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English translation: Accounts


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16:38 May 12, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
History / tourist guide
Italian term or phrase: Testimonianze
It is an interactive guide to an old town, with videos of the inhabitants talking about the town's history, famous personalities explaining what struck them about the place and children explaining why they like their home town.... I've been unable to find a satisfactory translation for "testimonianze"
ulvaferry
Local time: 19:54
English translation:Accounts
Explanation:
More context would be useful but I doubt you'll go far wrong with this.
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Lawboy
Local time: 18:54
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3AccountsLawboy
4 +1what the inhabitants and famous guest have said about ....
James (Jim) Davis
3TestimonialsOne-L Michele
Summary of reference entries provided
Context sentence provided by the asker
Alessandra Martelli

  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Testimonianze degli abitanti e degli ospiti celebri
what the inhabitants and famous guest have said about ....


Explanation:
Really need to see the Italian (5-10 lines) to see if this fits well. There are many ways to translate this according to the context.

James (Jim) Davis
Italy
Local time: 19:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
10 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Testimonials


Explanation:
I suppose you considered this and discarded it. But I'd say it's fairly applicable.

One-L Michele
Italy
Local time: 19:54
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FriulianFriulian
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Accounts


Explanation:
More context would be useful but I doubt you'll go far wrong with this.

Lawboy
Local time: 18:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alice Ungarini: I would agree with Account, or even witness accounts to be more formal.
1 hr
agree  Juliet Halewood: Without more context I'd say this was a good suggestion
12 hrs
agree  Sonia Atkinson: Exactly what I would have said. "Accounts from the local residents ..."
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Reference: Context sentence provided by the asker

Reference information:
Testimonianze degli abitanti e degli ospiti celebri

Alessandra Martelli
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
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May 12, 2011 - Changes made by Alessandra Martelli:
Term askedTestimonianze degli abitanti e degli ospiti celebri => Testimonianze


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