quaderno, quadernetto e miniquadernetti

English translation: notepads, notebooks and pocket notebooks

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Italian term or phrase:quaderno, quadernetto e miniquadernetti
English translation:notepads, notebooks and pocket notebooks
Entered by: Linda Thody

13:22 Apr 12, 2013
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Italian term or phrase: quaderno, quadernetto e miniquadernetti
Dear fellow Prozians,
I apologise for the list, but it appears on the site of a stationery company which I am translating, and I am trying to think of a suitable translation.
I've considered a comparison-type list like "normal-sized, medium-sized and small notebooks" but maybe there are more appropriate "technical" terms for these?
Many thanks in advance for any suggestions.
william wooderson
Local time: 21:50
notepads, notebooks and pocket notebooks
Explanation:
I think the usual categorising in the UK is as above, but of course this would not work if you have another "notepad" category.
You could also say:
large notebooks, notebooks and pocket notebooks
or alternatively
notebooks, exercise books and pocket notebooks

Just a few suggestions. HTH!

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Note added at 4 days (2013-04-17 08:41:36 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks William :-)
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Linda Thody
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:50
Grading comment
Thank you again Linda, I decided in the end to give the point to you though in truth I thought all the answers were valid!
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Summary of answers provided
3Exercise books, notepads and jotters
NicoleL
3notebook, small notebook, pocket-size notebook
Josephine Cassar
3notepads, notebooks and pocket notebooks
Linda Thody


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Exercise books, notepads and jotters


Explanation:
The above is how I would refer to them, but
I believe sizes are standardised now, ie: A4, A5 and A6 notepads (or notebooks)


    Reference: http://www.whsmith.co.uk/StationeryAndCards/Notebooks.aspx
NicoleL
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Nicole, much appreciated.

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
notebook, small notebook, pocket-size notebook


Explanation:
Maybe even a diary-miniquadernetti, something along those line, I imagine, without context

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Note added at 18 hrs (2013-04-13 07:23:38 GMT)
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Tks, according to your very interesting site, that would be it, quadernetto is 12/17 cm so miniquadernetti might be the size of a pocket notebook, but still bound according to picture, so not a jotter. Quadernetto can be translated as exercise book used long ago but to keep same category of articles, maybe notebook and the rest fit better

Josephine Cassar
Malta
Local time: 22:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalteseMaltese
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Josephine, yes I think that sounds good.

Asker: Incidentally, this is the site: www.quotus.it

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
notepads, notebooks and pocket notebooks


Explanation:
I think the usual categorising in the UK is as above, but of course this would not work if you have another "notepad" category.
You could also say:
large notebooks, notebooks and pocket notebooks
or alternatively
notebooks, exercise books and pocket notebooks

Just a few suggestions. HTH!

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Note added at 4 days (2013-04-17 08:41:36 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks William :-)

Linda Thody
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thank you again Linda, I decided in the end to give the point to you though in truth I thought all the answers were valid!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your help Linda.

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