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produzione orticola di 3 milioni di quintali

English translation: a three-million-(metric) quintal horticultural production


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Italian term or phrase:produzione orticola di 3 milioni di quintali
English translation:a three-million-(metric) quintal horticultural production
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14:49 Dec 17, 2007
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Agriculture
Italian term or phrase: produzione orticola di 3 milioni di quintali
It's a (quite dry) list of agricultural "assets" of an Italian region, along with acres of vineyards, etc.

I'm particularly interested in:
1. how you'd translate "produzione orticola"
2. would you English-speaking readers of the leaflet think "quintal" sounds un-English?
Sarah Cuminetti
Italy
Local time: 02:33
a three-milion-quintal horticultural production
Explanation:
Io direi così.

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Note added at 23 mins (2007-12-17 15:12:57 GMT)
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O anche "horticultural output" ma preferisco la prima. HTH
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Raffaella Panigada
Italy
Local time: 02:33
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Thanks Raffaella!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2a three-milion-quintal horticultural production
Raffaella Panigada
4horticulture productionxxxmoranna
4three-milion-metric quintals agricultural production
Lyudmila Gorbunova (married Zanella)


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a three-milion-quintal horticultural production


Explanation:
Io direi così.

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Note added at 23 mins (2007-12-17 15:12:57 GMT)
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O anche "horticultural output" ma preferisco la prima. HTH

Raffaella Panigada
Italy
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 9
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Thanks Raffaella!

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agree  la_m
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
three-milion-metric quintals agricultural production


Explanation:
"Produzione orticola" io lo tradurrei "agricultural production" siccome si tratta anche dei vigneti, "quintal" non ha significato di 100 kg (in Inghilterra è di 50,8 kg, in America è di 45,36 kg). La parola giusta per un "quintale italiano"(100 kg) è "metric quintal".

Lyudmila Gorbunova (married Zanella)
Italy
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
horticulture production


Explanation:
I would stick to cwt

xxxmoranna
Italy
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