Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: in tranci

Ciao,
devo realizzare un catalogo in inglese.
Come tradurre "in tranci"? Parlo di generi alimentari.
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Tranci are slices, no? If so, it would be "sliced" from v. to slice.
"I would like a pound of ham, please."
"Do you want it sliced?" (pr.: slaist)
"Yes, sliced thin(ly), please."
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 "Yes, sliced thin(ly), please."
aww just a question ketzl :)
why do you say "thin" instead of "thinly"?
wouldn't it be more proper to say "thinly"?
I've been wondering that for a long while but I always forgot to ask... :)

 wouldn't it be more proper to say "thinly"?
Non so. In italiano non si dice "prosciutto tagliato sottilmente", ma
"prosciutto tagliato sottile". Boh.
Quanto ai tranci, è vero quanto dice Ketzl il gatto (trancio ==> slice), ma
non ho mai sentito parlare di tranci di prosciutto (solo di pizza e
focaccia, credo).
Ciao, FB
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 focaccia, credo).
forse non è molto in uso dato che non compriamo prosciutto in blocchi (io
no, non so tu =))...
altrimenti non saprei come classificare quel "pezzi" di prosciutto
rettangolari
venduti al banco frigo dei supermercati...

 Come tradurre "in tranci"? Parlo di generi alimentari.
Che generi? Sul dizionario trovo
pizza al trancio, pizza by the slice. 
un trancio di torta a slice of cake.
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 Ciao, FB
It's a tricky one to answer so excuse the AmEnglish.
The fact is, you're not slicing the ham thinly.
If you think about it, in that sentence "thinly" (an adverb) modifies the
verb (slice). You're not thinly slicing the ham, you're slicing it (so it
will be) thin.
This usage eludes most AmEng speakers, so you'll hear both, which is why I
used that form "thin(ly)." 
It's one of those many situations where you know what is the right
expression, but you also know what everyone *says* so you have do decide
whether you want to "be correct" or "be like everyone else."
If I'm at the corner deli I'll say "Slice it thin. (And be quick about it,
meathead!)" :) but if I'm at the Famed Balducci's, I'll most likely say
something like "Slice it thinly, good sir, and thanks awfully." :) The
funny thing is, "slice it thinly" is wrong.
A common expression is "feel badly": "I feel badly that he got sick." But
what that really means is that they are doing a bad job of feeling! What
they mean is "I feel bad that he his sick."
More discussion is welcome... I'm trying to think of other examples.
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 Come tradurre "in tranci"? Parlo di generi alimentari.
Oltre al gia' citato slice, mi vengono in mente chop e cut.
Tipo pork chop.
Ma non so se si possa tradurre con trancio in italiano.
Inoltre la parola trancio in italiano se non sbaglio si usa anche col pesce.
Ciao
Fabio

 Tipo pork chop.
A chop has a bone in it; a cut doesn't necessarily have a bone (but it 
may.)
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