Jul 4, 2012 11:20
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files metal
English to Italian
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lo trovo in una lista di utensili a disposizione nella cassetta degli strumenti di un tecnico. purtroppo non ho contesto. dopo "files metal" trovo "saw metal". qualche idea?
grazie!
Marika
grazie!
Marika
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | lime per metallo |
Colin Rowe
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| 3 | metallo per lime |
Francesco Badolato
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Proposed translations
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Colin Rowe
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lime per metallo
mi sembra
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Note added at 8 mins (2012-07-04 11:28:46 GMT)
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i.e. files for smoothing metal
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I believe there is simply a comma missing ("files, metal") and also in the next item ("saw, metal"), as I cannot see why a "lista di utensili a disposizione nella cassetta degli strumenti di un tecnico" would contain pieces of metal for making files or saws.
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Instead, it is specifying that the files in question are for filing metal (as opposed to wood, etc.). The same applies again to the saw: it is a saw for cutting metal (i.e. a hacksaw), and not a wood saw.
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You could, of course, go for a nice safe alternative which leaves various interpretations open, e.g. "lime, metallo.
This would cover "lime per metallo" and "lime di metallo".
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i.e. files for smoothing metal
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Note added at 47 mins (2012-07-04 12:07:31 GMT)
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I believe there is simply a comma missing ("files, metal") and also in the next item ("saw, metal"), as I cannot see why a "lista di utensili a disposizione nella cassetta degli strumenti di un tecnico" would contain pieces of metal for making files or saws.
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Note added at 50 mins (2012-07-04 12:10:41 GMT)
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Instead, it is specifying that the files in question are for filing metal (as opposed to wood, etc.). The same applies again to the saw: it is a saw for cutting metal (i.e. a hacksaw), and not a wood saw.
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You could, of course, go for a nice safe alternative which leaves various interpretations open, e.g. "lime, metallo.
This would cover "lime per metallo" and "lime di metallo".
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Francesco Badolato
: Lime per metallo sarebbe stato "metal files". In questo caso, a mio parere, si intende la parte in metallo di ricambio per le lime.//Come da vocabolario tecnico:"file steel" = "acciaio per lime"
vedi link che ho proposto
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So how do you understand "saw metal"? By your reasoning this would have to be "saw blade", not "saw metal". // But it doesn't say "file steel" or "file metal", it says "files metal"
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Ketty Torre (X)
: I totally agree, there simply must be something missing between files and metal. It could also have the meaning of "made of metal", but it would be weird, I can't imagine plastic saws. :P
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Thanks. What's wrong with plastic saws, though? I believe my son still has one of them... And a plastic power-drill, too! :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "grazie Colin!"
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Francesco Badolato
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metallo per lime
Se fosse "lime per metallo" sarebbe "metal files".
Ho trovato "file steel" = "acciaio per lime"
http://books.google.it/books?id=qYiv0dDzo5AC&pg=PT276&lpg=PT...
quindi "files metal" = "metallo per lime".
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A mio giudizio si intende la parte di ricambio di metallo per le lime che si dovessero consumare, spezzare ecc.
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"Si dovesse" non "si dovessero".
Ho trovato "file steel" = "acciaio per lime"
http://books.google.it/books?id=qYiv0dDzo5AC&pg=PT276&lpg=PT...
quindi "files metal" = "metallo per lime".
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A mio giudizio si intende la parte di ricambio di metallo per le lime che si dovessero consumare, spezzare ecc.
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"Si dovesse" non "si dovessero".
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Colin Rowe
: This would surely have to be "file metal" and not "file*s* metal". Besides, as in your example, surely "steel" would be specified, rather than just "metal". // Vedi risposta alla tua nota.
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Discussion
Che significato avrebbe "metal files" allora?
tools - lime per mettallo
metalurgy - metallo per lime