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it serves them well

Italian translation: gli sarà/gli risulterà utile/ne trarranno dei benefici

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English term or phrase:it serves them well
Italian translation:gli sarà/gli risulterà utile/ne trarranno dei benefici

15:47 Jan 13, 2013
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2013-01-16 20:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Italian translations [PRO]
Astronomy & Space
English term or phrase: it serves them well
Premetto che il soggetto (it) espresso nella frase precedente, è un'attitudine, un atteggiamento e them si riferisce a delle persone, dei ricercatori.

La frase completa è la seguente: "It serves them well, because the one sure way of gaining the upper hand in the debate is to keep moving the goapost.

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missapple4
Local time: 07:52
gli sarà/gli risulterà utile/ne trarranno dei benefici
Explanation:
Questo è il senso a mio parere
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Francesco Badolato
Italy
Local time: 08:52
Grading comment
Grazie Francesco per il suggerimento, anche se il verbo lo metterei al presente, tipo gli ritorna utile o ne traggono benefici.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5gli sarà/gli risulterà utile/ne trarranno dei benefici
Francesco Badolato


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
gli sarà/gli risulterà utile/ne trarranno dei benefici


Explanation:
Questo è il senso a mio parere

Francesco Badolato
Italy
Local time: 08:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Grazie Francesco per il suggerimento, anche se il verbo lo metterei al presente, tipo gli ritorna utile o ne traggono benefici.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Danila Moro: io direi: tornerà utile
10 mins
  -> Certo anche. Grazie per l'agree :-)
agree  Laura Cattaneo
17 mins
  -> Grazie Laura :-)
agree  P.L.F. Persio
1 hr
  -> Grazie
agree  Marta Abate: Stavo per scriverlo anche io. "tornerà utile" mi pare più indicato.
2 hrs
  -> Grazie Marta. Certo anche "tornerà utile"
agree  Magda Falcone
5 hrs
  -> Grazie Magda
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