Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
fa leva sulle cifre irrisorie
English translation:
make the costs sound insignificant
Italian term
fa leva sulle cifre irrisorie
Minimizzazione: fa leva sulle cifre irrisorie che si ottengono rapportando il costo annuo a periodi più corti o al costo di beni ad acquisto ripetitivo.
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Minimization: remove the small sums of money that are obtained by comparing the annual cost with shorter periods or with cost of repetitive goods.
Aug 5, 2013 09:46: Lara Barnett changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Business/Commerce (general)"
Proposed translations
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English
make the costs sound insignificant
"50p a day" sounds less painful than "£180 a year"...
Italy
Knowledge makes the difference
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian
it hinges upon the paltry costs (deriving from ...)
United States
Licensed US Lawyer, 28 Yrs. Experience
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English
calculated based on negligible sums obtained from the annual cost per...
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
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