senta

English translation: Leave it out

13:23 May 31, 2019

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / court hearing

Italian term or phrase: senta

In this transcript of a court hearing, the Public Prosecutor frequently begins his reply to one of the witnesses with "Senta ...". The witness has cooperated throughout the proceedings.

Here are some examples:
"Senta, Lei ha parlato adesso della cartolarizzazione"
"Senta, il debito complessivo in obbligazioni -rimaniamo su questo tema -a quanto ammontava?"
"Senta, passiamo a veramente precisazioni..."

What interjection would be most appropriate for this register and context? Would it even be valid to omit it?

Thomas Miles KudoZ activity Questions: 124 (8 open) (23 closed without grading) Answers: 121 France
Local time: 08:11

English translation:Leave it out

Explanation:
I would leave it out. It is just a filler.
If you really want to put something in, something like "Now,..." should do it.

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Marco Solinas
Local time: 23:11

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3 +2

Leave it out

Marco Solinas

listen

Noemi La Rocca

"Sir" [or] "Sir/Madam, take note..."

Lara Barnett

"Witness......"

Tom in London

one more thing ..... also.....

Shabelula

Pay attention

Luigi Argentino

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Leave it out

Explanation:
I would leave it out. It is just a filler.
If you really want to put something in, something like "Now,..." should do it.

Marco Solinas
Local time: 23:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 245

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Notes to answerer

Asker: This does seem the most appropriate approach here, especially as there are separate formal addresses used.

9 mins confidence:

"Sir" [or] "Sir/Madam, take note..."

Explanation:
I think that if you want to use some form of address, "Sir" or "madam" cannot fail in terms of politeness and suitability for any event.

As for "Senta", you could say "take note" - in my opinion "listen" could sound a little rude in English here, while it may be more common to use such expression in a formal Italian context,

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Note added at 11 mins (2019-05-31 13:34:32 GMT)
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I meant, just say "Sir/Madam" on its own,
or
Say "Sir, take note" or "Madam, take note" etc

i.e. the form of address adds a touch of politeness to what may sound rude in English.

Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16
1 corroborated select project
in this pair and field

12 mins confidence:

"Witness......"

Explanation:
the Public Prosecutor is directly address a witness

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:11
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 343

45 mins confidence:

one more thing ..... also.....

Explanation:
yes it's redundant and rather unpolite to say "hey you listen" in a Court but it happens. If it's a full interrogation you can use one of the two above just to add a question. You shouldn't omit it, it features the speech.

the other solutions proposed would seem less appropriate to me.

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Note added at 46 mins (2019-05-31 14:09:15 GMT)
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it's not a filler. It's a way to keep the person's attention focussed. I don't think you should omit it.

Shabelula
Italy
Local time: 08:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 76

16 mins confidence:

Pay attention

Explanation:
The Public Prosecutor wants to be sure that the witness fully understands his questions and replies.

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-05-31 14:25:00 GMT)
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Sometimes you can omit it or you can place "please" to make the interjection more polite

Luigi Argentino
Italy
Local time: 08:11
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 16

1 day 11 hrs confidence:

listen

Explanation:
I wouldn’t omit it

Noemi La Rocca
Italy
Local time: 08:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian

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