Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

hiccups

Italian translation:

contrattempi

Added to glossary by Mauro Cristuib-Grizzi
Dec 9, 2004 10:43
19 yrs ago
English term

hickups

English to Italian Tech/Engineering Business/Commerce (general) web site
A few areas for improvement:

1)Costs for tool modifications very high and not transparent

2)A few hickups with tool toolmaking


Could it be that it should be hiccups, singhiozzo in Italian?

Grazie 1000

Proposed translations

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v.s.

è senz'altro hiccups. Tradurrei con "qualche contrattempo" o "qualche piccolo problema".

HTH
Peer comment(s):

agree Gabriella Gregori (X)
36 mins
agree Egmont
1 hr
agree Marmar123
2 hrs
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35 mins

intoppo, disfunzione, imperfezione (in questo contesto)

cf. Garzanti:

hiccough - hiccup s.
1 singhiozzo, singulto
2 (estens.) interruzione, intoppo.
Peer comment(s):

agree Valeria Maria Tafel : il vecchio caro Garzanti...questo sconosciuto! Una volta glorioso primo strumento del traduttore, oggi dimenticato e lasciato per ultimo... o tempora o mores!!
5 hrs
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