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quota di partecipazione

English translation: particpating share

22:48 Aug 6, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / note di produzione per un pressbook
Italian term or phrase: quota di partecipazione
'parte del cast tecnico e artistico ha deciso di investire con entusiasmo il proprio lavoro nel progetto in cambio di una quota di partecipazione sugli utili del film'
giovincenti
Italy
Local time: 16:43
English translation:particpating share
Explanation:
source La Biblioteca di Republica's l'Enciclopedia Dizionario di Italian-Inglese

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Note added at 8 hrs (2010-08-07 07:23:14 GMT)
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'Particpating shares' are not ordinary shares. Nor are they 'stock'.

The translation of quota di partecipazione is participating shares in all my dictionaries.

Here is another translation of quota di partecipazione as particpating shares available online:

http://www.lanaia.com/glossario.asp?iniziale=p

So what is a 'particpating share'?

It is a "share that carries the right to a dividend if the company's profits reach a certain level or some other financial target is reached." [web source]

A particpating stock gives some 'ownership' in a company and is usually paid first if there is liquidation.

This is not a question of UK versus US English or similar.

I would have given myself a confidence of 5 ... but I hate doing that so often.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2010-08-07 07:25:44 GMT)
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I don't find the addition of 'particpating' at all confusing ... I understand the difference between ordinary shares and 'participating' shares and have enough faith in 'readers' to also know the difference. Not including 'participating' would actually be confusing,
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Mr Murray (X)
Italy
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2share
James (Jim) Davis
3 +2particpating share
Mr Murray (X)
4Stock
Maria Elisa Manfrino
Summary of reference entries provided
Participating share vs. share
Fiorsam

Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
share


Explanation:
.. in return for a share in the profits from the film

to try to translate "partecipazione" with participation or participating, would confuse a reader. In English these are "profit sharing schemes" you can participate in a joint venture in English, buy a share in the profits is the normal English. Of course a "partecipazione" in italian is an investment in the share capital, or more simply "shares".

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="share...

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="profi...


James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 18:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Korovkin
1 hr
agree  Daniela Zambrini
13 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Stock


Explanation:
for UK market

Maria Elisa Manfrino
Italy
Local time: 16:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
particpating share


Explanation:
source La Biblioteca di Republica's l'Enciclopedia Dizionario di Italian-Inglese

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Note added at 8 hrs (2010-08-07 07:23:14 GMT)
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'Particpating shares' are not ordinary shares. Nor are they 'stock'.

The translation of quota di partecipazione is participating shares in all my dictionaries.

Here is another translation of quota di partecipazione as particpating shares available online:

http://www.lanaia.com/glossario.asp?iniziale=p

So what is a 'particpating share'?

It is a "share that carries the right to a dividend if the company's profits reach a certain level or some other financial target is reached." [web source]

A particpating stock gives some 'ownership' in a company and is usually paid first if there is liquidation.

This is not a question of UK versus US English or similar.

I would have given myself a confidence of 5 ... but I hate doing that so often.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2010-08-07 07:25:44 GMT)
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I don't find the addition of 'particpating' at all confusing ... I understand the difference between ordinary shares and 'participating' shares and have enough faith in 'readers' to also know the difference. Not including 'participating' would actually be confusing,

Mr Murray (X)
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: This is actually a tautology, because a share is a participation. So just share would do.
32 mins
  -> Thank you Phil
agree  Fiorsam: disagree with phil- see reference below
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Fiorsam
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Reference comments


3 hrs
Reference: Participating share vs. share

Reference information:
Responding to Phil's remark. Share and participating share are not the same thing:

Participating share - Share that carries the right to a dividend if the company's profits reach a certain level or some other financial target is reached eg ...
www.translegal.com/legal-english-dictionary/participating-s...

Fiorsam
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Mr Murray (X): Yes, I agree with you and my dictionaries. There are other words for 'share' that would be more obvious anyhow. My dictionaries all specify "quota di partecipazione" as 'participating share. Maybe I should have put my confidence at 5.
5 hrs
disagree  James (Jim) Davis: You have to consider that the unqualified term "shares" is to be interpreted as "ordinary shares" and all "ordinary shares" always normally have a dividend entitlement and voting rights are therefore ... (continued under discussion for room)
6 days
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