Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
trend evolutivo
English translation:
developmental trend
Added to glossary by
achisholm
Oct 17, 2008 10:59
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
trend evolutivo
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
individuazione di sezioni strategiche a scala di sub-bacino e di bacino per la valutazione dello stato di inquinamento, e del suo trend evolutivo, per le acque superficilai e sotterranee.
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Oct 17, 2008 11:55: achisholm Created KOG entry
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developmental trend
I have seen this frequently in other technical sectors.
Example sentence:
Developmental trend of air pollution in China
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Vincent Lemma
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trend (of progression)
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-10-17 11:05:51 GMT)
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Better not to be too literal by saying "progressive trend" - sounds really too rigid.
The word trend is sufficient and is the English translation of "andamento". So, half the work is done already.
Just some reference
China Reports Declines in 3 Major Pollutants, Reversing Trend ...
China Reports Declines in 3 Major Pollutants, Reversing Trend ... Total levels of pollution in China’s lakes, rivers and coastal waters still rose, however, ...
www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/world/asia/06pollute.html?emc=rs... rssnyt
Note that this works for many fields, not environmental engineering or engineering alone.
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-10-17 11:05:51 GMT)
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Better not to be too literal by saying "progressive trend" - sounds really too rigid.
The word trend is sufficient and is the English translation of "andamento". So, half the work is done already.
Just some reference
China Reports Declines in 3 Major Pollutants, Reversing Trend ...
China Reports Declines in 3 Major Pollutants, Reversing Trend ... Total levels of pollution in China’s lakes, rivers and coastal waters still rose, however, ...
www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/world/asia/06pollute.html?emc=rs... rssnyt
Note that this works for many fields, not environmental engineering or engineering alone.
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Science451
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evolution trend
HTH
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Tom in London
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Italian term (edited):
e del suo trend evolutivo
and its likely evolution
I wouldn't dream of giving my suggestion a 5.
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Tom in London
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...and of its likely future evolution...
I'd avoid "trend". When that word was imported into Italian, it acquired connotations it does not have in English.
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evolutionary trend
www.triz-journal.com/archives/2002/06/f/index.htm
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how it is evolving (in context)
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