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Dove e come desiderate:

English translation: What you want, where you want it:

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Italian term or phrase:Dove e come desiderate:
English translation:What you want, where you want it:
Entered by: Peggy101

09:07 Apr 5, 2013
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Breve presentazione di un residence
Italian term or phrase: Dove e come desiderate:
Si tratta di una breve descrizione di un Residence situato in Costiera Amalfitana. Il testo e' suddiviso in brevi paragrafi ed ognuno di essi porta una sorta di titolo, ecco il passaggio a cui si riferisce la frase in oggetto.

Dove e come desiderate: Antico Palazzo XXXX è nel cuore di XXXX, in uno dei tipici vicoletti che portano al mare, all’arte, al cinema e al teatro, ma anche allo shopping e ai migliori ristoranti.

E' una questione di registro, penso e ripenso ma non riesco a trovare una soluzione che renda questa frase accattivante :(

Grazie per il prezioso aiuto.

Thank you very much in advance

Peggy101
Peggy101
Italy
Local time: 12:31
What you want, where you want it:
Explanation:
Or "exactly as you please"
Selected response from:

Miriam Hurley
United States
Local time: 03:31
Grading comment
Thank you very much to all of you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3What you want, where you want it:
Miriam Hurley
4 +1Have it your way:
Oliver Lawrence
4 +1Conveniently located
William Murphy
4where and how you want it
interprivate
4(Just) where and how you like it
Lorraine Buckley (X)
4Right where you'd want to be
JudyC
3exactly where and what you want
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
4 -1Where and what you want, both
Josephine Cassar
3Just where and what you want:
Wendy Streitparth
2Perfectly positioned/positioning, close to everything:
Patricia González Schütz


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
What you want, where you want it:


Explanation:
Or "exactly as you please"

Miriam Hurley
United States
Local time: 03:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much to all of you.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much Miriam :-) As to the explanation I like this sentence a lot :-) "Exactly as you please"


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ian Mansbridge
50 mins
agree  Lara Barnett
1 hr
agree  Peter Cox
6 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
exactly where and what you want


Explanation:
.

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 12:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Grazie Cristina per la tua risposta

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Where and what you want, both


Explanation:
a mix, the old and the modern: And not it

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Note added at 34 mins (2013-04-05 09:41:15 GMT)
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The where and the what- would be better, make an impact

Josephine Cassar
Malta
Local time: 12:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalteseMaltese
PRO pts in category: 63
Notes to answerer
Asker: Josephine, thanks a lot for your suggestion


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ian Mansbridge: Sorry, but this isn't English.
46 mins
  -> "Both" was supposed to be in brackets
neutral  Oliver Lawrence: It's not good marketing English, at any rate :(.
47 mins
  -> the second one, the note, is better, and also without both-meant to put in brackets but forgot
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Just where and what you want:


Explanation:
also possible

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Note added at 38 mins (2013-04-05 09:45:15 GMT)
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Or:

Your dream come true:

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 12:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 81
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much for your answer :-)

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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
where and how you want it


Explanation:
https://www.google.com.ua/#hl=ru&safe=off&sclient=psy-ab&q="...


interprivate
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your answer

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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Have it your way:


Explanation:
a typical but not hackneyed tourist marketing phrase that seems to work well here.


Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 12:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 171
Notes to answerer
Asker: You are right it sounds nice Thank you very much :-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CristianaC
56 mins
neutral  William Murphy: Burger King might sue for copyright infringement...
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(Just) where and how you like it


Explanation:
Like and not want is imo the key word to make it sound English.
85 million ghits for the phrase but I'm not quoting as all the early ones refer to porn.... ;-)

Lorraine Buckley (X)
Italy
Local time: 12:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your answer :-)

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Conveniently located


Explanation:
I wouldn't try and translate this literally as it is awkward to do so in English.

'Strategically located' could work, too.

William Murphy
Italy
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much for your suggestion :-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CristianaC
2 days 26 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Perfectly positioned/positioning, close to everything:


Explanation:
I don't really like the Italian expression which I think tries to say what I posted as a possible answer, but it would mean changing everything of course.
A suggestion!

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Note added at 2 ore (2013-04-05 12:04:38 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=mw#hl=en&gs_rn=8&gs_r...

Patricia González Schütz
Italy
Local time: 12:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your answer Peggy101

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Right where you'd want to be


Explanation:
changing slightly ...

JudyC
Italy
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your answer Peggy101

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