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comunicato sociale

English translation: Public Service Announcement


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Italian term or phrase:comunicato sociale
English translation:Public Service Announcement
Entered by: kringle
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10:38 Nov 9, 2006
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / social messages, adverts, awareness
Italian term or phrase: comunicato sociale
from a list of films/shorts made by a director. No context that would help - those adverts that aim to arouse public awareness about a charitable organisation, against drugs etc. Any help would be most welcome! thanks SUE
kringle
Local time: 04:54
Public Service Announcement
Explanation:
see if it's this ...

http://www.wgbs7.com/Advertising_and_Services.htm

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Note added at 29 mins (2006-11-09 11:07:48 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service_announcement
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Di Salvatore
Italy
Local time: 04:54
Grading comment
Thanks so much - spot on (pardon the pun). SUE
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4public information film
Rachel Fell
4social advertisingLoretta Bertoli
3 +1Public Service Announcement
Di Salvatore
2society communication
Catherine Johnstone


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
society communication


Explanation:
an idea as social will not really do, too many other meanings
Another go could be general public something

Catherine Johnstone
France
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Public Service Announcement


Explanation:
see if it's this ...

http://www.wgbs7.com/Advertising_and_Services.htm

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Note added at 29 mins (2006-11-09 11:07:48 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service_announcement

Di Salvatore
Italy
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks so much - spot on (pardon the pun). SUE

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabel Booth: was just about to post this myself!
10 mins
  -> thanks! :-))
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
social advertising


Explanation:
what about this?you described them as advertisings for social awareness , so it seems just right

Loretta Bertoli
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
public information film


Explanation:
also, this - belatedly!

Welcome

For the first time on The National Archives' website you can view complete public information films from 1945 -2006. Joining with the Central Office of Information (COI) to celebrate their 60th Anniversary

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/

Rachel Fell
Local time: 03:54
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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