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semifestivita

English translation: national half-day holidays/ half-holidays

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Italian term or phrase:semifestivita
English translation:national half-day holidays/ half-holidays
Entered by: RProsser

19:12 Oct 20, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Human Resources
Italian term or phrase: semifestivita
from the national collective employment agreement:
the sentence reads as follows-

ripososettimanale - prestazioni in giorni festivi, infrasettimanali e nelle semifestivita

I know semiholidays don;t exist and can't think of a less clumsy way of putting it :(
RProsser
Local time: 01:14
national half-day holidays/ half-holidays
Explanation:
like half a bank holiday, see previous KudoZ entry for 'semifestivo' (link below)
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Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 02:14
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7national half-day holidays/ half-holidays
Oliver Lawrence
2 +1days before a holiday
Giuseppe Bellone
2partial holiday
Marco Solinas


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
days before a holiday


Explanation:
The only one that might be similar. As the day before a holiday is often considered "semifestivo", but wait for confrimations.

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Note added at 18 min (2009-10-20 19:30:57 GMT)
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for confirmations, sorry.

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Note added at 26 min (2009-10-20 19:39:03 GMT)
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Here is s.th. about these days in Italy.
Le Filiali osservano, dal lunedì al venerdì, il seguente orario di apertura al pubblico: 8.15 - 13.30.

Nelle giornate semifestive (14 agosto, 24 e 31 dicembre) e in occasione delle festività patronali l'orario di apertura al pubblico è limitato alla fascia oraria: 8.15 - 11.15.

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Note added at 27 min (2009-10-20 19:39:48 GMT)
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As you can see these are all days immediately before a holiday.

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Note added at 27 min (2009-10-20 19:40:35 GMT)
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And are called "semifestività" in Italian. Hope it may help.

Giuseppe Bellone
Italy
Local time: 02:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pompeo Lattanzi
32 mins
  -> Grazie. :)
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
partial holiday


Explanation:
The closest I can come up with. Search "partial holiday" + "columbus day" on Google. Columbus Day comes close to a "smifestivit`a" I think.

Marco Solinas
Local time: 17:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
national half-day holidays/ half-holidays


Explanation:
like half a bank holiday, see previous KudoZ entry for 'semifestivo' (link below)


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/business_commer...
Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 02:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giuseppe Bellone: Looking at things the other way round I think that "half working day" as suggested also in the Kudoz reference you posted, would give a better idea. Actually the holiday will be the following day, hence better say "working" for the previous one! MHO! :)
31 mins
agree  SYLVY75: yes, like December 24th, when people usually only work half day.
1 hr
agree  Umberta Mesina (X): half-holiday (mezza giornata libera)
1 hr
agree  potra: Yes, simply half-holiday (optional)
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agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
9 hrs
agree  Vladimir Micic
11 hrs
agree  nimopaz
18 hrs
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