Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: little translation please

necessiterei di una piccola traduzione dall'italiano all'inglese di quaesto
testo:
chi potesse ajutarmi mi farebbe una grande cortesìa.
Il nostro Hotel è situato in prima fila sul lungomare di Levante e dista 500
metri dal centro storico. E' dotato di camere con bagno, servizi privati,
balconi con vista mare, radio e telefono. Ampia sala ristorante, soggiorno
con bar, sala ricevimento, vasta hall. Ascensore, autoparco privato, la
cucina parti-colarmente curata offre spe-cialità tipiche ed interna-zionali,
cabine e spiaggia privata. Si ospitano anche animali di compagnìa di piccola
taglia. Servizio di baby-sitting.
grazie :-)
Amleto, il danese

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Our hotel is situated on the sea-front, just 500 metres from the
historic quarter.  Its bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms, private
service, balconies with a view of the sea, radio and telephone.  There
is an ample dining room, a lounge and bar, a reception room and a
spacious hall, a lift and parking facilities.  The restaurant offers
local specialities and international cuisine.  We have a private beach
with changing facilities.  Small pets are welcome.  There is a baby-
sitting service.
Cheers
-- 
John G Davies

service, 
[...]
Question: is the expression "private service" really used in English
to describe what I think it means in Italian here, i.e. toilet
facilities you don't have to share?
I'm sorry, I mean, would I be able to phone a hotel in an
English-speaking country and ask for a room with "private service"?
Would they understand?
-- 
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching
http://web.tiscali.it/alfabeto_auschwitz/index.htm

 Would they understand?
No, ma se domandassi l'impiegato della reception per il private service e lo
dessi una bustarella, capirebbe bene.

 dessi una bustarella, capirebbe bene.
gli dessi

 English-speaking country and ask for a room with "private service"?
You mean the 'con bagno' doesn't include the loo? Then it really
can't be an ensuit, because most people would think that would
include a toilet and sink plus shower or bath. 
Room service is what you ask for. Private service might get you more
than you bargained for!!
Cheers,
Loki
-- 
  Brevity is the soul of wit.    W.Shakespeare

 sitting service.
Just musing...
Balconies with a view of the radio and telephone? I think it would be
better to swap the phrases around,or something,  to prevent that
misplaced modifier effect.
How about:
(Our bedrooms...? All rooms...?) Its bedrooms have an en-suite
bathroom, balconiy with a view of the sea, and  a
radio and telephone. Room service is also available.
Actually I wonder if one pluralises bathrooms, and balconies.
bedroom or room? 
lift or elevator - depends on the market (American or English)
Does private service  mean 'room service'. i.e. meals brought up to
your room if you want.
'view of the sea' is nice. Can also use 'sea view' 
Now what's the going translator's rate these days? :-))
Cheers,
Loki
 

You mean the 'con bagno' doesn't include the loo? 
I think  'con bagno' always implies bath and toilet inside the room
+--
I know you can't speak, I know you can't sign
So cry right here on the dotted line

Would they understand?
 In which case:-
 Its bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms and toilets, 
I was under the impression that it referred to "room service", i.e. a
waiter to bring your breakfast in bed.
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, 
bu...@altavia.demon.co.uk
 says...
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historic quarter, Bedrooms with ensuite bathroom/toilet; room service;
balconies with view of sea; radio and television. 
[...]
Small pets welcome. Babysitting service.
If this is an advertisement, I would use this abbreviated form
after the first sentence.
Note, my translation heavily reliant on those preceding.
Raymot
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>From: "Amleto, il danese"
Is this translation for a business?
Hmmmmm....vuoi una traduzione *gratis*.???...se uno dei frequentatori di questo
NG che e' di professione traduttore o traduttrice ti fa un favore, tu gli puoi
dare una stanza *gratis* in albergo  per una notte?  
bye
Arianna

il 10 Dec 2001 23:34:32 GMT, 
gfca...@aol.com
 (GFCARRERA) ha
scritto:
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hey you don't need it ;-), it's those of us who live so far away that
need free rooms after the airfare to Italy. Mind you, we don't know
where this hotel is, do we?
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waiter to bring your breakfast in bed.
Not really, that would be "servizio in camera". 
It struck me as odd in the Italian text, that they would refer to both
"camere con bagno" and "servizi privati", because in this kind of
context the word "servizi" in Italian is a polite way to refer to
toilet facilities. E.g. when I was a schoolkid in the early '70's, if
one needed to go to the bathroom during class one would ask the
teacher permission to "andare ai servizi". 
(But like everybody else I would think a bathroom in a hotel room
implies both the possibility to wash and to use the toilet.) 
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need free rooms after the airfare to Italy. 
I live in San Francisco.  That's 10,000 miles away.  
Bye
Arianna

 I live in San Francisco.  That's 10,000 miles away.  
Oh so close. :-) I'm a mere 25, 000 miles away (10, 000 km and a day)
Cheers, 
Loki
And I won't mention the exchange rate..<sob> ...
-- 
 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view    Thomas Campbell
(1777-1844)