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Italian: chiudono gli orfanatrofi, apriamo le famiglie

English translation: close down the orphanages.... families have opened their arms







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Italian term or phrase:chiudono gli orfanatrofi, apriamo le famiglie
English translation:close down the orphanages.... families have opened their arms
Entered by:lizzy g
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Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / Advertising campaigns
Italian term or phrase: chiudono gli orfanatrofi, apriamo le famiglie
Advertising campaign by Chicco
lizzy g
United Kingdom
Clarification request(s) and response
Fiona Peterson: 11:54am Mar 15, 2006: Agree with Marian - do you have any more info? -
lizzy g: 12:22pm Mar 15, 2006: Sorry! - I don't have any more context really - I just have a list of award-winning ad campaigns

close down the orphanages.... families have opened their arms
Explanation:
"orfanatrofi" is a bit Dickensian for good old Chicco!
Selected response from:

Angela Arnone
Italy
Note from asker to answerer
Lots of great suggestions, but I'm going for this one - thanks, Angela!

(and you're right; somehow I don't equate Chicco with Dickens...!)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1INSTITUTES ARE CLOSING, LET'S OPEN THE FAMILY
Claire Titchmarsh
4 +1close down the orphanages.... families have opened their arms
Angela Arnone
4away with the orphanages, let's open the familiespotra
4close the orphanages... we're opening the family
Marian Greenfield
4the orphanages are closing, let's open the families
gabimocrei
3The orphanages are closing, the families are waiting with their arms open wide
Garaemma


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
close the orphanages... we're opening the family

Explanation:
a little background on the campaign would help...

Marian Greenfield
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the orphanages are closing, let's open the families

Explanation:
"apriamo" è imperativo in questo slogan

gabimocrei
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
close down the orphanages.... families have opened their arms

Explanation:
"orfanatrofi" is a bit Dickensian for good old Chicco!

Angela Arnone
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Note from asker to answerer
Lots of great suggestions, but I'm going for this one - thanks, Angela!

(and you're right; somehow I don't equate Chicco with Dickens...!)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Marian Greenfield: oh, now that's nice!!!!
5 days
  -> Hallo, Marian!
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
The orphanages are closing, the families are waiting with their arms open wide

Explanation:
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Garaemma
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
away with the orphanages, let's open the families

Explanation:
Need more info, it seems to me that this kind of slogan should inform as well as promote action

potra
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
INSTITUTES ARE CLOSING, LET'S OPEN THE FAMILY

Explanation:
You might as well put the official name... it's on the Chicco website. http://www.chicco.com/hp.asp

Although Chicco themselves seem to be a little confused, as on the same page it says : “Close the institutes, let’s open families”

The name is also misleading, it's not talking about real families but "family houses".

Claire Titchmarsh
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Giovanna Pistillo
45 mins
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