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alternativa secca

English translation: clear choice

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Italian term or phrase:alternativa secca
English translation:clear choice
Entered by: wordgirl

17:23 Feb 3, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Law (general) / cooperative statutes
Italian term or phrase: alternativa secca
I'm not sure exactly what they mean by an "alternativa secca", maybe something like distinct, absolute..... ??
They're comparing two possible kinds of administation.
Here's the context:
Sono due i sistemi di amministrazione e controllo previsti nel regolamento: quello dualistico e quello monistico. Si tratta di un’ **** alternativa secca **** che rimette la decisione ad un’opzione statutaria anche per quei Paesi in cui uno dei modelli per ipotesi non esistesse
Alexandra Speirs
Local time: 08:30
clear choice
Explanation:
Hi! Although blunt is a GREAT translation of secco (nice work, Andrea!), with regard to this context I could not readily find "blunt alternative" on google (for what it's worth) used in this particular sense (it is generally used as one of two or more alternative selections available, rather than the choice itself), so here is another... alternative ;)

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Note added at 4 days (2009-02-08 15:02:48 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped! :)
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wordgirl
Italy
Grading comment
I liked the other one too, but I went for this one in the end.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1blunt alternative
Andreea Zlotea
4clear choice
wordgirl


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
blunt alternative


Explanation:
http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_inglese/Italiano/S/s...

Andreea Zlotea
Local time: 09:30
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: mulţumesc!


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agree  stefania castelli
3 mins
  -> Thanks.
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
clear choice


Explanation:
Hi! Although blunt is a GREAT translation of secco (nice work, Andrea!), with regard to this context I could not readily find "blunt alternative" on google (for what it's worth) used in this particular sense (it is generally used as one of two or more alternative selections available, rather than the choice itself), so here is another... alternative ;)

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Note added at 4 days (2009-02-08 15:02:48 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped! :)


    Reference: http://www.scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/leadercomment/Brave...
    Reference: http://www.hxen.com/englishlistening/bbc/20070423/6014.html
wordgirl
Italy
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 67
Grading comment
I liked the other one too, but I went for this one in the end.
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