Feb 9 13:37
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Italian term
avamporta
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"Chi veniva da XXX o dalla Marina, percorrendo le antiche strade, passava attraverso una prima porta, il ponte levatoio, l’avamporta e, dopo un ultimo tratto in salita, trovava la porta di accesso alla cittàThe entire sentence is "porta di accesso alla città".
This is a description of a town's medieval fortifications. There appear to be three successive gates. There is a first gate, then the avamporta, which presumably is attached to the drawbridge but is, nonetheless, confusing as it is not the first gate. All of this is followed by the gates which actually gives access to the town! Any suggestions for avanporta?
This is a description of a town's medieval fortifications. There appear to be three successive gates. There is a first gate, then the avamporta, which presumably is attached to the drawbridge but is, nonetheless, confusing as it is not the first gate. All of this is followed by the gates which actually gives access to the town! Any suggestions for avanporta?
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +2 | foregate | philgoddard |
4 | outport | Bartosz Pelka |
3 | outer gate | martini |
Proposed translations
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foregate
General term of one or several defensive elements erected directly in front of the gate of a fortified circuit, connected to it and serving to defend it.
http://medievalheritage.eu/en/main-page/dictionary/foregate/
http://medievalheritage.eu/en/main-page/dictionary/foregate/
Note from asker:
Thank you. This is what I would have liked to use, but unfortunately I had to hand in the translation. |
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
6 mins
outport
Below is the link with the def. which leads to 'avan-port' in FR which is 'outport' in EN
4 hrs
outer gate
the medieval gate was reinforced with an outer gate designed by Filippo Brunelleschi.
https://www.turismo.pisa.it/en/culture/detail/Mura-e-Porta-d...
FR: porte extérieure
https://www.comune.brusson.ao.it/fr-fr/vivere-il-comune/cosa...
https://www.dreamstime.com/outer-gate-birgu-malta-view-city-...
https://photobash.co/models/medieval-outer-gate-01
Note from asker:
This is precisely why I was so confused. |
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
philgoddard
: But we already have a 'prima porta'. This one is in the middle, before the inner gate.
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