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alloggi protetti

English translation: sheltered accommodation

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Italian term or phrase:alloggi protetti
English translation:sheltered accommodation
Entered by: James (Jim) Davis

08:12 Jan 21, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: alloggi protetti
gestire alloggi protetti. si tratta di alloggi gestiti da unorganizzazione nepalese in cui vengono accolti i bambini vittime di abusi, violenze, ecc.
Mariangela Moroni
Local time: 13:39
sheltered accommodation
Explanation:
Commonly used term
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=desk...

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Note added at 52 mins (2009-01-21 09:05:17 GMT)
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Of course, you could just use the term "children's homes", if they take upwards of 10-15 children and are run by professional staff. "Alloggi protetti" are not normally for just children, but, like "sheltered accommodation" are usually, but not necessarily for the elderly.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-21 09:56:14 GMT)
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Then you probably want children's homes, or residential care for children, but "alloggi protetti" really means "alloggi che sono protetti" rather than "istituto per l'infanzia" termine che ha sostituito il vecchio orfonatrofio.
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 15:39
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6sheltered accommodation
James (Jim) Davis
4 +2safe housing
Jean Martin
4Children's refuges
manducci
3shelters
Fiorsam


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
safe housing


Explanation:
Another alternative that is certainly used in the case of women and children who are victims of abuse

e.g.

Refuges and safe houses where women and children can live when it is no longer safe for them to stay in their own homes.
www.leedswomensaid.org.uk/services/safe-housing.html - 4k - Cached - Similar pages

Jean Martin
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  SYLVY75
29 mins
agree  manducci
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
sheltered accommodation


Explanation:
Commonly used term
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=desk...

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Note added at 52 mins (2009-01-21 09:05:17 GMT)
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Of course, you could just use the term "children's homes", if they take upwards of 10-15 children and are run by professional staff. "Alloggi protetti" are not normally for just children, but, like "sheltered accommodation" are usually, but not necessarily for the elderly.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-21 09:56:14 GMT)
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Then you probably want children's homes, or residential care for children, but "alloggi protetti" really means "alloggi che sono protetti" rather than "istituto per l'infanzia" termine che ha sostituito il vecchio orfonatrofio.

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 15:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 129
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: These accomodations are just for children.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cedric Randolph
2 mins
agree  Ellen Kraus
8 mins
agree  Alison Kennedy
33 mins
agree  Tom in London
36 mins
agree  stefania castelli
50 mins
agree  Sabrina Eskelson
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Children's refuges


Explanation:
While ' sheltered accommodation was the first thing that came to my mind, the term is, as Jim himself pointed out, more associated with the care of the elderly, although not exclusively. It may also refer to accommodation for the mentally handicapped or ill, or other people with social problems. In this case though, the text refers specifically to victims of abuse and violence, and I think 'refuge' is more appropriate here.

Example sentence(s):
  • It also wants secure funding for children\'s refuge services, including resettlement services and guaranteed psychological support.

    Reference: http://www.lavenderhill.co.uk/index.php/lavender-hill-sw11/l...
    Reference: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/408272.stm
manducci
Local time: 13:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
shelters


Explanation:
This is the general term - could be for abused children, abused women, senior citizens or any other individuals in need of assistance/protection.

Fiorsam
United States
Local time: 07:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 9
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