Mar 23, 2011 09:05
13 yrs ago
Italian term
non possono pagare soltanto le piccole e medie
Italian to English
Bus/Financial
Government / Politics
Lending to SMEs
The meaning seems clear enough in isolation: 'only small and medium-sized [enterprises] cannot pay' but the whole sentence is: in un momento di crisi, non possono pagare soltanto le piccole e medie mentre i sistemi bancari continuano a realizzare e far crescere i loro utili.
Does the speaker mean to say that it is not only SMEs that SHOULD pay while banks continue to make profits, or are SMEs in fact the objects of pagare?
Does the speaker mean to say that it is not only SMEs that SHOULD pay while banks continue to make profits, or are SMEs in fact the objects of pagare?
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
4 mins
Thomas Roberts
Native in Italian
&
English
Specializes in field
Multilingual academic lawyer
Native in: English (Variant: Scottish) 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English, German to English, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
62
it is not right that only SMEs should pay
I would use "should". SMEs are the subject not the object in this phrase.
5 mins
James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Seychelles
Native in English
Works in field
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
195
it is not fair for just the SMEs to pay
or "it is not right for...
However more of the Italian text would help raise confidence
However more of the Italian text would help raise confidence
+1
5 mins
Sara Maghini
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Italian
Works in field
United Kingdom
Award-winning Italian translator
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian
Related KudoZ points
:
4
SMEs should not be the only ones to pay
In a moment of crisis, SMEs should not be the only ones to pay while banks [...] keep increasing their profit.
Peer comment(s):
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Lorraine Buckley (X)
: I think Thomas, Jim and you were all writing at the same time, so I agree with all but like your turn of phrase the best
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Thanks Lorraine!
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30 mins
polyglot45
Native in English
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
why should the SME be left to pick up the tab while...
another option
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it is not fair that small and medium business is the sole to pay the price of...
this is the sense of it
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Note added at 4 mins (2011-03-23 09:10:02 GMT)
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SORRY mixed singular and plural in a funny way....
it is not fair that small and medium business must be the sole ones to pay the price for.....
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Note added at 45 mins (2011-03-23 09:50:53 GMT)
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businesses
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Note added at 4 mins (2011-03-23 09:10:02 GMT)
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SORRY mixed singular and plural in a funny way....
it is not fair that small and medium business must be the sole ones to pay the price for.....
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Note added at 45 mins (2011-03-23 09:50:53 GMT)
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businesses
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