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English translation: on the international competitive stage

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08:32 Oct 18, 2011

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Sports / Fitness / Recreation

Italian term or phrase: calcando il palcoscenico

The subject we're talking about is Motor Racing. Here's the whole sentence: "In questi anni XXX, calcando il palcoscenico internazionale delle competizioni, ebbe modo di accumulare molte esperienze ed instaurare quelle relazioni interpersonali, che in futuro si sarebbero rivelate come importanti conoscenze."

Robert Mongiello KudoZ activity Questions: 345 (2 open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 80
Local time: 05:56

English translation:on the international competitive stage

Explanation:
These years on the international competitive stage enabled XXX to develop broad experience and...

('on the international stage' retains the theatrical metaphor and slots the 'competitive' element in quite smoothly.). HTH.

Selected response from:

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 05:56

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Summary of answers provided

4 +3

by being present on the international racing scene

James (Jim) Davis

on the international competitive stage

Oliver Lawrence

treading the boards of international competition

Laura Bennett

(by) focusing on international competition

casper

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

8 mins confidence:

treading the boards of international competition

Explanation:
This would work with the theatre metaphor.

Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/tread-the...

Laura Bennett
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 11

25 mins confidence:

calcando il palcoscenico internazionale delle competizioni

on the international competitive stage

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 05:56
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 96

Grading comment

thanks

47 mins confidence:

calcando il palcoscenico internazionale delle competizioni (by) focusing on international competition

Explanation:
Literally it's focusing on the stage of international competition, but the on the stage of part can be dispensed with, IMO.

casper
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

by being present on the international racing scene

Explanation:
Nobody can see any effective theatrical metaphors which work here in English so just gloss over it, forgetting the theatre and just say because he was there, otherwise it will sound unnatural (best not to try than to try and then make a mess).

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-18 10:06:42 GMT)
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Perhaps I should have said "which work *well* here".

James (Jim) Davis
Italy
Local time: 05:56
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 46

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