estere di competenza

English translation: foreign markets (that I was responsible for) in context

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Italian term or phrase:aree estere di competenza
English translation:foreign markets (that I was responsible for) in context
Entered by: James (Jim) Davis

13:01 Mar 28, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Italian term or phrase: estere di competenza
Could I have some help with this phrase in this context (it's from a CV).
Gestione degli agenti delle aree estere di competenza

Thank you!
Leanne Young
Italy
Local time: 13:16
(management of agents) on foreign markets (that I was responsible for)
Explanation:
"management of agents on foreign markets (that I was responsible for)"

di competenza can be safely taken for granted in English. He obviously would manage agents on markets he wasn't responsible for.
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 15:16
Grading comment
thank you Jim.
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Summary of answers provided
4foreign areas of competence
Ghissy
4management of agents in "foreign territorials"
_Vivi_
3External areas of competence
Gad Kohenov
4 -1(management of agents) on foreign markets (that I was responsible for)
James (Jim) Davis


  

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External areas of competence


Explanation:
It must be read: "aree estere di competenza".
Foreign areas of competence?

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 14:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 142
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foreign areas of competence


Explanation:
could be the right term

Ghissy
Local time: 13:16
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management of agents in "foreign territorials"


Explanation:
are you talking about sales agents?

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-03-28 15:05:54 GMT)
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instead of the word agents you could use "sales force"

_Vivi_
Italy
Local time: 13:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: yes i think that this is the idea! foreign agents...but it's not very clear.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Cox: "foreign countries" rather than "foreign territorials"
23 mins

disagree  Ghissy: rather "foreign territories"
37 mins
  -> a territorial belongs to a territory and therefore narrows it down to a more specific and smaller size
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
(management of agents) on foreign markets (that I was responsible for)


Explanation:
"management of agents on foreign markets (that I was responsible for)"

di competenza can be safely taken for granted in English. He obviously would manage agents on markets he wasn't responsible for.

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 15:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1888
Grading comment
thank you Jim.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  _Vivi_: don't agree with the preposition
30 mins
  -> "on"? why?
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