Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
cancelli motorizzati e non agli accessi dello stabilimento
English translation:
the motorised and non-motorised access gates
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Oct 25, 2013 08:06
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e non agli accessi
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Fire-safety instructions
I'm struggling with the grammar in this sentence, specifically the "agli" in this context:
"Apre i cancelli motorizzati e non agli accessi dello stabilimento"
This is from a list of procedures which must be carried out during a fire alarm at a large manufacturing plant.
The "cancelli motorizzati" are access gates to the site, rather than the building itself.
I assume it must mean that the fire safety officer should open the access gates but not the building doors (presumably to avoid fuelling the fire with air from outside) but the "agli" just makes me wonder.
Can anyone else clarify this for me?
Thanks in advance!
"Apre i cancelli motorizzati e non agli accessi dello stabilimento"
This is from a list of procedures which must be carried out during a fire alarm at a large manufacturing plant.
The "cancelli motorizzati" are access gates to the site, rather than the building itself.
I assume it must mean that the fire safety officer should open the access gates but not the building doors (presumably to avoid fuelling the fire with air from outside) but the "agli" just makes me wonder.
Can anyone else clarify this for me?
Thanks in advance!
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| 3 +6 | the motorised and non-motorised access gates |
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the motorised and non-motorised access gates
I think this is what your author may be trying to say,
Note from asker:
| Ah, course, I was focussing on the wrong part of the sentence. This makes sense, particularly if you interpret "stabilimento" as the site, rather than a particular building. Thanks very much! |
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