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“s”

English translation: is the ultimate in efficiency

05:10 Feb 9, 2021
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English term or phrase: “s”
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Esselunga puts the “s” in frictionless with La Esse
Esselunga’s La Esse store is a completely innovative format for the Italian grocery giant, offering groceries and a cafe in a smaller, hip space in central Milan, covering a 400 square meter surface.

Please admice me what does “s” mean. Thank you for your kind help.
Mitsuko Yoshida
Local time: 20:40
Selected answer:is the ultimate in efficiency
Explanation:
This is a rather odd play on words that doesn't work in my opinion, and is too complicated to explain. I know that's not a very good answer, but I hope others will agree. It's based on the fact that "esse" is the phonetic spelling of the letter S in Italian.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2021-02-09 07:41:12 GMT)
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Frictionless means it's easy to shop there because the store is well organised.
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your advice.
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4 +3is the ultimate in efficiency
philgoddard


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
is the ultimate in efficiency


Explanation:
This is a rather odd play on words that doesn't work in my opinion, and is too complicated to explain. I know that's not a very good answer, but I hope others will agree. It's based on the fact that "esse" is the phonetic spelling of the letter S in Italian.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2021-02-09 07:41:12 GMT)
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Frictionless means it's easy to shop there because the store is well organised.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your advice.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Wilson: Not something tp translate literally
4 hrs
agree  Victoria Britten
5 hrs
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
13 hrs
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