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Consorzio di cooperative sociali

English translation: Consortium of social cooperatives

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Italian term or phrase:Consorzio di cooperative sociali
English translation:Consortium of social cooperatives
Entered by: transparx

08:09 Oct 15, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / childrens educational activities
Italian term or phrase: Consorzio di cooperative sociali
A "non profit" cooperative who are partners in running an youth educational facility together with a "for profit" organisation.
achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:28
consortium of social cooperatives
Explanation:
but all the sites i've seen originate in Italy to tell the truth

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-10-15 08:17:12 GMT)
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also "social cooperative consortium"

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-10-15 08:20:00 GMT)
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but in New York, for ex., there exists a "graduate school consortium," so if "social cooperatives" is fine, the whole thing should also be OK
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transparx
United States
Local time: 11:28
Grading comment
It's a concept which doesn't really exist in the UK. Equal opportunities guidelines don't impose strict quotas, only guidelines.
Many thanks to both for giving answers.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +5consortium of social cooperatives
transparx
2consortium of co-operative societies
galileo galilei


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +5
consortium of social cooperatives


Explanation:
but all the sites i've seen originate in Italy to tell the truth

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-10-15 08:17:12 GMT)
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also "social cooperative consortium"

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-10-15 08:20:00 GMT)
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but in New York, for ex., there exists a "graduate school consortium," so if "social cooperatives" is fine, the whole thing should also be OK

transparx
United States
Local time: 11:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
It's a concept which doesn't really exist in the UK. Equal opportunities guidelines don't impose strict quotas, only guidelines.
Many thanks to both for giving answers.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alfredo Tutino: "Social cooperatives" is not readily understood by those unfamiliar with the Italian situation (see my comment on gg answer). It's used on the web, but only by Italian sites, it seems It may be necessary to add a short, explicative phrase
1 hr
  -> i see. that's why i was kind of lost at the beginning. the meaning was familiar, but the fact that i only found it on Italian sites puzzled me. thanks! i wonder if there's an English equivalent or quasi-equivalent
agree  Ivana UK: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/cooper...
4 hrs
  -> thank you Ivana!
agree  marionclarion: This is correct and perfectly good in English too - look in Google - you'll find loads of references for Social Cooperatives - not only in Italy...
8 hrs
  -> thank you Marion!
agree  John Walsh
11 hrs
  -> thank you John!
agree  Linda 969
15 hrs
  -> grazie Linda!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
consortium of co-operative societies


Explanation:
I have doubts about 'consortium' to tell the truth

galileo galilei
Local time: 17:28
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Alfredo Tutino: by Italian law "cooperative sociali" are those that have at least 30% socially disadvantaged persons in their membership: http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:mrVaIveLiAYJ:www.crn.or... social co-operative&hl=it
1 hr
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