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serendipitous

Italian translation: frutto di fortuite casualità

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English term or phrase:serendipitous
Italian translation:frutto di fortuite casualità
Entered by: pamico

10:06 Jul 14, 2009
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
English term or phrase: serendipitous
The decision to use each of these subject populations was sometimes serendipitous, as informants in one group wolyd often refer researchers to people in the next.

E' una frase un pò ingarbugliata, non riesco a collegare subject population non sapendo come tradurre serendipitous, che sarebbe una piacevole/postiviva causalità o giù di lì...
pamico
Local time: 09:44
frutto di fortuite casualità
Explanation:
*** Maurizio
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BdiL
Italy
Local time: 09:44
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4fortunata casualità
martini
4 +3frutto di fortuite casualità
BdiL
4 +2frutto di/ dovuto a fortunate coincidenze
Simonetta Badioli
3 +2(questione di) serendipità
Shera Lyn Parpia
3 +1coincidenze fortunose
doba (X)
4fortuito [arbitrario, in context]
ilokle
3fortunatissimo/a
Gad Kohenov


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fortunatissimo/a


Explanation:
A possibility.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 10:44
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
coincidenze fortunose


Explanation:
la decisione .... era spesso frutto di (basata su) circostanze fortunate/fortunose + gerundio (o poiché) ....

Una possibilità. Se mi viene in mente qualcosa di meglio te lo faccio sapere.

doba (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:44
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
11 mins
  -> Grazie Shera e buona giornata!
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
fortunata casualità


Explanation:
è stata talvolta una ....

vedi

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_italian/linguistics/925...

http://www.comune.torino.it/gioco/ludoteche/serendipity.htm

ciao
roberta

martini
Italy
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valeria Cervetti
3 mins
agree  Marianna Tucci
5 mins
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo
7 hrs
agree  SYLVY75
7 hrs
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
frutto di fortuite casualità


Explanation:
*** Maurizio

BdiL
Italy
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Panagiotis Andrias (X)
2 mins
  -> Thanks, doc! Yiassou
agree  Francesca Bersellini
1 hr
  -> Grazie, Francesca :)
agree  Marina Vittoria
2 hrs
  -> Grazie Marina Vittoria :)
neutral  ARS54: ...esistono casualità *non fortuite*? www.dizionariosinonimi.com/...sinonimi/sinonimi.../1034/
3 days 14 hrs
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
frutto di/ dovuto a fortunate coincidenze


Explanation:
io tradurrei così...

Simonetta Badioli
Italy
Local time: 09:44
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PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giuseppe Bellone: Io anche.
4 hrs
  -> grazie!
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo
6 hrs
  -> grazie!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(questione di) serendipità


Explanation:
dipende dal livello linguistico della traduzione, ma ormai il termine viene accettato in italiano
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serendipity
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serendipità

nel secondo link trovi la frase
Oltre ad essere indicata come sensazione, la serendipità indica anche il tipico elemento della ricerca scientifica, quando spesso scoperte importanti avvengono mentre si stava ricercando altro.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-07-14 11:22:25 GMT)
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serendipitoso???


Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 09:44
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  pcs_MCIL: serendipità è trovare qualcosa che non si cerca, casualmente. PArole come "fortuna" o "coincidenza" sono secondo me errate. Serendipità ha un suo connotato ben preciso, anche se ancora non largamente diffuso. (v. film Serendipity)
25 mins
  -> grazie.
agree  ARS54: ...sì, direi nel senso di "(frutto di una) casuale/fortuita concomitanza (di fattori)", :-)
3 days 13 hrs
  -> grazie.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fortuito [arbitrario, in context]


Explanation:
..

In verità il senso della frase farebbe pensare ad "arbitrario" in questo contesto

ilokle
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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