Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 23, 2008 18:51
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
United States
6 yrs as a translator; 15 yrs in TR mgt
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Italian to English
dicktat
Italian to English
Social Sciences
Journalism
From the description of a shoe designer's collection:
[The designer] è conosciuto...per la sua speciale capacità di interpretare...il sentimento profondo del momento, al di là dei dicktat che provengono dalle passerelle e dagli stilisti.
Google brings up Italian articles with this word. Could it be just dictate?
Thanks for any suggestions!
[The designer] è conosciuto...per la sua speciale capacità di interpretare...il sentimento profondo del momento, al di là dei dicktat che provengono dalle passerelle e dagli stilisti.
Google brings up Italian articles with this word. Could it be just dictate?
Thanks for any suggestions!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +8 | diktats |
David Russi
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| 4 | dictates/prescripts |
Alessandra Renna
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| 4 | demands for conformity |
Tom in London
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Proposed translations
+8
5 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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diktats
It's a typo (overcorrection?) it should be diktat
diktat Definition
dik·tat (dik tät′, dik′tät′)
noun
an authoritarian decree, order, or policy
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-09-23 18:57:00 GMT)
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Webster's 3rd:
dik£tat
Pronunciation:dik*t*t
Function:noun
Inflected Form:-s
Usage:sometimes capitalized
Etymology:German, literally, something dictated, from New Latin dictatum, from Latin, neuter of dictatus, past participle of dictare to dictate * more at DICTATE
: a harsh decision or settlement unilaterally imposed especially on a defeated or subject people or nation *the treaty was regarded by the vanquished as a diktat*
diktat Definition
dik·tat (dik tät′, dik′tät′)
noun
an authoritarian decree, order, or policy
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-09-23 18:57:00 GMT)
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Webster's 3rd:
dik£tat
Pronunciation:dik*t*t
Function:noun
Inflected Form:-s
Usage:sometimes capitalized
Etymology:German, literally, something dictated, from New Latin dictatum, from Latin, neuter of dictatus, past participle of dictare to dictate * more at DICTATE
: a harsh decision or settlement unilaterally imposed especially on a defeated or subject people or nation *the treaty was regarded by the vanquished as a diktat*
Peer comment(s):
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Rachel Fell
: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1... http://www.theage.com.au/news/fashion/designers-jostle-in-pa... http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/apr/26/fashion.s...
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Science451
: http://www.verveonline.com/47/fashion/diktat.shtml
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Alessandro Zocchi
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Umberto Cassano
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Maria Luisa Dell'Orto
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Susanna Garcia
: Like the spelling though - never seen it written like that before
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moranna (X)
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Ivana UK
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! Perfect."
20 mins
dictates/prescripts
if you want some English options
Peer comment(s):
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David Russi
: Options are OK, of course, but diktat is English, albeit from German ... Saluti!
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per English options intendevo parole propriamente inglesi e non prestiti.SO bene che è usato in Inglese altrettanto quanto in Italiano;-)
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Tom in London
: diktat is not English.
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I haven't suggested diktat, indeed
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54 mins
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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56
demands for conformity
this source tect was written by an illiterate, careless person who doesn't know how to spell "diktat".
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Note added at 56 mins (2008-09-23 19:48:21 GMT)
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oops- text. This is contagious !
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Note added at 56 mins (2008-09-23 19:48:21 GMT)
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oops- text. This is contagious !
Discussion
The original (dicktat) is a common typo. I Googled it and got a bunch of articles in Italian using that spelling. The glossary entry was meant to correct this common misspelling, but now I can see the entry should probably be removed/modified since the entry as it stands is "Italian to Italian".