pluritrentennale

English translation: over thirty years/more than thirty years

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Italian term or phrase:	pluritrentennale
English translation:	over thirty years/more than thirty years
Entered by:	Tom in London

09:40 Feb 6, 2009

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Human Resources

Italian term or phrase: pluritrentennale

with reference to experience in a given field?

Anne Gwathmey KudoZ activity Questions: 22 (4 open) (3 without valid answers) Answers: 0 Italy
Local time: 13:19

over thirty years/more than thirty years

Explanation:
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Note added at 26 mins (2009-02-06 10:07:15 GMT)
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I have 30 years' experience as a translator. Then I had another 30 years' experience. And then, not content with that, I did it for another 30 years. I have "una esperienza pluritrentennale!!!!"

;)

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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:19

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over thirty years/more than thirty years

Tom in London

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peer agreement (net): +10

over thirty years/more than thirty years

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:19
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Susan Gastaldi: It's the only thing it can mean logically although I don't think it makes much sense as a word in Italian (unless someone thinks they are likely to live for several thirty year periods!

2 mins

agree

SYLVY75: hehe, this is a never-heard-of mix between 'pluriennale' and 'trentennale'. Of course, no worker can have such a long working experience... Tom's answer seems to be the only logical solution given the context.

10 mins

agree

Oliver Lawrence

11 mins

agree

Cedric Randolph: Simply a typically Italian locution that bears no logical sense but sounds very good on a CV, to another Italian, of course.

19 mins

-> thanks folks, I agree with all your comments. "Pluritrentennale" is a ridiculous expression. We translators should charge extra for improving on the originals!

agree

Sele

22 mins

agree

Raffaella Panigada

1 hr

agree

justdone: The long experience of this guy is obviously NOT concerning his native language. The ITALIAN expression is "ULTRAtrentennale"... You perfectly got the sense of the italian word. Hundred years'war was "pluritrentennale" (LOL). Have a nice day! / WHY? :-O.

1 hr

-> Because although "buona giornata" in Italian is fine, in English "have a nice day" is American only. Non-Americans find it annoying :)

agree

luskie: anche con justdone - have a nice afternoon :)

3 hrs

agree

Rossella Mainardis

7 hrs

agree

Michael Korovkin: non li mostri affatto (oppure anche la Tua foto è oramai pluritrentennale...)

9 hrs

-> ha ha

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