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Italian: collo di bottiglia

English translation: bottleneck



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Italian term or phrase:collo di bottiglia
English translation:bottleneck
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Italian term or phrase: collo di bottiglia
Redigere il Libro Bianco sui trasporti delle Merci pericolose presentando lo stato dell’arte, le best practise, la legislazione e le esigenze in questo campo, i colli di bottiglia le strategie per superarli

I understand what it means but what is a good translation in English?
hanks a lot
Angio :)
Angio
Italy
bottleneck
Explanation:
# noun: a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
# verb: slow down or impede by creating an obstruction (Example: "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system")
# verb: become narrow, like a bottleneck (Example: "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks")
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Mirella Soffio
Italy
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks a lot!!
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bottleneck

Explanation:
# noun: a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
# verb: slow down or impede by creating an obstruction (Example: "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system")
# verb: become narrow, like a bottleneck (Example: "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks")

Mirella Soffio
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks a lot!!

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