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ne avrebbe tratto vantaggio

English translation: would stand to benefit

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Italian term or phrase:ne avrebbe tratto vantaggio
English translation:would stand to benefit
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

14:39 Nov 17, 2015
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In A Historical Novel
Italian term or phrase: ne avrebbe tratto vantaggio
Contesto:

Comunque fossero andate le cose, ne avrebbe tratto vantaggio. Il paziente sarebbe quasi certamente deceduto, ma lui avrebbe potuto dimostrare d'aver fatto tutto il possiblile con grande cura e cristiana carita.

Grazie,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 20:19
would stand to benefit
Explanation:
He would stand to benefit no matter the outcome.

He would have stood to benefit no matter the outcome.

It all depends on which tense you're using for the translation.
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Ivana UK
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3would stand to benefit
Ivana UK
4 +1he would have gained from it
maddalena deichmann
3 +1he would have benefitted
Gad Kohenov
4they would benefit him
Cristina Gonzalez
4it would have been advantageous for him
Anthony Mazzorana (X)
4it would have been to his advantage
Shera Lyn Parpia


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
he would have benefitted


Explanation:
My suggestion.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 03:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 50

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anthony Mazzorana (X): He would have benefited no matter how things went... I like this answer best
24 mins
  -> Mille grazie!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
they would benefit him


Explanation:
"No matter how things went, they would benefit him. The patient would almost certainly die, but he would have been able to prove he had done everything possible..."

Cristina Gonzalez
United States
Local time: 20:19
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it would have been advantageous for him


Explanation:
No matter how things went it would have been advantageous for him. The patient would almost surely have died, but he would have been able to show that he'd done everything possible with great care and compassion.

Anthony Mazzorana (X)
United States
Local time: 20:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
would stand to benefit


Explanation:
He would stand to benefit no matter the outcome.

He would have stood to benefit no matter the outcome.

It all depends on which tense you're using for the translation.

Ivana UK
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 45

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia: would have stood I think
50 mins
agree  texjax DDS PhD: Nice! Agree with Shera comment ;)
2 hrs
agree  Helen Pringle: would have stood
2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
he would have gained from it


Explanation:
la mia proposta

maddalena deichmann
Spain
Local time: 02:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James (Jim) Davis: I was just about to post this
17 hrs
  -> Thanks!!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it would have been to his advantage


Explanation:
However things went (or had gone) it would have been to his advantage.

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Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 02:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 127
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