Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
DETTA LE NORME DI COMPORTAMENTO
English translation:
prescribes rules of behaviour
Added to glossary by
achisholm
Jun 20, 2008 17:46
15 yrs ago
Italian term
DETTA LE NORME DI COMPORTAMENTO
Italian to English
Science
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
material safety data sheet
This is from a material safety data sheet for chemical test strips.
"DETTA LE NORME DI COMPORTAMENTO IN CASO DI FUORIUSCITA ACCIDENTALE CON SPARGIMENTO DELLE SOLUZIONI."
"DETTA LE NORME DI COMPORTAMENTO IN CASO DI FUORIUSCITA ACCIDENTALE CON SPARGIMENTO DELLE SOLUZIONI."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | prescribes rules of behaviour |
Pompeo Lattanzi
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| 4 | safety rules in case of accidental spillage |
dianalang1
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| 4 | apply safety regulations/behaviour |
moranna (X)
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Proposed translations
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prescribes rules of behaviour
"Detta" is 3rd p.sing. of "dettare"="to dictate" but also "to force" in one of its meanings, just like in English by the way. In Italian the second meaning is prevalent on the first, hence the use of "prescribe".
Behaviour should be preserved because they are not giving general safety rules here, they give detailed instructions as to how one should behave in case of accidental spilling, just like Diana pointed out.
Behaviour should be preserved because they are not giving general safety rules here, they give detailed instructions as to how one should behave in case of accidental spilling, just like Diana pointed out.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Giovanni Pizzati (X)
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dianalang1
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Native in: Romanian
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Romanian, Italian to English, and 5 more.
safety rules in case of accidental spillage
I'm sure it has to do with "This is what you should do in case of accidental spillage". Now I don't know exactly what word to use. it can't be translated mot-a-mot, as it becomes "The behaviour norms".;)
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apply safety regulations/behaviour
in case of....
Discussion
The sentence prior to this (also bold capitals) is:
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN DRAFTED TO EXCLUSIVELY COVER STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF THE SUBSTANCE
and then the above sentence follows on.
On re reading, the above sentence is almost certainly a follow on from the previous, i.e. "IT DICTATES ......