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English translation: understated

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Italian term or phrase:	discreto
English translation:	understated
Entered by:	Emanuela Galdelli

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10:41 Jul 1, 2005

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Advertising / Public Relations

Italian term or phrase: discreto

Sempre parlando di piastrelle:

....danno vita ad un ambiente elegante ma nel contempo **discreto**, facilmente abbinabile ai più contemporanei arredi bagno"

Grazie!

kpi KudoZ activity Questions: 626 (none open) (75 closed without grading) Answers: 392
Local time: 04:54

understated

Explanation:
would work

Selected response from:

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 04:54

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

soberly elegant

Linda 969

4 +2

understated

xxxCMJ_Trans

3 +1

discreet

Mariana Postolache

modest

Romina Minucci

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

discreto (nel contesto) discreet

Explanation:
Direi cosi:
...an elegant but at the same time, discreet environment, easily...

Mariana Postolache
Italy
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of:

Romanian

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

understated

Explanation:
would work

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 04:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 35

Grading comment

Thanks CMJ_Trans!

9 mins confidence:

discreto (nel contesto) modest

Explanation:
I'd say modest in this case.

Romina Minucci
Italy
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of:

Italian

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

discreto (nel contesto) soberly elegant

Explanation:
hth!
Linda

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Note added at 26 mins (2005-07-01 11:08:50 GMT)
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actually, you could simply go for *discreetly elegant*

Linda 969
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of:

Italian,

English
PRO pts in category: 38

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Changes made by editors

Nov 17, 2010 - Changes made by Emanuela Galdelli:
Term asked	discreto (nel contesto) => discreto
Nov 17, 2010 - Changes made by Emanuela Galdelli:
Edited KOG entry	kpi's old entry - "discreto (nel contesto)" => "understated"

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