sfruttando

English translation: based on... / making use of...

17:00 Mar 7, 2019
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Other / irrigation
Italian term or phrase: sfruttando
I'm translating a technical document from English to French. There are some problems with the English which was translated from Italian. The customer has provided the original Italian document for me to check a few things where I'm not sure what they meant to say in English. Fun!! I have zero Italian language skills, I can guess at things because of similarities to French, so please forgive me and be sure to write your answers in English or French!

Anyhow, I feel like sfruttando might have a better translation here, something about "exploiting" doesn't sound right in the context:

Original Italian:
Sfruttando la curva pluviometrica, la velocità di rotazione viene aumentata o diminuita all’interno della singolo spazzata in base all’attuale posizione angolare.

English translation:
Exploiting the pluviometric curve, the rotational speed is increased or decreased within each single span depending on the current angular position.

I'm thinking that maybe they meant "based on the pluviometric curve", or... making the most of? taking advantage of? maximizing? Any insight into what the author meant/implies here would be very helpful.
Lori Cirefice
France
Local time: 16:51
English translation:based on... / making use of...
Explanation:
Hi Lori

Your intuitions as to the meaning in English are correct.
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John Pinna
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Local time: 11:51
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Summary of answers provided
4based on seasonal rainfall data,
Bijan Khezri
4based on... / making use of...
John Pinna
3omit
Fiona Grace Peterson


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omit


Explanation:
"The pluviometric curve increases or decreases the speed..."
Or "the p.c. causes the speed to increase or decrease..."


Fiona Grace Peterson
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based on seasonal rainfall data,


Explanation:

In idrologia, le curve di possibilità pluviometrica sono particolari tipi di curve che esprimono la relazione tra le altezze massime e le durate di pioggia che si possono verificare in una determinata zona, per un assegnato valore del periodo di ritorno. Le curve di possibilità pluviometriche sono anche note come curve di possibilità climatica, linee segnalatrici di probabilità pluviometrica, curve di possibilità di pioggia, linee segnalatrici di pioggia, curve altezza-durata-frequenza o curve intensità-durata-frequenza.


    https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curva_di_possibilit%C3%A0_pluviometrica
Bijan Khezri
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based on... / making use of...


Explanation:
Hi Lori

Your intuitions as to the meaning in English are correct.

John Pinna
United States
Local time: 11:51
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