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valorizzare al meglio

English translation: fully develop


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07:44 May 7, 2011
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Italian term or phrase: valorizzare al meglio
la sicilia puo' valorizzare al meglio la qualita' e la quantita' sei suoi straordinari attratiru turistici.

usare al meglio = "make the most of" but I'm not quite sure how to translate 'valorizzare al meglio' here.
rhansf1
English translation:fully develop
Explanation:
This phrase is always difficult. "Enhance" will not work well here and "exploit" has negative overtones as in fact does "develop" where ecology is concerned.
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James (Jim) Davis
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Local time: 06:04
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2fully develop
James (Jim) Davis
4optimize
LaraBarnett
3give a better value/ to maximize
corallia


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fully develop


Explanation:
This phrase is always difficult. "Enhance" will not work well here and "exploit" has negative overtones as in fact does "develop" where ecology is concerned.

James (Jim) Davis
Italy
Local time: 06:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 107
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agree  Miriam Hurley: Definitely works best here. That's on my list of Pesky Words http://www.miriamhurley.com/pesky.html
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agree  LorraineB
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1 day12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
optimize


Explanation:
This is one idea, obviously depending on full context and how the rest of the sentence is structured, because the verb used in Italian here cannot really be literally translated to give the same sense in English.

"optimize
–verb (used with object)
1. to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
2. to make the best of.
3. ..."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/optimize

Example sentence(s):
  • "In order to optimize and improve tourist service of tourism companies, the paper adopts Quality House Technology to transform tourists’ demands into a service quality factor for tourism companies."

    Reference: http://www.seiofbluemountain.com/upload/product/201004/2010l...
LaraBarnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:04
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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2 days5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
give a better value/ to maximize


Explanation:
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corallia
Local time: 06:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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