KudoZ home » Italian to English » Tourism & Travel

importo d'asta

English translation: auction amount

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs
(or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)

Italian term or phrase:	importo d'asta
English translation:	auction amount
Entered by:	Nerino

Options:
- Contribute to this entry
- Include in personal glossary

10:25 Oct 30, 2009

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / campsite deposit

Italian term or phrase: importo d'asta

è richiesto il versamento *dell’importo d’asta* pari a Euro XXX,00, che non verrà rimborsato alla partenza

It's a campsite booking confirmation letter and this is a non-refundable amount to be paid in addition to the deposit. I can find similar but not exact term. Tourism tax?

Thank you as ever

Susanna Garcia KudoZ activity Questions: 65 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 244
Local time: 21:57

auction amount

Explanation:
Una proposta.

http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&source=hp&q="auction amoun...

Selected response from:

Nerino
Local time: 22:57

Grading comment

Much eating of humble pie - tante grazie, Nerino and everyone else who tried to make sense of this.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

pitch fee

Oliver Lawrence

4 -1

participation fee / entry fee

Elizabeth Hill Barsanti

down payment

Shera Lyn Parpia

non-refundable fee

Juliet Halewood

auction amount

Nerino

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

15 mins confidence:

auction amount

Explanation:
Una proposta.

http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&source=hp&q="auction amoun...

Nerino
Local time: 22:57
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Much eating of humble pie - tante grazie, Nerino and everyone else who tried to make sense of this.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks but it doesn't fit the context

18 mins confidence:

non-refundable fee

Explanation:
Sounds like it could be this even though I've never seen the term used in this context.

Juliet Halewood
Local time: 22:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: I agree, on all counts. Thank you

13 mins confidence:

down payment

Explanation:
sounds right

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 41 mins (2009-10-30 11:07:02 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

A down payment is not necessarily a deposit. The deposit is usually refundable at eth end of eth stay or afterwards, but a down payment is simply partial advance payment of the fee or rent.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-30 12:12:01 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

What about "registration fee" - usually a once-off non-refundable payment. You might want to add "once-off" before it or just say once-off fee - google "once off registration fee" and you will see this is quite common

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 22:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 36

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks but this is in addition to the deposit.

Asker: Apologies for lack of full information but otherwise I'd have had to put most of the letter; it is made clear that this payment is not a partial advance but is a non-refundable payment which will not be taken into consideration when paying the balance,

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

participation fee / entry fee

Explanation:
Participation fees vs. reserve prices in auctions with asymmetric ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0165176505002302

Elizabeth Hill Barsanti
Italy
Local time: 22:57
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian

2 hrs confidence:

pitch fee

Explanation:
'asta' as in tent pole maybe :)?
some campsites charge a pitch/pitching fee for the privilege of putting your tent up on their hallowed turf, you can find quite a few on the net

Reference: http://www.moorandcoast.co.uk/folk_week_form_10.html

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 22:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 80

Notes to answerer

Asker: Of course - that would make sense. This translation of asta didn't occur to me, although the pitch is a static caravan.

Return to KudoZ list

Changes made by editors

Nov 3, 2009 - Changes made by Nerino:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

Overview

Latest translation questions

Ask a translation question

See also:

ProZ.com term search

Search millions of term translations

importo d'asta

English translation: auction amount

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

Answers

Sign in to your ProZ.com account...

Or create a new account

ProZ.com ideas

KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

importo d'asta

English translation: auction amount

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

Answers

Sign in to your ProZ.com account...

Or create a new account

ProZ.com ideas

KudoZ™ translation helpThe KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.