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Dear Sir/Madam

Italian translation: Egregi signori/spettabile ditta

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English term or phrase:Dear Sir/Madam
Italian translation:Egregi signori/spettabile ditta
Entered by: CLS Lexi-tech

05:53 Nov 7, 2001
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial
English term or phrase: Dear Sir/Madam
facile facilissima, ma sto cercando un modo un po' elegante di rendere questo esordio di lettera.
E' una lettera molto cordiale, di ringraziamento per un lavoro ben fatto.

grazie
CLS Lexi-tech
Local time: 03:15
Egregi signori
Explanation:
This is another possibility
Selected response from:

Louise Norman
Italy
Local time: 09:15
Grading comment
Thank you Martin and Louise, both. I will keep "spettabile ditta" for another occasion; here I will use "egregi signori" that sounds slightly more personal.
thanks again to both of you.
buon lavoro
paola l m

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Summary of answers provided
4Egregi signori
Louise Norman
4caro signore/ gentile signora
Raffaella Cornacchini
4Egregio signore / gentile signora
raffaella prati
4Egregio signore / gentile signora
Gabriella Bertilaccio
3Caro signor X / cara signora Y
Martin Schmurr


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Caro signor X / cara signora Y


Explanation:
se sai il nome; else: spettabile ditta

Martin Schmurr
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 43
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Egregi signori


Explanation:
This is another possibility

Louise Norman
Italy
Local time: 09:15
PRO pts in pair: 12
Grading comment
Thank you Martin and Louise, both. I will keep "spettabile ditta" for another occasion; here I will use "egregi signori" that sounds slightly more personal.
thanks again to both of you.
buon lavoro
paola l m
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
caro signore/ gentile signora


Explanation:
specie se si tratta di un ringraziamento, insistere sulla cortesia del referente non รจ male.
raffa1

Raffaella Cornacchini
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 1754
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Egregio signore / gentile signora


Explanation:
exp

raffaella prati
Spain
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 89
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Egregio signore / gentile signora


Explanation:
Se in inglese vi fosse il plurale "Dear Sirs..." allora tradurrei solo Egregi signori...
Gabry

Gabriella Bertilaccio
Germany
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in pair: 12
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