diving

English translation: dive location, dive site, dive centre (BE)

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Italian term or phrase:	diving
English translation:	dive location, dive site, dive centre (BE)
Entered by:	WendellR

13:11 Oct 1, 2008

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation

Italian term or phrase: diving

No, I didn't get the language combination wrong. This is an English word used in Italian and, thus, I need to know how to translate it into English.

The client's explanation is pretty straightforward: she intends the place where the divers meet before and after a dive; apparently tanks, wetsuits, regulators, and other equipment is stored there, both during the dive and as extras in case of emergency.

I'd think of "dive boat," but I have no idea how this is commonly translated in English. Not my sport. Thanks.

WendellR KudoZ activity Questions: 118 (none open) (17 closed without grading) Answers: 116
Local time: 08:15

dive centre / dive location

Explanation:
Hi Wendell, maybe I should take that picture down.
I always dive at a "dive centre" which does all your "diving" says and also rents the equipment provides the boat etc. I don't know of places where you can just store equipment, but which don't provide staff and services, maybe just dive location

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"dive site" is what you want Wendell. They are often at inland waterways.
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=desk...
It was what wouldn't come to me.

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Note added at 18 mins (2008-10-01 13:29:44 GMT)
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BTW a dive shop is just that a shop (all you do there is buy things), while a dive centre is where you go if you want to actually dive.

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But there again the "dive site" is (mabe also) very definitely the place where you actually dive, where the coral reef is or where the wreck is out at sea. It is the places you go to in a boat.

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I never take my own word for things in this business. A dive "center" in US scuba terms is a place to go diving from, although you might take it for a store. Check out the link (PADI is basically a US organisation, now worldwide).

http://www.padi.com/PADI/common/dcnr_distance/Default.aspx

Selected response from:

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 10:15

Grading comment

Thanks, Jim. I'll take your word for it on "dive center/re", which doesn't mean anything to me in AE other than a store.
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4 +2

dive centre / dive location

James (Jim) Davis

3 +1

diving centre

Marika Costantini

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

diving centre

Explanation:
...and if it was simply that?

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Note added at 14 min (2008-10-01 13:25:30 GMT)
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il diving centre non è proprio un negozio, è un "punto di partenza" per coloro che praticano questo sport, e come tale è fornito di tutte le attrezzature necessarie. se invece ci si riferisce proprio all'imbarcazione che porta le persone pronte ad immergersi, allora sul web ho trovato questo riferimento:
Le immersioni piacevoli e sicure al centro immersioni “Mirko Diving Centar” sono rese possibili da due barche lunghe 11 e 12 metri, dotate di potenti motori. Le barche sono dotate di DAN (Somministratore di ossigeno avanzato), WHF stazione radio, telefono cellulare, cucina, servizi, acqua dolce e riscaldamento, necessario eventualmente solo nei mesi invernali.
come vedi, in questo caso sono vere e proprie barche e la tua traduzione allora credo possa andare bene. :)

Marika Costantini
Italy
Local time: 08:15
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: I don't think so. What you intend by diving center is what we'd call a dive shop. Not the same thing at all.

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

dive centre / dive location

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 54

Grading comment

Thanks, Jim. I'll take your word for it on "dive center/re", which doesn't mean anything to me in AE other than a store.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Dive site or dive location might work; I'll think it over. This isn't the place where you rent your equipment, though - it's where all the divers meet up before going into the water and later rendezvous before heading back in.

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