deployed a number of guns based on their smaller field pieces, notably the French 75 mm and Russian 76.2 mm, typically simply propped up on ...
www.answers.com/topic/anti-aircraft - 85k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
SE TEMI che non si capisca allora userei "75 mm gun"
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The development in the Finnish artillery strength - [ Traduci questa pagina ]Also 208 898 shells of 75 mm and 9 178 shells of 203 mm were included.) Back to Top ! The number of captured / lost artillery pieces during Winter War ...
www.winterwar.com/forces/FinArmy/ArtDevelopment.htm - 41k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
>>>>>>> a 75 mm artillery piece
Credo che quindi si riferisca a ciò; tuttavia "pezzo" nel gergo militare si traduce con "piece": pezzo da campagna= fielpiece; pezzo d'artiglieria= piece of ordnance (o piece of artillery); batteria da 6 pezzi= a six-piece battery; ma si dice: caricare il pezzo= to load the gun.
Quindi io direi: <<< a 75 mm piece>>>>
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Note added at 7 hrs (2006-09-11 06:39:04 GMT)
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per quanto pesante....
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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-09-11 07:53:03 GMT)
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http://www.alpini.torino.it/nucleo7513.htm
Obice da 75/13 mod. 15 - 1915
Questo obice, capolavoro dell'ingegneria militare del primo novecento, fu assegnato nella guerra 15-18 all'artiglieria da montagna austro-ungarica poi, preda bellica, a quella italiana. Tutti gli artiglieri da montagna che combatterono le sfortunate campagne dell'ultima guerra mondiale sono emotivamente legati, oltre che ai loro muli, a questi pezzi che nelle più terribili circostanze li aiutarono a tornare a casa.
Canon de 75 modèle 1897 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
They were known as : 75mm Armata Polowa wz.1897/17 . In 1939 the Polish army had 1374 of these guns, making it by far the most numerous artillery piece in ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_de_75_modèle_1897 - 33k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
http://www.paperlessarchives.com/fms_1920-1940.html
FM 4-25 ( Coast Artillery Field Manual Seacoast Artillery, Service of the Piece, 155-mm Gun ) (1940)
FM 4-35 ( Coast Artillery Field Manual: Seacoast Artillery, Service of the Piece; 14-inch Gun, M1920MII on Railway Mount, M1920 ) (1940)
FM 4-40 ( Coast Artillery Field Manual: Seacoast Artillery, Service of the Piece, 12-inch Mortar, Railway Artillery ) (1940)
http://www.answers.com/topic/anti-aircraft
Anti-aircraft warfare - information on Anti-aircraft warfare at ... - [ Traduci questa pagina ]All armies soon deployed a number of guns based on their smaller field pieces, notably the French 75 mm and Russian 76.2 mm, typically simply propped up on ...
www.answers.com/topic/anti-aircraft - 85k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
SE TEMI che non si capisca allora userei "75 mm gun"
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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-09-11 08:06:56 GMT)
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The development in the Finnish artillery strength - [ Traduci questa pagina ]Also 208 898 shells of 75 mm and 9 178 shells of 203 mm were included.) Back to Top ! The number of captured / lost artillery pieces during Winter War ...
www.winterwar.com/forces/FinArmy/ArtDevelopment.htm - 41k - Copia cache - Pagine simili
>>>>>>> a 75 mm artillery piece
Peer comment(s):
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Alfredo Tutino
: I'd say that the man was boasting: "I was so strong I could handle a field gun as if it was a rifle". Of course I should read the whole passage to be sure of it...
4 hrs
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| agree |
Marinela Sandoval
12 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Grazie molte!"
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21 mins
Beretta model 75
since you're talking rifles and Italy, this would seem to be an obvious answer.
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75 HUNTERWE SPECIALIZED IN SPECIAL ORDERS AND ARE A KIMBER/BERETTA/SIGARMS DEALER. (See boxes below to contact). State:, CA. Description:, SAKO/BERETTA 75 HUNTER ...
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Beretta Model 75 | 550629Beretta Model 75. The Downward Spiral. Rykodisc, who is outside or not, ... Beretta Model 75. The C & A ' s health care providers who are referenced in the ...
berettamodel75.lunendatabase.org/
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75 HUNTERWE SPECIALIZED IN SPECIAL ORDERS AND ARE A KIMBER/BERETTA/SIGARMS DEALER. (See boxes below to contact). State:, CA. Description:, SAKO/BERETTA 75 HUNTER ...
www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976542318.htm - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
Beretta Model 75 | 550629Beretta Model 75. The Downward Spiral. Rykodisc, who is outside or not, ... Beretta Model 75. The C & A ' s health care providers who are referenced in the ...
berettamodel75.lunendatabase.org/
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: Italian army rifles were made by Carcano, not Beretta. A pezzo could also be a handgun.
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