posizionamento

07:29 Jul 14, 2020
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Architecture / I need to know if the translation is positioning or position or another word
Italian term or phrase: posizionamento
First context:il posizionamento italiano nel recupero e restauro architettonico del patrimonio storico, si basa su due pilastri: teorico e applicativo. In primis, il grande impegno di lunga data in campo teorico, che ha portato allo sviluppo della teoria del restauro di Cesare Brandi...

Second context: Il secondo pilastro alla base del nostro posizionamento nel mondo è rappresentato dall’avanzamento delle conoscenze, non solo grazie alla già citata applicazione delle tecniche di diagnostica al settore, ma anche allo sviluppo di soluzioni innovative per il monitoraggio e il consolidamento, coniugando tecniche e materiali tradizionali e innovazione, grazie a contaminazioni e travasi tecnologici da altri ambiti industriali
Natalia Mandelli
Italy
Local time: 16:49


Summary of answers provided
5 +1status
Luigi Benetton
4 +1standing
Lisa Jane
4Pivotal placing/role
Gabriel Ferrero


  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
standing


Explanation:
you could use this in both cases

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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/standing

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Note added at 17 mins (2020-07-14 07:47:18 GMT)
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https://www.wordreference.com/enit/standing

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Note added at 21 mins (2020-07-14 07:51:15 GMT)
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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 16:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 86
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!"posizionamento" it's a term that is used in the context of marketing too and the client asked me to keep the technical translation of the term.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luigi Benetton
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Luigi!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Pivotal placing/role


Explanation:
Role and placing are sustained by criteria or premises. In this case, two.
In the first paragraph, one criterion is ........
In the second paragraph, the other/another criterion

Gabriel Ferrero
France
Local time: 16:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: any refs?
1 hr

neutral  Rosanna Palermo: neither seem 100% right in this context
34 days
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
status


Explanation:
Truth be told, you can choose from several perfectly appropriate nouns in English. "Standing" from Lisa Jane is one. There are also:
- reputation
- eminence (to place a superlative bias on the translation)
- prominence (like eminence)
- renown

Luigi Benetton
Canada
Local time: 10:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosanna Palermo: and "state" as well
34 days
  -> Thanks Rosanna
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