Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
garanzia di assoluta innocuità per la salute del consumatore
English translation:
our products contain only ingredients that are guaranteed completely safe
Added to glossary by
maryrose
Sep 7, 2007 15:54
16 yrs ago
Italian term
Italy
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Native in: Italian
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garanzia di assoluta innocuità per la salute del consumatore
Italian to English
Marketing
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
vineyard management
"si utilizzano esclusivamente prodotti con garanzia di assoluta innocuità per la salute del consumatore"
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our products contain only ingredients that are guaranteed completely safe
That's what I would say. It's more usual to talk about safety than lack of harm.
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Comment: "Grazie mille, Maryrose e Rosy!"
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Victor Cauchi
Malta
Malta
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Malta
lawyer, legal & related translations
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hold harmless for consumer's safety
The above expression is used in a legal document / contract about the product, but if the term is to be used on the packet / label then it should be 'full safety guaranteed for consumers'.
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Salloz
: "Hold harmless" means that one party agrees not to hold the other responsible for certain acts or under certain circumstances. I don't see the connection.
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absolute guarantee of no harm to consumer's health
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Luisa Fiorini
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¡Grazie, Luisa! Have a nice weekend.
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Rosanna Palermo
: sorry salloz but I have to say good concept..bad english- absolutely guaranteed not to harm the consumer's health
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Well, thank you indeed. Have a nice weekend.
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we only use guaranteed, non-health hazardous consumer products
the common expression is hazardous to one's health
www.nsc.org/issues/poison/ - 10k
www.nsc.org/issues/poison/ - 10k
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Rosanna Palermo
Native in Italian
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English
Accuracy matters - La precisione conta
Native in: Italian , English (Variant: US)
Works in: Italian to English
our process utilises only products proven to be innocuous to the consumer's health
proven/guaranteed
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in our process, only products guaranteed to be harmless to the consumer's health are used.
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our process uses exlusively products proven to be harmless to consumer's health
My honest opinion is to keep the original word and translate as such - my main answer
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source
innocuous
1598, from L. innocuus "harmless," from in- "not" + nocuus "hurtful," from root of nocere "to injure, harm," from causative form of PIE *nek- "death."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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in·noc·u·ous /ɪˈnɒkyuəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[i-nok-yoo-uhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark.
3. not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.
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[Origin: 1590–1600; < L innocuus. See in-3, nocuous]
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in our process, only products guaranteed to be harmless to the consumer's health are used.
or
our process uses exlusively products proven to be harmless to consumer's health
My honest opinion is to keep the original word and translate as such - my main answer
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source
innocuous
1598, from L. innocuus "harmless," from in- "not" + nocuus "hurtful," from root of nocere "to injure, harm," from causative form of PIE *nek- "death."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
in·noc·u·ous /ɪˈnɒkyuəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[i-nok-yoo-uhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark.
3. not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.
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[Origin: 1590–1600; < L innocuus. See in-3, nocuous]
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