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Take, for instance, the so-called capre type, which furnishes the finest physical examples of all, -- you, a stranger, are at once impressed by the general red tint of the variety; but you do not notice the differences of that tint in different persons, which are more difficult to observe than shade-differences of yellow or brown.
Two Years in the French West Indies Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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I am told that when transported to a colder climate, the capre or capresse partly loses this ruddy tint.
Two Years in the French West Indies Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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The best swimmer is a young capre who cannot weigh more than a hundred and twenty pounds.
Two Years in the French West Indies Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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In particolare, nella zona piu 'prossima alla val di Rabbi un lupo avrebbe attaccato e ucciso negli ultimi giorni 11 pecore e 2 capre, valutazione confermata dai guardacaccia di Merano.
European Tribune 2010
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Strage di pecore e capre in Val d'Ultimo, in Alto Adige, ad opera di un lupo e di un orso sconfinati dal Trentino.
European Tribune 2010
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I remember a particular scene from Ugo Betti's poignant play 'Il delitto all'isola delle capre' ( 'The Crime on the Goats' Island ') where the daughter tells mother how perfect she thought she was, how strong, standing there proud and tall, with the sun rays in her hair.
Maninas: Food Matters Maninas 2010
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Vi sono delle capre saluatiche, delle quali ho veduto le teste, ... e le pelli de i cingiali.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Now, to me, every capre or capresse has an individual color; and I do not believe that in all Martinique there are two half-breeds -- not having had the same father and mother -- in whom the tint is precisely the same. "
Two Years in the French West Indies Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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