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Italian term or phrase:	a latere
English translation:	on the fringe of
Entered by:	Ivana Micheli

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22:45 Oct 5, 2004

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Italian term or phrase: a latere

A latere della conferenza a Parigi ....

Ivana Micheli KudoZ activity Questions: 771 (16 open) (3 without valid answers) (33 closed without grading) Answers: 2137 United Kingdom
Local time: 17:39

on the fringe of

Explanation:
on the fringe of the conference...

a latere indica un evento + marginale (oppure abb importante ma di dimensioni modeste) che avviene in occasione di un altro evento più pubblicizzato, di portata maggiore,ecc. penso che «on the fringe of» rispecchi bene questa sfumatura di significato

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theDsaint

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Perfect! Thanks theDsaint!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2	alongside	Francesca Pegazzano
4	on the fringe of	theDsaint
3	on the occasion of	JudyK

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26 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

alongside

Explanation:
or, possibly, attached to, or similar
a latere is Latin for "a fianco"

www.latinovivo.com/Studenti%20Miei/ Massime%20e%20proverbi/elenco_motti.htm

www.locutio.com/ expressions-usuelles/exprusuel_a_latere.htm

Francesca Pegazzano
Italy
Local time: 18:39
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian

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Thanks Francesca - your explanation is great (now I understand it) but I have to go with "on the fringe of" as it fits my context perfectlty - thanks again,

ivana

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Comment: Thanks Francesca - your explanation is great (now I understand it) but I have to go with "on the fringe of" as it fits my context perfectlty - thanks again,

ivana

9 hrs confidence:

on the occasion of

Explanation:
possibly

JudyK
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:39
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English
PRO pts in category: 3

13 hrs confidence:

on the fringe of

theDsaint
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Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

Perfect! Thanks theDsaint!

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Italian: a latere

English translation: on the fringe of