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Area acquisti di gruppo

English translation: Group Purchases (Area)

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Italian term or phrase:Area acquisti di gruppo
English translation:Group Purchases (Area)
Entered by: maria condo

12:51 Oct 16, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Italian term or phrase: Area acquisti di gruppo
XXXX S.p.A. - Area Acquisti di gruppo
maria condo
Local time: 12:24
Group Purchases (Area)
Explanation:
more context might help
Selected response from:

Thomas Roberts
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6Group Buying/Purchasing/Procurement (Area)
Alison Kennedy
4 +2Group Purchases (Area)
Thomas Roberts
4 +2Group purchasing department
paoladt (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(Area) acquisti di gruppo
Group Purchases (Area)


Explanation:
more context might help

Thomas Roberts
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 919
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pompeo Lattanzi: Beacuse of chronological precedence, but also beacuse here they are talking about the company's area of operation, not its market sector.
54 mins
  -> Thanks, I found myself initially writing "purchasing", which I changed to "purchases" for that very reason
agree  James (Jim) Davis
2 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
(Area) acquisti di gruppo
Group Buying/Purchasing/Procurement (Area)


Explanation:
These are alternatives depending on the industry the Group operates in. E.g. Group Procurement is more I.T. and industrial, while Buying is more retail - Purchasing fall somewhere in the middle.

Alison

Alison Kennedy
Italy
Local time: 13:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 234

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Trespidini
2 mins
  -> Thx!
agree  KayW
2 mins
  -> Thx
agree  Susy Sinigag (X)
17 mins
  -> Thx
agree  Peter Cox
24 mins
  -> Thx peter!
agree  Giovanni Pizzati (X)
1 hr
  -> Thx!
agree  James (Jim) Davis
2 hrs
  -> Thx Jim!!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(Area) acquisti di gruppo
Group purchasing department


Explanation:
un'altra opzione possibile

paoladt (X)
Local time: 13:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James (Jim) Davis
1 hr
agree  philgoddard: I think "area" is a false friend.
3 hrs
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