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rifunzionalizzazione

English translation: restoration to a useable condition

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Italian term or phrase:(il restauro e la) rifunzionalizzazione
English translation:restoration to a useable condition
Entered by: Russell Jones

13:57 Jan 7, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture
Italian term or phrase: rifunzionalizzazione
ha portato a compimento in tempi record il restauro e la rifunzionalizzazione dell’edificio
Tania Bendoni
Italy
Local time: 01:43
suggestion
Explanation:
Last week I translated "ricupero e rifunzionalizzazione " as "restoration to a useable condition"
Hope that helps.
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Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:43
Grading comment
it's perfect, thank you so much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6suggestion
Russell Jones
5 -1refunctionalized /assigned to
Gina Ferlisi
4 -1functionalistic state
moranna (X)


  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
refunctionalized /assigned to


Explanation:
refunctionalized /assigned to see link http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/research/iaste/tdsr13_1.htm



Gina Ferlisi
Local time: 01:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  awilliams: "refunctionalised" is rarely used in EN and only for really specific cases. I reckon something lighter would work here. I don't see how you would fit either of these suggestions into the sentence?
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
functionalistic state


Explanation:
func·tion·al·is·tic. (of a building or furnishing) constructed or made according to the principles of functionalism or primarily as a direct fulfillment of a material need.

moranna (X)
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  awilliams: to me, "la rifunzionalizzazione dell’edificio" is a process, not a state - I guess you could restore it to a particular state, but I think drawing on "functionalism" is way too specific and not what it means, which is simply getting it "working" again
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
suggestion


Explanation:
Last week I translated "ricupero e rifunzionalizzazione " as "restoration to a useable condition"
Hope that helps.

Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 364
Grading comment
it's perfect, thank you so much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  awilliams
0 min
agree  writeaway: yes, translate the concept, don't dive for dictionaries just to replace words
11 mins
agree  Sarah Weston: sounds good
1 hr
agree  Rachel Fell
2 hrs
agree  Silvia Casale: Right! The italian word gives me the idea of a restoration to a NEW useable condition..
5 hrs
  -> That would be "change of use", which did cross my mind. It would be helpful to try and settle this.
agree  oresterome: That's the most faithful translation (among those I can read here) .. another one would be RETROFITTING ... the Websters Dictionary defines "retrofit" as follows: to furnish with new or modified parts / to adapt to a new purpose or need
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