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10:59 Oct 17, 2008 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) | |||||||
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trend (of progression) Explanation: .. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2008-10-17 11:05:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Better not to be too literal by saying "progressive trend" - sounds really too rigid. The word trend is sufficient and is the English translation of "andamento". So, half the work is done already. Just some reference China Reports Declines in 3 Major Pollutants, Reversing Trend ... China Reports Declines in 3 Major Pollutants, Reversing Trend ... Total levels of pollution in China’s lakes, rivers and coastal waters still rose, however, ... www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/world/asia/06pollute.html?emc=rs... rssnyt Note that this works for many fields, not environmental engineering or engineering alone. |
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evolution trend Explanation: HTH Reference: http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&rls=GGLJ%2CGGLJ%3A2006-28%... |
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e del suo trend evolutivo and its likely evolution Explanation: I wouldn't dream of giving my suggestion a 5. |
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...and of its likely future evolution... Explanation: I'd avoid "trend". When that word was imported into Italian, it acquired connotations it does not have in English. |
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developmental trend Explanation: I have seen this frequently in other technical sectors. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S030142150600073... |
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evolutionary trend Explanation: www.triz-journal.com/archives/2002/06/f/index.htm |
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how it is evolving (in context) Explanation: ... |
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