Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
centralissima
English translation:
my solution is below
Added to glossary by
Valentina Diani
May 17, 2010 13:02
14 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
meaning and style
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, French to Italian, and 1 more.
centralissima
Italian to English
Marketing
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
si parla di un negozio: si trova in un palazzo che si affaccia sulla *centralissima* via.....
cercavo una traduzione che si stacchi un po' dal solito "central". Grazie! :-)
cercavo una traduzione che si stacchi un po' dal solito "central". Grazie! :-)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | my solution is below |
Being Earnest
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| 4 | central street |
Constantinos Faridis (X)
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| 3 +1 | one of the main (city) centre streets |
Magda P.
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| 3 | slap-bang in the middle of town |
Andrew Bowden
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| 3 | in the heart of the town, via..., .... |
Giuseppe Bellone
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| 3 | centrally located |
Juliet Halewood (X)
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| 3 -1 | right in the middle of |
William Murphy
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| 2 | downtown main street |
Lucrezia Amedeo
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Proposed translations
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my solution is below
si trova in un palazzo che si affaccia sulla *centralissima* via.....
located in a building right in front of via ........
I presume that everyone will know where via .... is if the name of the place is hidden in the text. e.g. located in a building right in front of Oxford Street in London
located in a building right in front of via ........
I presume that everyone will know where via .... is if the name of the place is hidden in the text. e.g. located in a building right in front of Oxford Street in London
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "so many solutions...thank you!!!!hard choice!"
5 mins
central street
siccome in inglese manca il superaltivo degli aggettivi tratti dal francese com'è il caso della parola central (che è un èprstito dal francese.
14 mins
Andrew Bowden
Native in English
Works in field
taking you there, in the right language!
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
slap-bang in the middle of town
un modo molto informale di dire la stessa cosa
Example sentence:
Of course, slap-bang in the middle of town the rents are high.
+1
28 mins
one of the main (city) centre streets
35 mins
Giuseppe Bellone
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Anything worth doing is worth doing well
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian
Related KudoZ points
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12
in the heart of the town, via..., ....
You could use this.
-1
5 mins
William Murphy
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
The right word at the right time.
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
right in the middle of
the building/shop etc.. is right in the middle of Via Pinco Pallino..
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Note added at 17 mins (2010-05-17 13:20:13 GMT)
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right in the middle of town
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Note added at 48 mins (2010-05-17 13:50:58 GMT)
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thinking a little more about this, my first example is not wrong if the street is in fact so well known:
The shop is right in the middle of Via Monte Napoleone.
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Note added at 17 mins (2010-05-17 13:20:13 GMT)
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right in the middle of town
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Note added at 48 mins (2010-05-17 13:50:58 GMT)
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thinking a little more about this, my first example is not wrong if the street is in fact so well known:
The shop is right in the middle of Via Monte Napoleone.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Constantinos Faridis (X)
: centralissima via = via molto centrale, molto cenrtrica.
9 mins
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perhaps I did miss that, thanks. But the expression still works well.
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6 hrs
downtown main street
a suggestion
16 hrs
centrally located
centrally located
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