Nov 24, 2009 12:40
14 yrs ago
Italian term
United Kingdom
quanto di meglio disponibile
Italian to English
Other
Other
Can't quite get my head round this
From a letter
"Certamente abbiamo contribuito a far conoscere i prodotti X che rappresentavano quanto di meglio disponibile a livello internazionale".
Does it mean that these products represented the best available internationally?
TIA
From a letter
"Certamente abbiamo contribuito a far conoscere i prodotti X che rappresentavano quanto di meglio disponibile a livello internazionale".
Does it mean that these products represented the best available internationally?
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | the best available |
Francis Champlon
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| 4 | the cream of the international market offering |
Oliver Lawrence
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| 4 | the best on the international market |
rigrioli
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Proposed translations
+2
5 mins
Francis Champlon
France
France
France
True technical translations
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Italian to French
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
the best available
Yes, the translation is what you have suggested
Note from asker:
| thanks - thought so...just seemed a bit of a weird formulation! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
11 mins
Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
109
the cream of the international market offering
if you wanted something with a more positive tone (of course 'the best available' is also accurate, however to my ears it might have a hint of the damning-with-faint-praise about it depending on context (it was only the best 'cos there was nothing better))
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
James (Jim) Davis
: I can see your point, but this seems too flowery for the simple reporting style of the italian.
33 mins
|
| neutral |
philgoddard
: I'm with Jim.
3 hrs
|
12 hrs
the best on the international market
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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-11-25 01:03:10 GMT)
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also
the very best on the international market
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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-11-25 01:03:10 GMT)
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also
the very best on the international market
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