Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
comitato scientifico
English translation:
academic committee
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fata-s
Nov 25, 2010 14:23
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Italian term
comitato scientifico
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Printing & Publishing
academic film studies journal
Hello,
this is part of the credits page (together with all the editors, and an Editorial Board) in an academic journal that deals with film studies. The editors insist on using "Scientific Committee." I keep on telling them that "scientific" has a more specific meaning in English (math and hard sciences) than it does in Italian and that it would be more appropriate to use "Academic Committee". I'm starting to doubt myself because perhaps film studies is somehow related to social sciences, should I just give up on this battle?
Thanks a million
P.S. I saw the previous entries but I still have doubts
this is part of the credits page (together with all the editors, and an Editorial Board) in an academic journal that deals with film studies. The editors insist on using "Scientific Committee." I keep on telling them that "scientific" has a more specific meaning in English (math and hard sciences) than it does in Italian and that it would be more appropriate to use "Academic Committee". I'm starting to doubt myself because perhaps film studies is somehow related to social sciences, should I just give up on this battle?
Thanks a million
P.S. I saw the previous entries but I still have doubts
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | academic committee |
philgoddard
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| 4 | scientific committee |
Sara Maghini
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| 4 | expert committee |
luskie
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| 3 | technical panel |
Rachael Alexander
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Proposed translations
+4
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philgoddard
United States
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academic committee
You should stick to your guns! Hopefully this answer will get at least a couple of agrees, and then you can send the customer a link to this page. :-)
Note from asker:
| Thanks for the encouragement! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Thomas Roberts
: absolutely
12 mins
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| agree |
Sara Maghini
19 mins
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| agree |
James (Jim) Davis
: Yep. A scientific committee is for nuclear physics not for films.
26 mins
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| agree |
maryrose
: Absolutely. This "scientific" insistence drives me nuts all the time.
16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "THANK-YOU!!"
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Sara Maghini
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Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian
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4
scientific committee
Well, according to the 4 million results on Google it seems to be a pretty popular term, but I see your point. I think you should just use 'scientific committee', as it certainly ISN'T wrong, and it's what they want anyway. What else could it mean? Academic committee might be ambiguous, as it might relate strictly to university, don't you agree?
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Note added at 4 mins (2010-11-25 14:27:42 GMT)
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Sorry: 2,450,000 results, not 4,000,000!
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Note added at 15 mins (2010-11-25 14:39:20 GMT)
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Hmmm, in that case I might have to agree with you on that one, I think academic committee would actually be better!
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Note added at 4 mins (2010-11-25 14:27:42 GMT)
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Sorry: 2,450,000 results, not 4,000,000!
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Note added at 15 mins (2010-11-25 14:39:20 GMT)
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Hmmm, in that case I might have to agree with you on that one, I think academic committee would actually be better!
Note from asker:
| Thanks for answering so quickly! It is indeed university based, it's a university journal made up of essays written by university profs and researchers. The people in the committee are also profs :( |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Constantinos Faridis (X)
: esatto. innanztitutto l'esatezza etimologica
6 mins
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Grazie.
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| disagree |
Thomas Roberts
: this is a false friend. a scientific committee would deal with experiments, laboratories, chemicals, equipment, etc.
17 mins
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I think you are right, after the asker's more detailed explanation it is clear that it is indeed an academic committee we're talking about.
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1 hr
Rachael Alexander
Italy
Italy
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Italy
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Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
technical panel
This could be an alternative if they refuse to budge to academic committee. The "technical" slant might just appease them ;)
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expert committee
i'd use the nearest suitable synonym of 'scientific' that comes to mind (scientific in this context is wrong in italian as well - you should ask them why did they call it like that...). they insist because they want an 'expert' qualification, and on this i agree with them, that 'academic' has a different ring to it (besides, it is most likely that the editorial board is packed up with profs and researchers as well).
Discussion
take care and happy translating :)
Hi Philgoddard,
Unfortunately I didn't; they went to print with 'scientific'! They must feel that a journal with a "scientific committee" is more important than one with an academic committee. You win some you lose some.
thanks again
Did you manage to persuade your customer, fata-s?