in via promiscua

English translation: a number

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Italian term or phrase:in via promiscua
English translation:a number
Entered by: HelenG

15:17 Oct 21, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / HR document
Italian term or phrase: in via promiscua
Context: "nell�ambito della suddetta Area professionale, il personale potr� essere adibito, *in via promiscua* e non, a qualsiasi compito tra quelli previsti".
I have translated this already but do not feel entirely sure about it - how do others interpret this? Thanks for your help.
HelenG
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:30
a number
Explanation:
"... personnel may be assigned to a number or just one of any of the duties specified".
This is one way of doing it. It just means that they could do a variety of the duties or spend all their time on just one.
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 14:30
Grading comment
Thanks James - thanks too to Wordgirl for your explanation which helped me to understand the concept.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1via promiscuous
Constantinos Faridis (X)
4a number
James (Jim) Davis
4assigned to different roles other than those ....
Alison Kennedy
4multiple duties
potra
4on a variable basis
wordgirl
3indiscriminately
Elisabeth Rossato (X)


  

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a number


Explanation:
"... personnel may be assigned to a number or just one of any of the duties specified".
This is one way of doing it. It just means that they could do a variety of the duties or spend all their time on just one.


James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 14:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 207
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Thanks James - thanks too to Wordgirl for your explanation which helped me to understand the concept.
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assigned to different roles other than those ....


Explanation:
You would never use promiscuous in this context ( the term often comes up when referring to company cars that are drivenused both for business and private purposes).
Alison

Alison Kennedy
Italy
Local time: 11:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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indiscriminately


Explanation:
Not making any distinction among the different duties, in an indiscriminate manner.


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Elisabeth Rossato (X)
Local time: 11:30
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
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multiple duties


Explanation:
personnel may be asked to perform multiple duties in addition those originally specified.

potra
United States
Local time: 06:30
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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on a variable basis


Explanation:
"...personnel may be assigned to diverse tasks among those specified, on a fixed or variable basis"

This was interesting, so I had to ask my husband (an Italian employment atty). As is so often the case, this is a lovely little particularity of Italian law, in which employment contracts generally must specify EXACTLY the employee will be doing, UNLESS they specify the contrary, that is that what they'll be doing isn't set (!).
A lot of the answers you have already received would do the trick perfectly here, it just depends on how closely it needs to reflect the Italian employment law (ie convoluted!) mind-set.
Hope this helps!

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Note added at 6 days (2009-10-27 17:53:24 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad it helped, how sweet to mention it! :)

wordgirl
Italy
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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via promiscuous


Explanation:
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Note added at 6 ημέρες (2009-10-28 06:09:36 GMT) Post-grading
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promicuo = promisuous...not number!

Constantinos Faridis (X)
Greece
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Greek

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Great translation! I'd never have thought of that.
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