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English translation: take full advantage of/make full use of

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10:18 Jul 29, 2005

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general)

Italian term or phrase: mettere a frutto

Not quite sure what an english equivalent might be...perhaps "reap the fruits of an incomparable network"?

A 50 anni compiuti, GB ha pianificato lo sviluppo di una nuova merchant bank con cui mettere a frutto un'impareggiabile rete di relazioni.

triskele KudoZ activity Questions: 82 (none open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 58
Local time: 13:12

English translation:take full advantage of/make full use of

Explanation:
implied meaning, perhaps

Selected response from:

writeaway
Local time: 13:12

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Summary of answers provided

4 +3

to leverage

Ariella Germinario-Lingenthal

3 +3

take full advantage of/make full use of

writeaway

to profit from; to put to something to use to one's advantage; to benefit from

Carmen Schultz

3 +1

exploit

Laura Lucardini

to maintain and intensify

baldis

Answers

11 mins confidence:

to maintain and intensify

Explanation:
it's simple, but explains that the network already exists and hopefully will grow.

another solution: reap the benefits of

baldis
Local time: 13:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

exploit

Explanation:
this means "sfruttare", which I think is the sense here.

Laura Lucardini
Local time: 12:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

26 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

take full advantage of/make full use of

Explanation:
implied meaning, perhaps

writeaway
Local time: 13:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

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42 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

to leverage

Explanation:
Anche: to capitalize on

Ariella Germinario-Lingenthal
Local time: 13:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

3 hrs confidence:

to profit from; to put to something to use to one's advantage; to benefit from

Explanation:
mettere a frutto (2). v.rifl. Sinonimi: avvalersi || Vedi anche: approfittare, ...
http://www.homolaicus.com/linguaggi/sinonimi/hypertext/0942....

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mettere a frutto v.intr.
Sinonimi: approfittare, lucrare || Vedi anche: avvalersi, avvantaggiarsi, farsi forte, giovarsi, sfruttare, far fruttare, guadagnare, trarre profitto
mettere a frutto (2) v.rifl.
Sinonimi: avvalersi || Vedi anche: approfittare, avvantaggiarsi, far ricorso a, farsi forte, giovarsi, impiegare, ricorrere a, servirsi, usare, utilizzare
mettere a frutto (3) v.tr.
Sinonimi: investire, sfruttare || Vedi anche: far fruttare, impegnare Contrari: perdere, sprecare || V. anche buttar via, dissipare, gettare al vento, gettare dalla finestra, rovinare, sciupare, consumare, dilapidare, scialacquare, scialare, sperperare

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 06:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

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