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mandare a monte

English translation: cause failure / fail


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Italian term or phrase:mandare a monte
English translation:cause failure / fail
Entered by: Pnina
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10:02 Feb 27, 2005
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software
Italian term or phrase: mandare a monte
"La certezza informatica non esiste. Troppi fattori possono mandare a monte la corretta installazione di un programma."

Many thanks in advance.
Pnina
Israel
Local time: 12:12
failure / fail
Explanation:
You would have to turn it around a little -
Many factors can cause the installation of a program to fail.
Many factors can cause failure of correct program installation.
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Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 05:12
Grading comment
Thanks to all. Thank you, enzalo, for your excellent answer.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4failure / fail
Enza Longo
4 +1mess up
Maurizio Valente
4to disrupttheDsaint
3wreck
Chiara_M


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wreck


Explanation:
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Chiara_M
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mess up


Explanation:
.. may mess things up badly during a program installation

Maurizio Valente
Italy
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Riccardo Schiaffino
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
failure / fail


Explanation:
You would have to turn it around a little -
Many factors can cause the installation of a program to fail.
Many factors can cause failure of correct program installation.

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 05:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks to all. Thank you, enzalo, for your excellent answer.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  paolamonaco: sono pienamente d'accordo
3 hrs
  -> thanks Paola

agree  Laura Lucardini
3 hrs
  -> thank you

agree  theDsaint
4 hrs
  -> thank you

agree  Mirella Palizzi Piccone: even though mess up" would be the correct idiom translation of "mandare a onte" it is on a case by case basis and in this case, i fully agree with the above
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to disrupt


Explanation:
to disrupt the installation

lascerei cadere «corretta» perché superfluo

theDsaint
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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