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doesn't need to cost the earth – or your business

Italian translation: non deve necessariamente costare una fortuna!

20:17 Feb 6, 2009
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / slogan
English term or phrase: doesn't need to cost the earth – or your business
The XXXX shows that the highest quality printing doesn't need to cost the earth – or your business.

si tratta di una stampante dai consumi contenuti
Elena Favero
Italy
Local time: 04:08
Italian translation:non deve necessariamente costare una fortuna!
Explanation:
in questa proposta si riassumono i due concetti dell'originale. Per mantenere i due esempi "non deve necessariamente costare un occhio della testa o mettere a rischio le finanze aziendali!"
buon lavoro
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Paola de Antonellis
Hong Kong
Local time: 10:08
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2non deve necessariamente costare una fortuna!
Paola de Antonellis
3 +2non deve costarvi un occhio... e nemmeno il lavoro/la vostra attività
Raffaella Panigada
3farne le spese
AdamiAkaPataflo


  

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
non deve necessariamente costare una fortuna!


Explanation:
in questa proposta si riassumono i due concetti dell'originale. Per mantenere i due esempi "non deve necessariamente costare un occhio della testa o mettere a rischio le finanze aziendali!"
buon lavoro

Paola de Antonellis
Hong Kong
Local time: 10:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Letizia Ridolfi: non so quale sia il tono del testo che si sta traducendo, ma mi sembra adeguato!
6 hrs
  -> grazie Letizia!
agree  Sele: idem
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Grazie Sele!
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
non deve costarvi un occhio... e nemmeno il lavoro/la vostra attività


Explanation:
Niente di particolarmente creativo temo. Spero generi comunque qualche idea :-)

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Note added at 11 hrs (2009-02-07 08:05:07 GMT)
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Ciao elfaaa, mi accorgo solo ora che l'uso di earth indica che le stampanti rispettano anche l'ambiente... Esiste anche da noi l'espressione "costare un mondo" anche se non propriamente aulica ;-)

Raffaella Panigada
Switzerland
Local time: 04:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 172

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monia Di Martino
19 mins
  -> Grazie Monia, buona serata :-)
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: concordo sul "costare un mondo" (magari: non deve costare IL mondo e nemmeno AL mondo, sloganando e salvando capra e cavoli) :-)
5 days
  -> Grazie (anche da parte di capre e cavoli) ;-)
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
farne le spese


Explanation:
per mantenere il gioco di parole tra "pagare" figurato (nel senso di pagare lo scotto in termini di inquinamento, il pianeta) e concreto (l'azienda che sborsa soldi)

AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Local time: 04:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 181
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