anti furbetti

English translation: anti fare-dodgers

16:35 Dec 13, 2019
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Safety / security systems
Italian term or phrase: anti furbetti
Sui bus arrivano i tornelli anti furbetti

These are smart turnstiles that try to eliminate fare evasion or fare dodging.
Enrica Frulla
United States
Local time: 08:38
English translation:anti fare-dodgers
Explanation:
You have it right in your own comments...
anti-fare evasion/ fare dodging turnstiles


https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fare_evasion
Fare evasion or fare dodging, rarely called ticket evasion, is the act of travelling on public ... If a bus or tram has a turnstile installed in it, fare-dodgers can jump over or ... The most extreme method of fare evasion is the riding on exterior parts of a ... Since most fare-dodgers know how to pass a gate without paying, turnstiles ...
‎Methods of fare evasion · ‎On vehicles · ‎Countermeasures · ‎Technical devices
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Rosanna Palermo
Local time: 02:38
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1ticket barriers
philgoddard
4 +1anti fare-dodgers
Rosanna Palermo
2(turnstiles to) thwart the dishonest
Wendy Streitparth


  

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(turnstiles to) thwart the dishonest


Explanation:
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 08:38
Native speaker of: English
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ticket barriers


Explanation:
This is a newspaper headline, so it needs to be short and sweet. They're not actually turnstiles - they're barriers that open if you have a ticket.

Here's the article, with a picture:
http://www.lanazione.it/prato/cronaca/tornelli-bus-furbetti-...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-12-13 18:40:14 GMT)
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They cause chaos every time they malfunction, so good luck to the people of Prato...

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlotte Fleming
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
anti fare-dodgers


Explanation:
You have it right in your own comments...
anti-fare evasion/ fare dodging turnstiles


https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fare_evasion
Fare evasion or fare dodging, rarely called ticket evasion, is the act of travelling on public ... If a bus or tram has a turnstile installed in it, fare-dodgers can jump over or ... The most extreme method of fare evasion is the riding on exterior parts of a ... Since most fare-dodgers know how to pass a gate without paying, turnstiles ...
‎Methods of fare evasion · ‎On vehicles · ‎Countermeasures · ‎Technical devices

Rosanna Palermo
Local time: 02:38
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Since it's a headline I think I'll go with: Buses now have barriers to thwart fare-dodgers. Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  martini
14 hrs
  -> Thank you Martini
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