Feb 3, 2010 17:24
14 yrs ago
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Italian term
le utilitarie
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Can someone help me come up with a good translation for this. The context "Fiat motorizza un'intera provincia con le sue utilitarie, la 500 e la 600".
Is "run-arounds" suitable?
Is "run-arounds" suitable?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | runabouts |
James Twist
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| 3 +1 | (small) city cars |
Shera Lyn Parpia
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| 4 | superminis (UK) subcompacts (US) |
James (Jim) Davis
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| 4 | compact cars |
LAX01
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| 3 | utility vehicles |
potra
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References
| in the US |
texjax DDS PhD
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Proposed translations
+2
10 mins
James Twist
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
At your service
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) 
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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15
Selected
runabouts
or utility cars
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Oliver Lawrence
: these are smaller than super-minis
1 hr
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Thanks, Oliver
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| agree |
Peter Cox
7 hrs
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Thanks, Peter
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
14 mins
Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: English
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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39
(small) city cars
I think officially it's this.
Reference:
http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1998/aprile/26/City_car_fresche_fabbrica_co_0_9804261673.shtml
http://genio.virgilio.it/questions/Categorie_di_macchine_2735216634115/
37 mins
James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Seychelles
Native in English
Works in field
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
203
superminis (UK) subcompacts (US)
If you go to the wiki page for utilitaria and then click on English down on the left hand margin of the page you get the English equivalent. They seem to define the same type of car.
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitaria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermini_car
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Note added at 42 mins (2010-02-03 18:06:55 GMT)
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Same cars
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=subcompact...
http://images.google.com/images?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=uti...
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=superminis...
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Note added at 45 mins (2010-02-03 18:10:13 GMT)
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Ooops
Fiat puts a whole province on four wheels with its little Fiat 500 and Fiat 600 runabouts.
"Fiat motorizza un'intera provincia con le sue utilitarie, la 500 e la 600".
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Note added at 46 mins (2010-02-03 18:11:35 GMT)
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Of course runabouts was Jim Dandy's take. I'll leave all this stuff up for other contexts.
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitaria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermini_car
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Note added at 42 mins (2010-02-03 18:06:55 GMT)
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Same cars
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=subcompact...
http://images.google.com/images?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=uti...
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=superminis...
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Note added at 45 mins (2010-02-03 18:10:13 GMT)
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Ooops
Fiat puts a whole province on four wheels with its little Fiat 500 and Fiat 600 runabouts.
"Fiat motorizza un'intera provincia con le sue utilitarie, la 500 e la 600".
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Note added at 46 mins (2010-02-03 18:11:35 GMT)
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Of course runabouts was Jim Dandy's take. I'll leave all this stuff up for other contexts.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Peter Cox
: Small, cheap cars - not superminis
7 hrs
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Hmm, I once had a mini and I thought it was really super. I think the motor industry calls them super and "good value for money" but on the other side of the sales counter, they are just cheap.
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| agree |
Marcello Joseph SPADA
: I have to agree, superminis in UK, subcompacts in US. PS I have a 998 mini and it is really super :-)
15 hrs
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2 hrs
utility vehicles
as opposed to S.U.V. Basically, those types of cars where car for everyday use by the working class (blue-collar) consumer and for the masses.
11 hrs
compact cars
the term 'compact' is more commonly used than 'subcompact'
Based on a cursory check on google, the search of the term 'compact car' yelds 24+ millions results, versus 'subcompact car' with only 240K hits. You decide.
Based on a cursory check on google, the search of the term 'compact car' yelds 24+ millions results, versus 'subcompact car' with only 240K hits. You decide.
Reference comments
35 mins
texjax DDS PhD
Native in Italian
Degree + PhD in Dentistry, ATA-Certified
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Italian
Related KudoZ points
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20
Reference:
in the US
we call it subcompact (with or w/o hypen)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=subcompact fi...
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Note added at 35 mins (2010-02-03 18:00:44 GMT)
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hyphen..sorry :)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=subcompact fi...
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Note added at 35 mins (2010-02-03 18:00:44 GMT)
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hyphen..sorry :)
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