scaricare (in this context)

English translation: pass on (in this context)

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Italian term or phrase:scaricare (in this context)
English translation:pass on (in this context)
Entered by: James (Jim) Davis

05:32 May 25, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Petroleum Eng/Sci / high-priced oil - negative influences on the fishing industry
Italian term or phrase: scaricare (in this context)
Context:A causa della frammentazione della rete distributiva, della polverizzazione dei punti di sbarco, delle ridotte dimensioni delle imprese e della loro cronica sottocapitalizzazione, e senza dimenticare la concorrenza con l’import dai Paesi terzi e asiatici, la stragrande maggioranza delle imprese ittiche non sono nelle condizioni di scaricare neanche una minima parte degli aumenti dei costi d’esercizio sui prezzi dei prodotti ittici al consumo
Therese Marshall
Italy
Local time: 16:59
pass on (in this context)
Explanation:
"they can't pass on even a tiny part of increases in operating costs onto end consumer prices"
"pass on" is the normal way of doing this in English. You might like to consider alternatives "a fraction" "the smallest part" for "tiny
condizioni di scaricare neanche una minima parte degli aumenti dei costi d’esercizio sui prezzi dei prodotti ittici al consumo
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 18:59
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5 +2pass on (in this context)
James (Jim) Davis
4 +1pass on
Hilary Bruce


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pass on (in this context)


Explanation:
"they can't pass on even a tiny part of increases in operating costs onto end consumer prices"
"pass on" is the normal way of doing this in English. You might like to consider alternatives "a fraction" "the smallest part" for "tiny
condizioni di scaricare neanche una minima parte degli aumenti dei costi d’esercizio sui prezzi dei prodotti ittici al consumo


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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 18:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
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agree  Hilary Bruce: Sorry Jim. I didn't update the page before submitting.
1 min

agree  Marie Scarano
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pass on


Explanation:
....pass on even a small part of the increased running costs through the price of fish sold to consumers.

Hilary Bruce
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  James (Jim) Davis: Not to worry :-) Sunday morning :(
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