Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ex-novo
English translation:
\"....new works were carried out...\"
Added to glossary by
Sarah Weston
Dec 5, 2011 14:51
12 yrs ago
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Italian term
United Kingdom
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English to Italian, and 2 more.
ex-novo
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Does anyone have a nice solution for this in this context. I don't really like "from scratch" as it doesn't sound all that professional to me...
"Nello stesso anno vengono altresì realizzati **ex-novo** lavori per ricavare al piano seminterrato una SPA e una palestra."
Thanks for any thoughts.
Sarah
"Nello stesso anno vengono altresì realizzati **ex-novo** lavori per ricavare al piano seminterrato una SPA e una palestra."
Thanks for any thoughts.
Sarah
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | "....new works were carried out..." |
Tom in London
|
| 3 +1 | ex-novo |
Lucrezia Amedeo
|
| 3 | from the bare walls |
Daniel Frisano
|
References
| See Spanish/English entry |
Dr Lofthouse
|
Proposed translations
+5
15 mins
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
1015
Selected
"....new works were carried out..."
it's up to you to adjust the rest of the sentence
Note from asker:
| Wonderful thanks Tom! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again Tom!"
5 mins
Daniel Frisano
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Works in field
Italy
100% human translation, always
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian, and 14 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
61
from the bare walls
hth
+1
2 hrs
ex-novo
why not leave it in latin its frequently used in EN
Reference comments
8 hrs
Dr Lofthouse
France
France
Native in Italian
&
English
France
When Accuracy Counts -
Native in: English 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English, German to English, French to English, and 10 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
36
Reference:
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