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gli italiani amano il mattone

English translation: Italians love real estate

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Italian term or phrase:gli italiani amano il mattone
English translation:Italians love real estate
Entered by: James (Jim) Davis

15:29 Jun 4, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Real Estate
Italian term or phrase: gli italiani amano il mattone
comes from this sentence. I get what it means but can't think of a good way to say it.
trai punti di forza del mercato italiano c’è il fatto che gli italiani amano il mattone.
_Vivi_
Italy
Local time: 00:24
Italians love real estate
Explanation:
This is what it means, so I would translate it like this. Otherwise there is a danger that they only invest in buildings actually built with bricks rather than concrete blocks or slabs, which is not the case at all.
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 02:24
Grading comment
thanks Jim, sounds right
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7Italians love real estate
James (Jim) Davis
4 +4the Italians like to invest in bricks and mortar
Tom in London
3 +1the Italians feel at home with bricks and mortar
Oliver Lawrence
3Italians have a passion for bricks
Sonia Maria Parise


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Italians have a passion for bricks


Explanation:
:)

Sonia Maria Parise
Italy
Local time: 00:24
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the Italians feel at home with bricks and mortar


Explanation:
hth :)

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 00:24
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  monica.m: 2. wow
1 day 54 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Italians love real estate


Explanation:
This is what it means, so I would translate it like this. Otherwise there is a danger that they only invest in buildings actually built with bricks rather than concrete blocks or slabs, which is not the case at all.

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 02:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 136
Grading comment
thanks Jim, sounds right
Notes to answerer
Asker: sounds good Jim, thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cedric Randolph
1 hr
agree  Ivana UK
1 hr
agree  texjax DDS PhD: agree. Ciao Jim :)
1 hr
  -> Ciao Bruna :)
agree  Simon Lewis: or property?
2 hrs
agree  Chiara D'Andrea
3 hrs
agree  Marianna Tucci
12 hrs
agree  Giuseppe Bellone: I'd add "... to invest in..." to make it even clearer. What do you think? :)
14 hrs
  -> From the context (all the other posts) this would seem to be abundantly clear already, but Viv will know whether to add it or not.
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
the Italians like to invest in bricks and mortar


Explanation:
try this

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 126

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  filippoc: I like the "investment" concept
34 mins
  -> thanks filippo
agree  Susanna Garcia
7 hrs
agree  Marianna Tucci
12 hrs
agree  Julie Preston
16 hrs
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