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dorsi

English translation: sections/supplements

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Italian term or phrase:dorsi
English translation:sections/supplements
Entered by: maryrose

06:02 May 11, 2006
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Media / Multimedia / press
Italian term or phrase: dorsi
extolling the virtues of a newspaper:

più colori, più pagine, più formati, più dorsi.

Back pages? How can it have more than one?

Many thanks
maryrose
Local time: 17:53
sections/supplements
Explanation:
Could it be referring to newspapers like British Sunday papers which are made up of different sections, each of which is physically separate from the other - eg the finance section, the sports section, the lifestyle section - instead of being in one big unwieldy journal ?
Selected response from:

Anthony Green
Italy
Local time: 10:23
Grading comment
Many thanks once again, Anthony
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +2sections/supplements
Anthony Green


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sections/supplements


Explanation:
Could it be referring to newspapers like British Sunday papers which are made up of different sections, each of which is physically separate from the other - eg the finance section, the sports section, the lifestyle section - instead of being in one big unwieldy journal ?

Anthony Green
Italy
Local time: 10:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Many thanks once again, Anthony
Notes to answerer
Asker:

Asker:

Asker: Yes, it absolutely could, I had just come to the same conclusion but was not totally confident. Thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gail Patricia Bulla - nee Charrion
3 hrs
  -> thanks Patricia
agree  KayW: I agree. The "dorso" of a newspaper the fold, if you have more than one, you have separate sections.
6 hrs
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