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frigo tazebao

English translation: noticeboard fridge

18:41 Oct 11, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: frigo tazebao
Talking about an exhibition:

ME NE FRIGO – La “social mostra” delle foto finaliste del concorso per frigoriferi emergenti rivolto a coabitanti/coinquilini, a coloro cioè che (con)dividono, per scelta o necessità, il “frigo tazebao”.

Refers to large Chinese style tablet newspapers ("dazibao") http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big-character_poster

Any thoughts?
David Turnbull
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:42
English translation:noticeboard fridge
Explanation:
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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2010-10-13 20:24:20 GMT)
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it seems that they are talking about people who share a fridge on which people attach notices to the other users. That at least is the impression that I get.
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Dario Di Pietropaolo
Italy
Local time: 10:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2noticeboard fridge
Dario Di Pietropaolo
4 +1"Tazebao fridge"
Michael Korovkin
3'one fridge for all'
Joanna M Cas (X)


Discussion entries: 3





  

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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"Tazebao fridge"


Explanation:
plus a translator's footnote, if you deem it necessary (I don't).



Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 10:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  casper (X): a) Could you tell me what a "Tazebao fridge" is, please? b) What would your proposed "translator's footnote" say ? // Sorry, but your suggested translation doesn't convey anything meaningful to my English ears.
6 hrs
  -> a) an absurdity, of course: QED. b)Exactly what the asker says in his explanation about the official newspaper.
agree  luskie: to Jennifer (if I may call you with your name): a "tazebao fridge" is the translation of a "frigo tazebao" (to Michael: what does QED stand for? / come volevasi dimostrare :)
8 hrs
  -> Thank you. "Quod erat demonstrandum": (just) what had to be shown/demonstrated
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
'one fridge for all'


Explanation:
Given that Tazebao means wall newspaper, being (to quote Wiki) newspapers ‘often produced by governmental entities in locations where production costs or distribution problems might otherwise make regular newspaper distribution difficult’, I think here we’re referring to a situation where we have only one fridge in a location (i.e. tenants sharing a house). where the cost of having one fridge each makes having one fridge each difficult. So we need to coin a term that gives the idea of one fridge for all……..

…..those who sign up to a ‘one fridge for all’ scheme
…..those who sign up to a ‘my fridge is your fridge’ scheme


Joanna M Cas (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
noticeboard fridge


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2010-10-13 20:24:20 GMT)
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it seems that they are talking about people who share a fridge on which people attach notices to the other users. That at least is the impression that I get.

Dario Di Pietropaolo
Italy
Local time: 10:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cynthiatesser
14 hrs
agree  SYLVY75: this is the idea
15 hrs
neutral  casper (X): Could you tell me what a "noticeboard fridge" is, please? I've never heard of one and couldn't find any info on Google either. Your suggested translation doesn't convey anything meaningful to my English ears.//I asked abt "noticeboard fridge", not Tazebao
16 hrs
  -> Tazebao is a political writing, usually on a wall, for consultation - during the fascist regime, messages were often put on walls or in dedicated spaces, a sort of noticeboard.
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