Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ripresa in essere, seppur ancora in chiaroscuro
English translation:
confirm that ...... a recovery is underway, although it is still uneven.
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Roberto Impelluso
Aug 31, 2016 08:54
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Italian term
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ripresa in essere, seppur ancora in chiaroscuro
Italian to English
Bus/Financial
Economics
This is from a report on macroeconomic trends. Here's the full sentence:
Se i recenti dati macroeconomici statunitensi confermano ** una ripresa in essere, seppur ancora in chiaroscuro, ** l’uscita dalla fase recessiva della zona euro nel secondo trimestre dell’anno non è stata il preludio ad una vera crescita economica, in un’area investita inoltre da una pesante crisi del debito pubblico lungi dall’essere risolta.
I just want to make sure, does this mean something along the lines of 'a recovery is underway, albeit with mixed results'?
Many thanks in advance for any help.
Se i recenti dati macroeconomici statunitensi confermano ** una ripresa in essere, seppur ancora in chiaroscuro, ** l’uscita dalla fase recessiva della zona euro nel secondo trimestre dell’anno non è stata il preludio ad una vera crescita economica, in un’area investita inoltre da una pesante crisi del debito pubblico lungi dall’essere risolta.
I just want to make sure, does this mean something along the lines of 'a recovery is underway, albeit with mixed results'?
Many thanks in advance for any help.
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James (Jim) Davis
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confirm that ...... a recovery is underway, although it is still uneven.
I feel that metaphors like, "ups and downs", or "light and shade" sound a bit unnatural in the context, while I think "uneven" conveys the meaning fairly accurately.
"recovery is uneven"
https://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="reco...
"recovery is uneven"
https://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="reco...
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| Thank you James. |
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Comment: "Thanks again James."
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Tom in London
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the recovery is happening, albeit with light and shade
"under" and "way" are two words.
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I dislike "underway". It sounds like "underwear".
http://grammarist.com/spelling/underway-under-way/
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Note added at 15 mins (2016-08-31 09:10:08 GMT)
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I dislike "underway". It sounds like "underwear".
http://grammarist.com/spelling/underway-under-way/
Note from asker:
| Thanks Tom. I think it can also be written as one word, though. http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/underway http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/under-way?q=underway |
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recovery under way, though still in chiaroscuro
I found that chiaroscuro can be left in Italian....
Note from asker:
| Thank you Raffaela. |
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Josephine Cassar
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recovery has started but still touch and go
suggestion
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| Thank you Josephine. |
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Jo Macdonald
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the euro zone is on the road to recovery, although it promises to be a bumby ride
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the euro zone is on the potholed road to recovery
https://www.google.es/search?q=on the road to recovery&ie=ut...
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Oooooops, should be a "bumpy" ride rather than a "bumby" ride of course
:)
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Spell checking part of my brain must still be on holiday.
the euro zone is on the potholed road to recovery
https://www.google.es/search?q=on the road to recovery&ie=ut...
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-08-31 10:26:04 GMT)
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Oooooops, should be a "bumpy" ride rather than a "bumby" ride of course
:)
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Spell checking part of my brain must still be on holiday.
Note from asker:
| Thank you Jo. |
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polyglot45
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signs of recovery, albeit hesitant
there are so many alternatives - this one is short
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| Thank you polyglot. |
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