Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
vendita suggestiva
English translation:
suggestive selling
Added to glossary by
Oliver Lawrence
Oct 21, 2009 15:13
14 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Italian to English, English
vendita suggestiva
Italian to English
Other
Food & Drink
coffee bar staff training course
One of the subjects covered in the induction training course for new bar/kitchen/waiting staff at a coffee bar chain is "VENDITA SUGGESTIVA (vedi manuale) SAPER DESCRIVERE I PRODOTTI ADEGUATAMENTE".
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I'm seeking the 'correct' term if there is one: would it be 'proactive selling'? I've seen 'up-selling', but I think it's too specific a term and maybe not what is meant here.
TIA :).
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I'm seeking the 'correct' term if there is one: would it be 'proactive selling'? I've seen 'up-selling', but I think it's too specific a term and maybe not what is meant here.
TIA :).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | suggestive selling |
Sarah Jane Webb
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| 3 | descriptive selling |
Hilary Bruce
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| 2 | attracting, tempting selling |
Giuseppe Bellone
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References
| suggestive selling technique |
Sarah Jane Webb
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Proposed translations
19 hrs
Sarah Jane Webb
Native in Italian
&
English
Away with words
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
, English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
Selected
suggestive selling
see reference below
Suggestive Selling
20 Aug 2007 ... At any rate, this is a long-winded way of introducing the topic of suggestive selling. Restaurants need to sell wine, drinks, and "extras" ...
awinestory.com/wine-101/suggestive-selling
Suggestive Selling
20 Aug 2007 ... At any rate, this is a long-winded way of introducing the topic of suggestive selling. Restaurants need to sell wine, drinks, and "extras" ...
awinestory.com/wine-101/suggestive-selling
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "cheers"
3 mins
Giuseppe Bellone
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Italy
Anything worth doing is worth doing well
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian
Related KudoZ points
:
4
attracting, tempting selling
Are these two too normal?
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Note added at 9 min (2009-10-21 15:23:05 GMT)
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I know there are too many -ings, but you can change the sentence a bit, and I'm sure you know how to do it quite well. :))
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Note added at 9 min (2009-10-21 15:23:05 GMT)
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I know there are too many -ings, but you can change the sentence a bit, and I'm sure you know how to do it quite well. :))
40 mins
Hilary Bruce
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
All about hospitality.
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
Related KudoZ points
:
12
descriptive selling
I'm not 100% sure about this, but it fits with the SAPER DESCRIVERE I PRODOTTI ADEGUATAMENTE part and is one of the selling techniques listed in the link I've given.
Reference comments
4 mins
Sarah Jane Webb
Native in Italian
&
English
Away with words
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) , English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
Reference:
suggestive selling technique
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_italian/other/153876-su...
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Note added at 6 mins (2009-10-21 15:20:01 GMT)
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quite a few ghits
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navc...
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Note added at 23 mins (2009-10-21 15:36:50 GMT)
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Suggestive Selling
20 Aug 2007 ... At any rate, this is a long-winded way of introducing the topic of suggestive selling. Restaurants need to sell wine, drinks, and "extras" ...
awinestory.com/wine-101/suggestive-selling
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Note added at 19 hrs (2009-10-22 10:39:07 GMT)
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Oliver, I've now posted this as an answer. I was concerned about over-cluttering the glossary, but we may as well have the entry in both it>en and en>it pairs. Glad to be of help :-)
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Note added at 6 mins (2009-10-21 15:20:01 GMT)
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quite a few ghits
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navc...
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Note added at 23 mins (2009-10-21 15:36:50 GMT)
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Suggestive Selling
20 Aug 2007 ... At any rate, this is a long-winded way of introducing the topic of suggestive selling. Restaurants need to sell wine, drinks, and "extras" ...
awinestory.com/wine-101/suggestive-selling
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Note added at 19 hrs (2009-10-22 10:39:07 GMT)
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Oliver, I've now posted this as an answer. I was concerned about over-cluttering the glossary, but we may as well have the entry in both it>en and en>it pairs. Glad to be of help :-)
Note from asker:
| Thanks Sarah Jane, unbelievably 'suggestive' actually seems not to be a false friend here. If you want to post this as an answer you can have some points :) |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| neutral |
Giuseppe Bellone
: Isn't "suggestive" wrong in this context? According to my Oxford dict. :) OK Sarah, thanks for the explanation. And sorry about my neutral comment. :)
10 mins
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it's a selling technique, particularly for restaurant and bar staff (check the links above)
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| agree |
Alison Curran
42 mins
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thanks Alison :-)
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