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less then desirable

Italian translation: inferiore a quanto desiderato/auspicato

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English term or phrase:less then desirable
Italian translation:inferiore a quanto desiderato/auspicato
Entered by: Lorenzo Rossi

11:48 Jan 26, 2021
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Engineering (general)
English term or phrase: less then desirable
Come tradurreste "less then desirable"?

"While corrugated cardboard is extremely useful it has several disadvantages. First, the appearance of the cardboard can be less then desirable."



Grazie!
Manuel Vitali
Italy
inferiore a quanto desiderato/auspicato
Explanation:
l'aspetto del cartone potrebbe essere inferiore a quanto desiderato/auspicato
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Lorenzo Rossi
Switzerland
Local time: 19:18
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Summary of answers provided
5inferiore a quanto auspicabile
gabriella gentile
4 +1poco gradevole
Maria Lisa Nitti
3 +2inferiore alle aspettative
martini
3 +1diverso da quello desiderato
Paola Migliaccio
4(apparenza/aspetto) abbastanza grezza/o
Claudia Sorcini
4inferiore a quanto desiderato/auspicato
Lorenzo Rossi
3 +1tutt'altro che attraente
Daniela B.Dunoyer
3non proprio gradevole / piacevole
Emmanuella


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
diverso da quello desiderato


Explanation:
Ciao,

Io tradurrei così "Il primo svantaggio è che l'aspetto del cartone potrebbe essere diverso da quello desiderato/voluto(auspicabile".





Paola Migliaccio
Ireland
Local time: 18:18
Native speaker of: Italian

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agree  Emmanuella
5 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
inferiore a quanto auspicabile


Explanation:
Non avendo contesto, suppongo che si possa usare una traduzione abbastanza formale. Ti faccio notare però che c'è un typo nel testo source: "less then" in questo caso dovrebbe essere "less than" e forse è per questo che non riesci a capire come tradurre la frase (che non è poi così complessa).

gabriella gentile
Italy
Local time: 19:18
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
non proprio gradevole / piacevole


Explanation:
L'aspetto non è ( less than) proprio gradevole

Emmanuella
Italy
Local time: 19:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 24
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(apparenza/aspetto) abbastanza grezza/o


Explanation:
Pur essendo estremamente funzionale, il cartone ondulato possiede diversi svantaggi, prima di tutto quello di avere un aspetto abbastanza grezzo.

Example sentence(s):
  • nonostante l'apparenza grezza del cartone, «si riescono a sviluppare soluzioni di imballi flessibili e design raffinati per articoli di ogni forma e taglia...

    https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/packaging-sostenibile-quel-rotolo-cartone-ondulato-brevetto-fashion-ADc3SGx?refresh_ce=1
Claudia Sorcini
Italy
Local time: 19:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 25
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
inferiore a quanto desiderato/auspicato


Explanation:
l'aspetto del cartone potrebbe essere inferiore a quanto desiderato/auspicato

Lorenzo Rossi
Switzerland
Local time: 19:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 182
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
poco gradevole


Explanation:
In primo luogo, l'aspetto poco gradevole.

Maria Lisa Nitti
Italy
Local time: 19:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giacomo Di Giacomo
20 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
inferiore alle aspettative


Explanation:
direi così, abbastanza generico

martini
Italy
Local time: 19:18
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 1556

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susanna Martoni
3 hrs
  -> grazie
agree  Emmanuella: non all'altezza?
4 hrs
  -> grazie
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tutt'altro che attraente


Explanation:
Io direi così (o invitante, seducente, accattivante, ecc.)

Daniela B.Dunoyer
France
Local time: 19:18
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisa Bottazzi
55 mins
  -> Grazie Elisa!
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