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hickups

Italian translation: contrattempi

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English term or phrase:hiccups
Italian translation:contrattempi
Entered by: Mauro Cristuib-Grizzi

10:43 Dec 9, 2004
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Business/Commerce (general) / web site
English term or phrase: hickups
A few areas for improvement:

1)Costs for tool modifications very high and not transparent

2)A few hickups with tool toolmaking


Could it be that it should be hiccups, singhiozzo in Italian?

Grazie 1000
Laura Morarelli
Italy
Local time: 22:15
v.s.
Explanation:
è senz'altro hiccups. Tradurrei con "qualche contrattempo" o "qualche piccolo problema".

HTH
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Mauro Cristuib-Grizzi
Italy
Local time: 22:15
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3v.s.
Mauro Cristuib-Grizzi
4 +1intoppo, disfunzione, imperfezione (in questo contesto)
Jordane Boury


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
v.s.


Explanation:
è senz'altro hiccups. Tradurrei con "qualche contrattempo" o "qualche piccolo problema".

HTH

Mauro Cristuib-Grizzi
Italy
Local time: 22:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriella Gregori (X)
36 mins
agree  Egmont
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agree  Marmar123
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
intoppo, disfunzione, imperfezione (in questo contesto)


Explanation:
cf. Garzanti:

hiccough - hiccup s.
1 singhiozzo, singulto
2 (estens.) interruzione, intoppo.


    Reference: http://www.garzantilinguistica.it/interna_eng.html
Jordane Boury
France
Local time: 22:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valeria Maria Tafel: il vecchio caro Garzanti...questo sconosciuto! Una volta glorioso primo strumento del traduttore, oggi dimenticato e lasciato per ultimo... o tempora o mores!!
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