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apparato (in this context)

English translation: Russian industry

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Italian term or phrase:L’apparato industriale russo
English translation:Russian industry
Entered by: Russell Jones

11:29 Nov 6, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Journalism
Italian term or phrase: apparato (in this context)
"L’apparato industriale russo soffre di squilibri importanti che sono ancora una conseguenza, almeno parzialmente, della organizzazione della produzione dei tempi in cui la Russia faceva parte dell’Unione Sovietica"

and later "Infatti gran parte dell’apparato industriale russo non è stato modernizzato e messo in condizione di competere per qualità con i prodotti occidentali, mentre ora i consumatori russi non si accontentano più e pretendono prodotti in linea con quelli che si trovano nei Paesi occidentali.
Di conseguenza molte industrie sono state chiuse o vivono stentamente"
Could I translate apparato as "plants"? Apparatus and equipment just don't sound right here.
carly kelly
Italy
Local time: 08:00
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Explanation:
Russian industry OR Industry in Russia
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Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:00
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thanks again Russell (et al)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5Omit it
Russell Jones
4infrastructure
Georges Tocco
2industrial system
Marzia Zani


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
industrial system


Explanation:
In the first instance, I'd keep it vague and put something like "industrial system" (it seems that it refers more to industry at large than to machinery).
In the second sentence it might be more specific, but I'm not sure that it only refers to plants - it might be know-how, software, techniques... maybe "industrial infrastructure"?
It's just a guess, anyway.


Marzia Zani
Italy
Local time: 08:00
Native speaker of: Italian
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Omit it


Explanation:
Russian industry OR Industry in Russia

Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks again Russell (et al)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vittorio Felaco: Yes, Italian loves those fillers. English does not!
22 mins
agree  Cynthia Cook
46 mins
agree  transparx
3 hrs
agree  marionclarion: Yes, you can get round it by saying "Russian Industry"...
7 hrs
agree  Georges Tocco: only for the 1st instance for second I would say infrastucture
14 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
infrastructure


Explanation:
another possibility especially for your second instance of the word


Georges Tocco
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