Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ad incastro
English translation:
built-in
Added to glossary by
Francesca Siotto
Feb 3, 2005 12:54
19 yrs ago
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Italian term
ad incastro
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Furniture / Household Appliances
una macchina da caffe` ad incastro
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | built-in |
Francesca Siotto
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| 4 +1 | slot-in / click-on / click-in |
Marc Vitale
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| 5 | interlocking coffee maker |
wordsandmore
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| 3 | insert, twist, and lock |
indiawharf
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Proposed translations
+4
1 min
Francesca Siotto
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Works in field
Italy
Painstaking research and creativity
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
built-in
built in coffee maker
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
43 mins
Marc Vitale
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Italian
&
English
Works in field
United Kingdom
English translation & MTPE expert
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
, Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
slot-in / click-on / click-in
I can't tell from the context whether the coffee machine is being slotted/clicked into/onto something else or whether something is being slotted into/onto the machine itself.
By the way, I think the "built-in" means "incorporato" rather than "ad incastro".
By the way, I think the "built-in" means "incorporato" rather than "ad incastro".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
wordsandmore
: built in means just that. you're right!
6 mins
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| neutral |
Cristina Giannetti
: built-in means ad incasso
23 mins
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49 mins
wordsandmore
Native in Italian
&
English
Fast, Accurate, Reliable
Native in: Italian , English
Works in: English to Italian, Italian
interlocking coffee maker
ad incasro: interlocking
6 hrs
indiawharf
Native in English
Understanding = Informed Decisions
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
insert, twist, and lock
would need more context to really know
but I venture the following guess:
moka that isn't a screw on top, but tongue and groove: slip top on bottom, make quarter of turn, and the two pieces lock together
but I venture the following guess:
moka that isn't a screw on top, but tongue and groove: slip top on bottom, make quarter of turn, and the two pieces lock together
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