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paid off though

Italian translation: ma ne è valsa la pena

10:56 Mar 12, 2009
English to Italian translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: paid off though
He invested the equivalent then of almost two years’ pre-tax profits into one of the most intensive research and development programmes carried out by any company in the industry. It paid off though and in 1990 the programme delivered the machine ***
Verdiana Votta
Local time: 21:49
Italian translation:ma ne è valsa la pena
Explanation:
un'alternativa alla validissima proposta di valeria :)
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luskie
Local time: 21:49
Grading comment
grazie!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3ha dato i suoi frutti
Valeria Faber
4 +1ma ne è valsa la pena
luskie
4vedi sotto
anna carbone


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ma ne è valsa la pena


Explanation:
un'alternativa alla validissima proposta di valeria :)

luskie
Local time: 21:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
grazie!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pompeo Lattanzi: Sceglierei questa traduzione perchè rende anche il concetto di "though", l'unico piccolissimo neo nel suggerimento di Valeria.
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
vedi sotto


Explanation:
il though (immagino sia questo a rappresentare il problema) si riferisce al fatto che nonostante l'ingente spesa iniziale, l'investimento ha dato i suoi frutti, è stato comunque redditizio.

anna carbone
Local time: 21:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ha dato i suoi frutti


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 min (2009-03-12 10:59:42 GMT)
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anche **ripagato**, forse più adatto

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Note added at 32 min (2009-03-12 11:28:40 GMT)
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"though" naturalmente traducilo come vuoi, secondo il resto del contesto

Valeria Faber
Italy
Local time: 21:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AeC2009
20 mins
  -> grazie Arrigo
agree  moranna (X): buona giornata Valeria
44 mins
  -> grazie! :-)
agree  MEVIV (X): totally
4 days
  -> thanks!
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