Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
trasformandosi da materiale adattabile a materiale pensato
English translation:
turning from an all-purpose substance into the material of choice
Added to glossary by
lizzy g
Apr 2, 2006 22:36
18 yrs ago
Italian term
trasformandosi da materiale adattabile a materiale pensato
Italian to English
Marketing
Furniture / Household Appliances
Here is the whole (long) sentence:
Negli ultimi 50 anni la pastica ha dato un contributo importante al concepimento della casa contemporanea, prima per la forte rispondenza funzionale ed economica, poi liberando gli immaginari creativi del design, trasformandosi “da materiale adattabile a materiale pensato”.
-transforming/metamorphasing itself from an adaptable material to a studied/considered/thought-out/inspired material???
any ideas?!
thank you
Negli ultimi 50 anni la pastica ha dato un contributo importante al concepimento della casa contemporanea, prima per la forte rispondenza funzionale ed economica, poi liberando gli immaginari creativi del design, trasformandosi “da materiale adattabile a materiale pensato”.
-transforming/metamorphasing itself from an adaptable material to a studied/considered/thought-out/inspired material???
any ideas?!
thank you
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | turning from an all-purpose substance into the material of choice |
Russell Jones
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| 3 | specific/targeted |
Marie Scarano
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Proposed translations
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turning from an all-purpose substance into the material of choice
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Comment: "Thanks, Russell - great suggestion!"
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specific/targeted
Your choices are also good, but I thought this may be more in contrast to adaptable, or versatile (perhaps?).
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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