Apr 2, 2008 15:25
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
capacità dialettica
Italian to English
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Linguistics
cover letter to a publishing house
I am writing a cover letter for a publishing house,
I want to say "le mia capacità linguistiche, la mia abilità dialettica e la mia grande motivazione..."
I translated "debating ability",otherwise "dialogical ability" or "dialectical ability". What do you think?
I want to say "le mia capacità linguistiche, la mia abilità dialettica e la mia grande motivazione..."
I translated "debating ability",otherwise "dialogical ability" or "dialectical ability". What do you think?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | reasoning skills |
simon tanner
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| 3 +2 | dialectical skills |
Colin Rowe
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Proposed translations
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simon tanner
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
law, philosophy & art history specialist
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, English
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4
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reasoning skills
dialectical is obviously right, literally speaking, but I can't help feeling it sounds a bit strange in a covering letter; I would go for something more natural, while conserving the meaning
reasoning skills is a widely used expression:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="reasoning skills"&btnG...
reasoning skills is a widely used expression:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="reasoning skills"&btnG...
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johnjack (X)
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thanks johnjack
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James (Jim) Davis
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thanks Jim
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Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
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thanks Carroll
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maryrose
: or "ability"
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thanks maryrose
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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thanks Harald
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Colin Rowe
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Par Excellence Translations
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
dialectical skills
In this context
Note from asker:
| What about debating skills? |
Peer comment(s):
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Ametista
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Ancora una volta: grazie!
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Gian
: Israeli soldiers are not required to have dialectical skills, but, on the one hand, they are expected to do everything they can to prevent civilian deaths, and, on the other hand, they are expected to fight against an enemy that hides behind civilians.
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Thanks, I really like your example. And very true about Israel's enemies.
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maryrose
: May be the literal translation, but I don't think it would not be among the standard bunch of skills to offer an employer
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I agree. However, I wonder how standard it is in Italian, too!
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