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frutifichi in noi
Apr 5, 2014 14:14
10 yrs ago
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Italian term

insistere

Italian to English Art/Literary Business/Commerce (general) book on ethics, business
"Non esistono imprese, territori, contesti e progetti su cui insistere a tutti i costi se la storia e le situazioini ci dicono con evidenza il contrario."

There are no businesses, territories, contexts and projects that we must insist on at all costs if the events and situations clearly state the opposite. (But insist on just doesn't seem "English").
- or-
that we must persist in pursuing (this is clearer, but I don't like the alliteration)
that we must pursue doggedly (too casual for a book on business and ethics, albeit a slightly more informal one than a classroom manual: it's a book by a theologian and an executive, for Catholic executives who want to carry out their jobs according to the principles of the Gospel).
to be pursued ......... (insert adj. here!)

Thanks!
Peter
Proposed translations (English)
4 +6 pursue
4 persevere in
4 maintain
4 pursue
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Non-PRO (1): Tom in London

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Discussion

Peter Waymel (asker) Apr 9, 2014:
@Phil: I might work. I don't know, I just found myself using we, as it's "Catholic": the work is by someone in business, and addressed to persons in business, and takes the approach that they, like one of the authors, will want to do things the way he says, as they share the same faith. I'll see whether "You" sounds better. Thanks.
Mark Pisoni Apr 5, 2014:
Are you sure "imprese" should be "businesses" and not actually feats?
philgoddard Apr 5, 2014:
Just a thought I see you're referring to "we". I find that other languages use "I" or "we" in such contexts, where we would use "you". Would that be appropriate here?
Lara Barnett Apr 5, 2014:
@ Peter Could you provide more context please? Maybe a couple of sentences before this one, and one or two afterwards?

Proposed translations

+6
10 mins
Selected

pursue

You could but "insist on pursuing" but insist in English implies a person who is objecting and this is not implied in the Italian. Since we have "a tutti i costi" in the Italian you can safely translate with just pursue.
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard
7 mins
agree P.L.F. Persio : yes, very well said.
51 mins
Thank you Miss Dutch :-)
agree Michael Korovkin : relentlessly pursue ?
1 hr
agree Ilaria A. Feltre
7 hrs
agree EirTranslations
17 hrs
agree Angela Guisci
23 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
55 mins

persevere in

follow/chase (at all costs); chase would be too coloquial for such a subject though

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Note added at 55 mins (2014-04-05 15:10:20 GMT)
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Suggestion, as pursue came first to mind
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17 hrs

maintain

my suggestion
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23 hrs

pursue

it sounds well
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