Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

N.B. (nota bene)

English translation:

NB

Added to glossary by Angela Arnone
Jun 15, 2001 09:28
23 yrs ago
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Italian term

N.B. (nota bene)

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NB

Stays the same...
I use it all the time in technical manuals both in ENglish and in Italian
Angela
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Experience

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Saskia : yes, simply NB
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Sabrina Rivaldo
6 hrs
Andrea Kopf
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take notice (of), take into consideration/account; bear/keep in mind

Latin term with abovementioned meaning.

Hope it can help you.
Best Regards,
Serge
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Saskia : just NB
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note well (Latin)

Please *nota bene* that the phrase stems from Latin NOT Italian.

See, for example:

http://www.bartleby.com/61/17/N0171700.html

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

nota bene


SYLLABICATION: no·ta be·ne

abbr. NB Used to direct attention to something particularly important.
Latin nota bene, note well : nota, sing. imperative of notare, to note + bene, well.

Hope this helps!


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See above

Peer comment(s):

Saskia : in English we use NB
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Heathcliff : yes, we use "N.B.", but the explanation is very helpful.
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NB

As Angela has rightly pointed out, Nota Bene [NB] remains the same in all technical journals and research papers etc.

Regards
Roomy F Naqvy
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