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10:18 Mar 22, 2011

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Social Sciences - Government / Politics / project

Italian term or phrase: modo indeterminato

One of my clients has to give his considered opinion on a poorly written project proposal:

"Il progetto proposto, riferito a importanti attuali temi scientifici, è stato descritto in modo generico per varie fasi e **indeterminato** per qualche altra. Le risorse finanziarie richieste sembrano eccessive."

I wasn't sure quite what they meant, so I called them and they explained that what they are trying to say is that basically the proposal does not even discuss how they would carry out some of the phases. I'm not sure whether "indeterminato" really gets that idea so it is stumping me for the moment.
Can you think of a good euphemism for "please do not fund this project because they have not done their homework properly"?

Anthony Green KudoZ activity Questions: 327 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 354 Italy
Local time: 19:52

English translation:unspecified for others

Explanation:
this gives the opposite meaning of being specified in one sense and in the other sense no

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Being Earnest
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Local time: 19:52

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many thanks.
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unspecified for others

Being Earnest

incompletely / only partially

luskie

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2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

unspecified for others

Explanation:
this gives the opposite meaning of being specified in one sense and in the other sense no

Being Earnest
Italy
Local time: 19:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

many thanks.

7 hrs confidence:

incompletely / only partially

Explanation:
if for your client indeterminato = *does not even discuss* how they would carry out some of the phases, allora direi che ci sono proprio dei *gaps*, e cioè che, per quanto riguarda alcune parti, il progetto è *addirittura incompleto* (ma probabilmente "addirittura" non si può dire...)

I also like the already suggested *vague*, though I feel it leans more towards the "generico" side of it

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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-03-22 17:41:24 GMT)
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o forse qualcosa come fragmentarily, per essere più "gentili"?

luskie
Local time: 19:52
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