Lei vada

15:45 Aug 12, 2014 

that was used for the translation into Italian but of course she has the full Italian text that now has to be back-translated (and not re-translated) into English. Excel is often used for these jobs. Maybe that's the 'table'.

15:13 Aug 12, 2014 

yes, that's what Jasmine said (a table of words), so the situation is even worse... :((

15:09 Aug 12, 2014 

Actually, the OP also wrote that the translation would have to be short in order to "fit in a table", so, I may very well be mistaken, but I was under the impression that's all the context there is to that expression...

Also, if she was asked to do a back-translation of the Italian target, then she probably doesn't have the source text.

15:07 Aug 12, 2014 

... if this really is a back translation then it is quite possible that the original contained no particular emphasis on politeness. The translator probably just used "lei" on the basis of the relationship e.g. two strangers.

14:13 Aug 12, 2014 

Agree completely. Common sense really. Context is need to see what the actual problem is. I repeat however, this is a back-translation so it's not a good sign that this presents a problem.

14:11 Aug 12, 2014 

Context is essential for this and so, further to writeaway's comment below, is a native speaker of the target language for a BT

14:10 Aug 12, 2014 

sorry, pehaps I did not make myself understood, I only wanted to point out that without context it's very difficult to give an answer and also that I don't recall an English expression different from YOU, be it politeness form or not, there's nothing else to use, as far as I know. So Sabrina may certainly be right, but without context who knows what the asker really wanted? :)

14:10 Aug 12, 2014 

I have just proposed what I would write as a translation for this "Lei vada", just as it is without any context, but here it is really important to have more context as Giuseppe has rightly pointed out...

13:59 Aug 12, 2014 

Sorry I didn't really read what you wrote (neither has asker apparently) - does that mean we agree to agree?

13:57 Aug 12, 2014 

As I said, I do think it's rather a matter of context, me too, and without knowing it nobody will ever find the correct suggestion, not even a mother tongue linguist, a complete sentence is more than necessary, it's vital, IMHO. :), but perhap I misunderstood something. Sorry in that case.

13:49 Aug 12, 2014 

you should provide the entire sentence. I have now removed my agree to an answer as I have NO idea if it's correct because there is no context at all. A back-translation is used to see if the translation into the target language is correct and if it's wrong, then the back-translation must also reflect the error. The fact you have to ask how to 'translate' this is a sign it won't be a back-translation at all.

13:10 Aug 12, 2014 

di usare YOUR Majesty... per la Regina !!! non saprei cosa altro usare per il nostro Lei, non esiste forma in inglese che io abbia mai sentito per la forma di cortesia uguale alla nostra italiana. C'è YOU e basta, ma non è chiara la differenza tra tu, Lei, Voi, voi, ovviamente. :)

12:52 Aug 12, 2014 

Io tenderei a concordare con Sabrina. Inoltre "Lei vada" nel tuo caso non è la forma di cortesia dell'imperativo "vai"? In tal caso mi sembra che "you may go" sottolinei già la differenza rispetto a "go" (se non mi sfugge qualcosa).

12:47 Aug 12, 2014 

di contesto in più, una bella frase intera, altrimenti le possibilità sono diverse e magari non consone a quanto vuoi tu.
Lei vada ad aprire, Lei si tolga dai piedi, Lei vada a quel paese, Lei vada pure, Lei vada, tanto rimango io.