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alienare

English translation: to sell

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Italian term or phrase:alienare
English translation:to sell
Entered by: Paul O'Brien

15:36 Dec 13, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Italian term or phrase: alienare
Chiunque contraffà la carta filigranata che si adopera per la fabbricazione delle carte di pubblico credito o dei valori di bollo, ovvero acquista, detiene o ***aliena*** tale carta contraffatta, è punito, se il fatto non costituisce un più grave reato, con la reclusione da due a sei anni e con la multa da euro 309 a euro 1.032.

***Alienazione*** e acquisto di schiavi (art. 602 c.p.)
Chiunque, fuori dei casi indicati nell'articolo 601, acquista o aliena o cede una persona che si trova in una delle condizioni di cui all'articolo 600 è punito con la reclusione da otto a venti anni.


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Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Local time: 15:39
to sell
Explanation:
Straight up. In contrast to Arrigo, I don't think you can use the word alienate to mean sell in English. That is a false friend.
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claudiocambon
United States
Local time: 11:39
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5 +3to sell
claudiocambon
3 +1Transfer
Gad Kohenov


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to sell


Explanation:
Straight up. In contrast to Arrigo, I don't think you can use the word alienate to mean sell in English. That is a false friend.

claudiocambon
United States
Local time: 11:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 79

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachael Alexander
59 mins
  -> Thanks Brannigan!
agree  Thomas Roberts: Technically, you can say alienate as well, but alienate in English is used much less frequenstly that alienare in Italian, so no need to complicate matters.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Thomas, for the elucidation, and apologies to Arrigo in that case.
agree  Marcello Joseph SPADA
4 hrs
  -> Grazie Marcello!
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Transfer


Explanation:
Maybe.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 21:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 394

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Resende
7 hrs
  -> 1000 grazie!
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