Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
fare il punto della situazione
English translation:
to explain the situation
Added to glossary by
Joseph Tein
Apr 20, 2009 04:51
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
United States
Multilingual. Very careful & precise.
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English
fare il punto della situazione
Italian to English
Social Sciences
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
This non-technical phrase shows up in the instructions for administering the DSST - Digit Symbol Substitution Test - to subjects in a clinical trial.
The complete sentence reads: "Tenga in mano il foglio DSST per *fare il punto della situazione* al paziente e indichi la chiave sopra ogni voce del test e dica al paziente: ... "
I think it has to do with explaining the instructions to the patient/subject, but I need help with a nice way to phrase this in this context. This question has been asked here before (in 2002) but I'm not completely happy with the answers given there.
Grazie per l'aiuto!
The complete sentence reads: "Tenga in mano il foglio DSST per *fare il punto della situazione* al paziente e indichi la chiave sopra ogni voce del test e dica al paziente: ... "
I think it has to do with explaining the instructions to the patient/subject, but I need help with a nice way to phrase this in this context. This question has been asked here before (in 2002) but I'm not completely happy with the answers given there.
Grazie per l'aiuto!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | to explain the situation |
James (Jim) Davis
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| 4 +4 | sum things up |
Tom in London
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| 3 | to bring him up to speed |
polyglot45
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| 3 | to present the situation |
Lirka
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Proposed translations
+7
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Seychelles
Native in English
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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303
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to explain the situation
In the context I would just use this. Before seeing the context, I had thought of "to sum up the situation" " to see where we are", but in your context, I think this is sufficient Joseph.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you again, Jim."
2 hrs
polyglot45
Native in English
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
to bring him up to speed
would also work, though maybe too casual
tell him about the latest developments - fare il punto tends to convey the notion that it is an update
tell him about the latest developments - fare il punto tends to convey the notion that it is an update
+4
3 hrs
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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227
sum things up
colloquial, as you say in your question.
Peer comment(s):
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davenstephy
: Think this is the best one of the lot
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thanks davenstephy
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Monia Di Martino
: In this context Jim's solution is ok, but this is the correct translation if it comes to "fare il punto...."
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| agree |
Peter Cox
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| agree |
AeC2009
: agree with Monia too...
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thanks folks :)
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to present the situation
another option
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