Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
per sua voce
English translation:
according to it / it says that
Italian term
United Kingdom
Qualified medical translator
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English, Portuguese to English
per sua voce
I'm not sure if this is business related or general but here is the sentence:
Con questo nuovo impianto, la ditta ha ottenuto, per sua voce, un abbassamento delle emissioni dello stabilimento.
I'm stuck with per sua voce... thanks for your help.
Any ideas?
| 4 +3 | on its account |
James (Jim) Davis
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| 3 | leave it out |
Being Earnest
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| 1 | for this item |
Howard Sugar
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Dec 6, 2010 20:23: Travelin Ann changed "Language pair" from "Spanish to English" to "Italian to English"
Dec 8, 2010 13:37: James (Jim) Davis Created KOG entry
PRO (1): philgoddard
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Proposed translations
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
on its account
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-12-07 00:15:10 GMT)
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I was thinking of the sentence before.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-12-07 00:19:24 GMT)
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"on its account" but more "according to it". Look at this example (first one I found)
"Scartiamo una figura identitaria come Giorgio Giudici, che “al 50 per cento” - **per sua voce**, ma sulle sponde leghiste la ricandidatura è data per certa - si proporrà nuovamente per il Municipio di Lugano del quale "
He says (per sua voce) 50 50 but the others say its a cert.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2010-12-07 14:47:41 GMT)
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"According to the firm, it has ...... with this new plant"
Or you could append "or so it says" on the end.
| hi Jim, it's an article about a car manufacturers that has introduced greener, energy saving technology resulting in lower emissions this year compared to last year - per sua voce. Is it something like off its own bat? |
| agree |
Mara Ballarini
: I agree with "according to it", ie according to the company itself - the company stated that they have obtained... // I'm sure Sarah (or u) will get it right in the glossary ;-) Bye from downunder - still :-)
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Hi Mara, still downunder? Yes my firs post was near, but I should have hidden it and posted "according to".
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Lorraine Buckley (X)
: I agree with 'according to it/them'
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| neutral |
philgoddard
: I don't think you'd say "according to it". It's "The company says it has..."
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The first thing was to actually work out the meaning Phi.
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| agree |
luskie
: I'd go with phil's
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leave it out
Italy
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, English to Italian, and 1 more.
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