Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
da una sponda all\'altra
English translation:
one side to the other
Added to glossary by
Marina Vittoria
Nov 25, 2009 09:03
14 yrs ago
Italian term
Italy
Native in: Italian (Variant: Swiss )
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian, and 1 more.
da una sponda all'altra
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Tra l’altro, qui conviene aprire una parentesi su cosa si intende effettivamente per organico, perché da una sponda all’altra dell’Atlantico le opinioni sono diverse: in Europa la pianta di cotone deve essere assolutamente naturale, mentre negli Stati Uniti l’importante è il processo certificato, mentre la pianta può essere una selezione (Ogm).
In questo caso esiste una frase particolare?
Grazie a tutti per l'aiuto.
In questo caso esiste una frase particolare?
Grazie a tutti per l'aiuto.
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Rachael Alexander
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Paralegal and translator
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
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one side to the other
opinions change from one side of the Atlantic to the other
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on either side of the Atlantic
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on either side of the Atlantic
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! You were very helpful!"
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Alan Muscat
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Specializes in field
Italy
Corporate Professional Experience
Native in: English 
, Maltese
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, Maltese to English, and 3 more.
Italian term (edited):
da una sponda all\'altra
from one side of the Atlantic to the other
Common English language usage to refer to Europe (particularly the UK) and America (particularly the US) as the two sides of the Atlantic. It's funny that the Italian original should use such a common, English turn of phrase that is not so common in Italian!
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Gail zizzamia
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Thank you.
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claudiocambon
: This fits in best with the rhythm of the sentence. For flourish you can also say shore.
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potra
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Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Specializes in field
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Italian to English, English
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123
on the two sides of the Atlantic
views in the US are different from those in Europe. NB 'between' the two sides of the Atlantic there is only the ocean :)
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Seychelles
Native in English
Works in field
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
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on different sides
".. opinions are different on different sides of the Atlantic."
Unthinkable in Italian, believe it or not, repetition of "different" is perfectly acceptable in US and UK universities and attempts to express the concept differently often sound clumsy:
US:
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="diffe...
UK:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&num=100&q="diffe...
The full phrase:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&num=100&q="diffe...
Unthinkable in Italian, believe it or not, repetition of "different" is perfectly acceptable in US and UK universities and attempts to express the concept differently often sound clumsy:
US:
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="diffe...
UK:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&num=100&q="diffe...
The full phrase:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&num=100&q="diffe...
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rigrioli
: you could say it in italian too. su sponde diverse ci sono opinioni diverse. it wouldn't sound bad at all // Ciao ! I'm answering in the space above
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Sento una certa cacofonia e non credo che piacerebbe al professore di italiano.
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Discussion
ti garantisco che suona benissimo. La ripetizione è volontaria e serve a sottolineare il contrasto tra la differenza (in questo caso geografica ) e la somiglianza (di opinione). Ciao!