Feb 17, 2000 01:29
24 yrs ago
English term
English to Italian
Tech/Engineering
I would like to know which one is more commonly used in Italian speech - "e-mail" or "posta elettronica" or maybe something else?
Thank you!
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(Italian)
0 +3 | posta elettronica, e-mail |
Bruno Piatti
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0 | both |
Irene Berri
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0 | Email - posta elettronica |
Francesca Diodati
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0 | posta elettronica |
matilde
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Proposed translations
+3
7 mins
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posta elettronica, e-mail
The translation is 'posta elettronica' but you can also use 'e-mail'. It's a term that is becoming a standard, like 'file'(wrong=archivio), 'computer' (wrong=elaboratore) or 'mouse' (wrong=topo).
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14 mins
both
I might add that e-mail is more often used together with "indirizzo", i.e. you ask for the "indirizzo e-mail" to someone else.
Generally speaking, posta elettronica is probably more wide-spread (even if Italian is more and more influenced by the English language).
Generally speaking, posta elettronica is probably more wide-spread (even if Italian is more and more influenced by the English language).
44 mins
Email - posta elettronica
They are equivalent. If the term comes up many times in your text you might use it alternatively. Maybe you should use "posta elettronica" first", so to introduce the Italian term.
14 hrs
posta elettronica
E' vero che se usi email risulta ugualmente comprensibile, sebbene secondo me dipende molto dalla natura della traduzione (i.e. in un testo tecnico potrebbero andar bene entrambi), ma mi chiedo perche' non usare il corrispondente italiano se esiste: quando c'e' allora usiamo il termine italiano!
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