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Sesso

English translation: sex

16:47 Jan 3, 2020
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs / documents
Italian term or phrase: Sesso
Sesso

M or F

on documents

Would you choose "Sex" or "Gender"?
Valentina Piraneo
Italy
Local time: 17:24
English translation:sex
Explanation:
As a humorous way to remember the rule, I was taught that "words have gender, people have sex." To use "gender" for people shows undue delicacy which nowadays is increasingly insensitive to diverse gender nuances.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232363.php
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mrrafe
United States
Local time: 11:24
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +9Gender
Cedric Randolph
4 +5sex
mrrafe


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Gender


Explanation:
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Cedric Randolph
Italy
Local time: 17:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katiuska Parra (X)
1 min
agree  Tom in London: Always. By the way did you know that there is a village in Emilia (near Reggio) called Sesso?
3 mins
agree  philgoddard
10 mins
agree  Jasmina Towers
11 mins
agree  Maria Kisic
34 mins
agree  EleoE
47 mins
agree  Sabrina Bruna
2 hrs
agree  Dorothy Selibas
3 days 22 hrs
agree  Ivana UK
4 days
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
sex


Explanation:
As a humorous way to remember the rule, I was taught that "words have gender, people have sex." To use "gender" for people shows undue delicacy which nowadays is increasingly insensitive to diverse gender nuances.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232363.php

mrrafe
United States
Local time: 11:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Scott Hendry Jackson: I've asked a number of colleagues about this recently, and most/all of them avoid using "gender" due to the complexities that it currently entails. I also use the term "sex" on headers for medical forms, certificates, etc.
1 hr
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agree  Adrian MM.: Give me (US) sex any time of day - or night https://www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-c... though the weight of prudish British authority is mealy-mouthed gender - see UK govt & ancestry websites.
1 hr
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agree  Rachel Fell
4 hrs
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agree  Kimberly Ann Franch
5 hrs
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agree  martini
16 hrs
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