Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
andamento ondulato
English translation:
wavy blade
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lcstranslations
Feb 8, 2012 07:21
12 yrs ago
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andamento ondulato
Italian to English
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Cooking / Culinary
description of carving knife
Leggero e maneggievole, grazie al suo andamento ondulato permette tagli alla julienne piuttosto fini.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | wavy blade |
Claudia Cherici
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| 4 | Serrated cutting edge (serrated blade) |
Lara Barnett
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Proposed translations
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Claudia Cherici
Italy
Italy
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Italy
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Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
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wavy blade
More context would be helpful, but I assume we are talking about a knife
see for instance:
http://www.rotopeelontv.com/
"the wavy blade makes a perfect julienne cut "
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Note added at 13 mins (2012-02-08 07:35:21 GMT)
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so you did, sorry. I didn't read the whole description
see for instance:
http://www.rotopeelontv.com/
"the wavy blade makes a perfect julienne cut "
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Note added at 13 mins (2012-02-08 07:35:21 GMT)
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so you did, sorry. I didn't read the whole description
Note from asker:
| I did include in that it was the description of a knife, this is the only context I have, described each blade with one sentence. Thanks! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
30 mins
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
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Works in field
United Kingdom
www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
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40
Serrated cutting edge (serrated blade)
Although we can call each "wave" an undulation, which is the literal translation in this case, the common term used in cookery and kitchens is actually "serrated". Though "undulated" could be used here
"serrated
1. having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting; serrate: the serrated blade of a bread knife.
2. serrate."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/serrated
In order to include the idea of the "andamento", the use of the idea of "cutting" would be an appropriate adjective to use to refer to the knifes "performance":
"serrated
1. having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting; serrate: the serrated blade of a bread knife.
2. serrate."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/serrated
In order to include the idea of the "andamento", the use of the idea of "cutting" would be an appropriate adjective to use to refer to the knifes "performance":
Example sentence:
"kitchen knives with SERRATED CUTTING EDGE for everyday use - blade with SERRATED CUTTING EDGE of high-grade stainless steel, ergonomic handle of resistant plastic - shaped and ground for maximum effect and safe use"
"Serrated knives are popular cutting tools combining some aspects of a saw with some aspects of a knife. "
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