Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
in via puntuale
English translation:
as/in special/single/isolated cases
Added to glossary by
Russell Jones
Dec 29, 2007 16:07
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
United Kingdom
in via puntuale
Italian to English
Other
Environment & Ecology
Planning
il disastro urbano ... è sconosciuto nei territori XXXX, anche se recentemente si presenta, pur in via puntuale, all’interno delle città ...
in isolated instances?
in isolated instances?
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Dec 30, 2007 10:28: Russell Jones Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Vittorio Ferretti
Native in Italian
Author of renowned dictionary
Native in: German 
, Italian 
Works in: English to German, Italian to German, Spanish to German, and 1 more.
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Selected
as special (single) cases
IMO
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Vittorio's and Texjax's interpretations are supported by Rafaella, Sarahca, Potra and Jim, albeit with different turns of phrase, so Vittorio gets the points for the earliest response. Many thanks to all and a happy new year."
6 mins
with punctuality
.................
Note from asker:
| But that makes no sense at all in the context! |
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26 mins
(as) a case in point
and Happy New Year!
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1 hr
circumscribed to (certain areas of the city)
or
only affecting certain....
only affecting certain....
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Alfredo Tutino
: I'd say, however, that Russel's original idea is even better
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Dana Rinaldi
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
&
English
Italy
A passion for words
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
precisely
another option.
.....it precisely presents itself inside the cities of....
.....it precisely presents itself inside the cities of....
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texjax DDS PhD
Native in Italian
Works in field
Degree + PhD in Dentistry, ATA-Certified
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Italian
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12
in single localized locations/in a random point pattern
Nel tuo caso significa semplicemente, credo, in casi isolati. Dipende anche dal tono generale e dal livello tecnico di ciò che stai traducendo. Per me la tua resa va bene, ma forse questi suggerimenti potranno esserti di spunto.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_source_(pollution)
A point source of pollution is a single identifiable localized source of air, water, thermal, noise or light pollution. A point source has negligible extent, distinguishing it from other pollution source geometries. The sources are called point sources because in mathematical modeling, they can be approximated as a mathematical point to simplify analysis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_source_(pollution)
A point source of pollution is a single identifiable localized source of air, water, thermal, noise or light pollution. A point source has negligible extent, distinguishing it from other pollution source geometries. The sources are called point sources because in mathematical modeling, they can be approximated as a mathematical point to simplify analysis.
Discussion
I hope you can understand what I'm getting at.