Apr 23, 2008 09:12
16 yrs ago
Italian term
a multiregional bank with a considerable weight of minorities
Italian to English
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Finance (general)
The term in Italian is "peso". The meaning of the above-mentioned phrase is that minorities - i.e. shareholders holding small stakes in a group - play an important role in the company. I need to use the word "weight". I think my phrase is incorrect. Many thanks in advance! Carla
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| 3 | Multiregional bank with a significant minority influence |
Adele Oliveri
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| 3 | proportion |
Simon Bruni
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Adele Oliveri
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Italian term (edited):
Banca multiregionale con un significativo peso delle minorities
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Multiregional bank with a significant minority influence
I'd say influence, not weight. If minorities play an important role within the company, it means they can exert considerable influence on the decision-making process.
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Note added at 39 mins (2008-04-23 09:52:06 GMT) Post-grading
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Hi Carla, thanks for the points. Since my answer was not what you were looking for, another option would have been to close the question without grading, or waiting for other translators to intervene and offer you a valid alternative. If you change your mind, feel free to reopen the question and reallocate the points as you see fit. I am not sure I deserved them. But thanks :-)
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Note added at 39 mins (2008-04-23 09:52:06 GMT) Post-grading
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Hi Carla, thanks for the points. Since my answer was not what you were looking for, another option would have been to close the question without grading, or waiting for other translators to intervene and offer you a valid alternative. If you change your mind, feel free to reopen the question and reallocate the points as you see fit. I am not sure I deserved them. But thanks :-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Sorry, I was wrong when writing that the meaning of the above-mentioned phrase is that minorities play an important role in the company. The right meaning is that our Italian bank has many interests in smaller-sized banks."
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Italian term (edited):
peso
proportion
I'm not sure I understand what you are asking, but I think "peso" is equivalent to "proportion" in your original Italian sentence.
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Note added at 28 mins (2008-04-23 09:41:25 GMT)
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"a multiregional bank with a considerable proportion of minority shareholders"
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Note added at 28 mins (2008-04-23 09:41:25 GMT)
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"a multiregional bank with a considerable proportion of minority shareholders"
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