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Apply for a variance for hardship

Italian translation: chiedere una variante / deroga per sopravvenute difficoltà

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English term or phrase:Apply for a variance for hardship
Italian translation:chiedere una variante / deroga per sopravvenute difficoltà
Entered by: valde

14:45 Nov 19, 2009
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture
English term or phrase: Apply for a variance for hardship
"We studied the permissible zoning. In New York City, it's basically a wedding cake, though the precise dimensions vary according to the street or area of the city. You can apply for a variance for hardship or any number of different reasons that usually delay the project two or three years."
valde
Italy
Local time: 03:12
chiedere una variante / deroga per sopravvenute difficoltà
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rigrioli
Italy
Local time: 03:12
Grading comment
Grazie Rigrioli.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2chiedere una variante / deroga per sopravvenute difficoltà
rigrioli
3 +1apply for (exception to a rule)
theartofm


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
apply for a variance for hardship
chiedere una variante / deroga per sopravvenute difficoltà


Explanation:
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rigrioli
Italy
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Grazie Rigrioli.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angioletta
1 hr
  -> grazie !
agree  pincorvaja (X)
16 hrs
  -> grazie !
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
apply for a variance for hardship
apply for (exception to a rule)


Explanation:
"apply for a variance" means to ask for an exception to a zoning law. For example, if I want to build a gas station on a property zoned for office buildings, I have to "apply for a variance"

"For hardship" means that, if I don't get the variance, that I would suffer a financial loss.

In your case "hardship or any number of different reasons" is a complete phrase. Hardship is an example of one of the reasons for a variance.

theartofm
Local time: 21:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  m. chiara spatarella
5 hrs
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