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cutting close

Italian translation: difficilmente raggiungibili in tempo

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English term or phrase:cutting close
Italian translation:difficilmente raggiungibili in tempo
Entered by: Monia Di Martino

14:34 Nov 10, 2012
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software / App for mobile phones
English term or phrase: cutting close
It's about a mobile phone app for sales professionals. How to translate the sentence in Italian?

Never be late for appointments again! You’ll know instantly if you have enough time between appointments or not. Sales Navigator colors routes with sufficient travel time in green, while those that *you’ll be cutting close* appear in red.
Monia Di Martino
Italy
Local time: 19:43
difficilmente raggiungibili in tempo
Explanation:
dal contesto credo che si riferisca agli appuntamenti a cui si arriverà molto probabilmente in ritardo
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Michele Esposito
Italy
Local time: 19:43
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Questa perchè è l'espressione più snella e che meglio si inserisce nella frase, ma se potessi, vorrei dare i punti anche a Danila per la spiegazione del concetto perchè in realtà il significato l'avevo capito ma non ero sicura se il senso si riferisse al tempo da "tagliare" o all'appuntamento che si avvicinava.
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Summary of answers provided
3difficilmente raggiungibili in tempo
Michele Esposito
3a rischio
Marianna De Marchi
3per cui il tempo è limitato/il tempo stringe/realtivi ad appuntamenti prossimi alla scadenza
Danila Moro


  

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difficilmente raggiungibili in tempo


Explanation:
dal contesto credo che si riferisca agli appuntamenti a cui si arriverà molto probabilmente in ritardo

Michele Esposito
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Questa perchè è l'espressione più snella e che meglio si inserisce nella frase, ma se potessi, vorrei dare i punti anche a Danila per la spiegazione del concetto perchè in realtà il significato l'avevo capito ma non ero sicura se il senso si riferisse al tempo da "tagliare" o all'appuntamento che si avvicinava.
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a rischio


Explanation:
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Marianna De Marchi
Local time: 19:43
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per cui il tempo è limitato/il tempo stringe/realtivi ad appuntamenti prossimi alla scadenza


Explanation:
qualche altro suggerimento

"Cutting it close" usually refers to time. For example, getting to the airport 10 minutes before take off is cutting it close (not leaving enough time so as to risk missing the plane).

In this case I expect the speakers need to be in a place by a certain time; the place is 30 miles distant and they have calculated that there will hardly be sufficient time to travel 30 miles and still arrive in time.

"Cutting it close" is a set expression, meaning you have cut the amount of available time so that it is very close to the deadline. To cut close means to only leave a small amount: in this case it is in reference to time.

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Danila Moro
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Local time: 19:43
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