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Funzione

English translation: department

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Italian term or phrase:Funzione
English translation:department
Entered by: kringle

08:57 Jun 16, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Marketing / Market Research
Italian term or phrase: Funzione
I am having nightmares with this word in a text I'm working on, in some places it means "function", in others it seems to mean "office", as in the following segment: "L’Assistenza Tecnica identifica una Funzione operativa di Gruppo che include Tecnici qualificati distribuiti su più Funzioni e ubicati su più Siti aziendali."
Chris Dawe
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:33
department
Explanation:
I did a HR thing once with the same problem, but with the client sorted out that in some cases (which would seem to be your main problem) it meant department, which could mean a conglom of offices or different set-ups involving teams and/or people from a variety of offices.

Hope this helps! SUE
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kringle
Local time: 03:33
Grading comment
I actually plumbed for "Department" in the end, which appeared to fit the context better, though there were instances where "function" seemed more apt, and I then used that. Thanks Sue. Thanks again to all, and to Jim for all his input. Chris.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3department
kringle
5 +2Function
James (Jim) Davis
5Function/Office/Role/Task/Aim
Gina Ferlisi


Discussion entries: 2





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Function/Office/Role/Task/Aim


Explanation:
Hello chris

This word has many different meaning in italian as tou can see from below: garzanti dictionary...
Lemma funzione
Traduzione s.f.
1 (compito) function, role, task; (di organo) function; (scopo) purpose, aim: la scuola ha una - sociale, the school has a social function (o role); l'arco ha - di sostegno, the arch functions as a support; le funzioni del fegato, the functions of the liver; - clorofilliana, the function of chlorophyll; la - procreativa, the procreative function; avere una -, to serve a purpose / vive solo in - del suo lavoro, he lives only for his job
2 (ufficio, carica) function, office, position, capacity; (mansione) duty, assignment: le funzioni di un sindaco, the functions (o the duties) of a mayor; cessare dalle funzioni, to retire from office; entrare in -, to take up office; avere funzioni direttive, to have a managerial position (o to work in a managerial capacity); essere nell'esercizio delle proprie funzioni, to be in office (o to be on duty); esercitare le funzioni di, to perform the duties of (o to function as o to officiate as o to act as) / il segretario facente -, the officiating secretary / era là in - di arbitro, he was there acting as umpire / - pubblica, public office; - amministrativa, administrative duty; - legislativa, legislative function (o role)
3 (funzionamento) operation, working, functioning: entrare in -, to become operative; il servizio di assistenza non è più in -, the backup service is no longer in operation / (mecc.) in -, working

Depends on the context that you have to translate.

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Note added at 16 min (2008-06-16 09:13:30 GMT)
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in your case i think Office is the best suited.

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Note added at 33 min (2008-06-16 09:30:34 GMT)
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You could put it in this way"The Technical Assistance identifies a function Operational Group, which includes skilled technicians distributed across multiple functions and located across more business sites. this is only a suggestion

Gina Ferlisi
Local time: 03:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi - Yes, thanks, I know, that's my problem, I don't know which applies, in this context. Here's another example: "TECNICI facenti parte della Funzione TSE (diretti ed esterni) il cui Responsabile risponde a Operation Staff." It could be Tech Services function OR Tech Services Office. The fact that it is almost always capitalised makes me think it's "Office", yet others thought it was "function", as per the first question I raised yesterday (Funzione Operativa di Gruppo). Arrrrrrrggghh!

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
department


Explanation:
I did a HR thing once with the same problem, but with the client sorted out that in some cases (which would seem to be your main problem) it meant department, which could mean a conglom of offices or different set-ups involving teams and/or people from a variety of offices.

Hope this helps! SUE

kringle
Local time: 03:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
I actually plumbed for "Department" in the end, which appeared to fit the context better, though there were instances where "function" seemed more apt, and I then used that. Thanks Sue. Thanks again to all, and to Jim for all his input. Chris.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valeria Lattanzi
35 mins
agree  Judy Almodovar
1 hr
agree  Katie Roberts
2 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Function


Explanation:
http://www.bizjobs.com/business_glossary.php

"Function - in the context of an organization, this means the job role or discipline, eg., sales, marketing, production, accounting, customer service, delivery, installation, technical service, general management, etc."

In Italian as in English it can be used to refer to the office or department which contains the function, just a the bottle you drink can be used to refer to all the whisk in it.
The capitals in your text will refer to actual offices, departments, or functions.


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Note added at 1 hr (2008-06-16 10:42:03 GMT)
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Just thinking about whiskey seems to have inebriated by typing. Correction: "... just as the bottle you drink can be used to refer to all the whisky in it ...". I'm not sure about always using "function", but you shouldn't be afraid of the word.


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Note added at 18 hrs (2008-06-17 03:27:42 GMT)
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"Technical Assistance is a group operating function which includes skilled technicians from different functions which work on different sites in the company". "Technical Assistance" is in capitals because in addition to being a function, it is also an organisationa unit of the company in its organisation chart. What does the sentence mean. It means that this function will include people from other functions, like production, maintenance and repair, research and development, design and what have you.

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 05:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 287

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  architran: Just say function every time
12 mins
agree  Pompeo Lattanzi: Yes, unfortunately the term is used in both meanings, both in Ita and Engl. I'd suggest to preserve the "enthropy" by using "Function" every time, as per architran.
10 hrs
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