ammorbidimento delle posizioni

English translation: soften their stance

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Italian term or phrase: ammorbidimento delle posizioni
English translation:soften their stance
Entered by: EirTranslations

06:41 Dec 7, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / Vietnam war
Italian term or phrase: ammorbidimento delle posizioni
Please note this is one term, within the context as below thanks.

Dopo un primo incontro con il governo di Hanoi, in cui l’ex sindaco di Firenze riesce a ottenere un ammorbidimento delle posizioni vietnamite, si apre un secondo ciclo di trattative con gli americani che però non va a buon fine.
Il boicottaggio di alcuni funzionari del Dipartimento di Stato, la fuga di notizie e la soggezione del governo italiano verso gli Stati Uniti causarono il fallimento della trattativa.
EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 13:12
soften their stance
Explanation:
"managed to persuade the Vietnamese to soften their stance" Or alternatively "soften their hardline stance", although in the context given, the posizione is not explicitly hard, but you can't soften a soft position.

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4softening of vietnamese position
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
4a greater willingness to compromise
Isabelle Johnson
4soften their stance
James (Jim) Davis


  

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softening of vietnamese position


Explanation:
That's how I'd say it.

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Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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a greater willingness to compromise


Explanation:
This is a commonly used term in the context of negotiations.

Isabelle Johnson
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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neutral  James (Jim) Davis: Why look for another commonly used term, when a more literal translation gives you one anyway? // Discuss?
1 hr
  -> because I think it sounds better and I don't think it is any less literal.
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soften their stance


Explanation:
"managed to persuade the Vietnamese to soften their stance" Or alternatively "soften their hardline stance", although in the context given, the posizione is not explicitly hard, but you can't soften a soft position.

https://www.google.com/search?source=ig&rlz=&q="soften its s...

James (Jim) Davis
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Local time: 17:12
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PRO pts in category: 73
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Asker: I like that a lot Jim thanks

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