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bookshop di settore

English translation: specialized bookshop


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Italian term or phrase:bookshop di settore
English translation:specialized bookshop
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22:13 Sep 27, 2008
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Marketing - Archaeology
Italian term or phrase: bookshop di settore
theme-oriented bookshop? it is for a museum.
Maria Burnett
United States
Local time: 19:42
specialized bookshop
Explanation:
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sophie_
Local time: 01:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6specialized bookshop
sophie_
5 +2specialist bookshopmanducci
4related sector bookshopxxxmoranna
3museum bookshop
Juliette Scott


  

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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
specialized bookshop


Explanation:
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Example sentence(s):
  • bookstores in Barcelona and Madrid are the biggest travel specialized bookshops in Spain, and perhaps in the whole of Europe. ...
sophie_
Local time: 01:42
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tom in London: or "specialised" if you want British English.
2 hrs
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agree  Shera Lyn Parpia: you can also say specialist bookstore - same idea, different term.
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agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
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agree  Alessandra Renna
11 hrs
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neutral  manducci: While the term 'specialized bookshop' is used, I would argue that this is not correct usage. Shera's suggestion: 'specialist' is the more correct collocation with 'bookshop'
12 hrs
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agree  Umberto Cassano
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agree  rossella mainardis
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related sector bookshop


Explanation:
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xxxmoranna
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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museum bookshop


Explanation:
Maybe this is a stupid answer, but couldn't it be simply this ? Museum bookshops are always related to the theme of the museum. See examples...




    Reference: http://www.writersmuseum.com/
    Reference: http://www.tate.org.uk/shop/books.htm
Juliette Scott
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
specialist bookshop


Explanation:
The term is usually 'specialist' bookshop rather than 'specialized'

Example sentence(s):
  • The glass pavilion on the seaward side of the gallery will also house a specialist bookshop and cafe area, with additional seating in the secluded gallery garden.
  • The Serpentine Gallery presents modern and contemporary work and collaborates regularly with international and national partners. The Gallery commission new works and run a specialist bookshop.

    Reference: http://artscouncil.org.uk/regions/links.php?rid=3&alpha=S&pa...
    Reference: http://penleehouse.org.uk/visit/publicgalleries.htm
manducci
Local time: 01:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Russell Jones
9 hrs
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agree  Rachel Fell
12 hrs
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