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appuntamento

English translation: event

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Italian term or phrase:appuntamento
English translation:event
Entered by: Serena Tutino

16:08 Mar 27, 2007
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / Comunicato stampa fiera medicina
Italian term or phrase: appuntamento
come renderlo in questo contesto?
alla francese?

XXX cresce, dunque, e si rivela sempre più un appuntamento indispensabile per gli operatori del settore, anche e soprattutto in un momento di grandi cambiamenti e profonde trasformazioni.

XXX has grown and is proving to be an essential rendez-vous for the professionals of the sector, also but especially, in a moment of big and deep changes.
Serena Tutino
Italy
Local time: 02:16
event
Explanation:
an indispensable event (second choice: encounter)

rendezvous? no way!
Selected response from:

DCypher (X)
Local time: 02:16
Grading comment
Grazie mille!!!
Effettivamente è la soluzione migliore!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9event
DCypher (X)
4opportunity/prospect
HelenG
3appointment
Nicole Johnson


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
event


Explanation:
an indispensable event (second choice: encounter)

rendezvous? no way!

DCypher (X)
Local time: 02:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Grazie mille!!!
Effettivamente è la soluzione migliore!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giovanna Pistillo
1 min
agree  Luisa Fiorini
5 mins
agree  PB Trans
6 mins
agree  tatyana000
6 mins
agree  silvia b (X)
22 mins
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
25 mins
agree  Maura Sciuccati
39 mins
agree  irenef
48 mins
agree  simona dachille
1 hr
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
appointment


Explanation:
Why not just use a literal translation? Considering the subject area of this trade show, the word appointment could work well here and allow some room for creativity (specifically, I'm thinking of a doctor's appointment).





Example sentence(s):
  • appuntamento (gen) nm appointment (meeting arranged in advance)

    appuntamento (gen) nm appointment (meeting arranged in advance)
Nicole Johnson
Italy
Local time: 02:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
opportunity/prospect


Explanation:
I think that it is clear that the meaning is more about making XXX a business partner so prospect or opportunity seems the best option to me.

HelenG
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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