{"id":4202,"date":"2026-03-24T21:27:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/?p=4202"},"modified":"2026-03-24T21:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:27:30","slug":"text-expansion-localisation-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/it\/text-expansion-localisation-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Perch\u00e9 l'espansione del testo \u00e8 una delle sfide pi\u00f9 sottovalutate nella localizzazione."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tradurre dall'inglese nelle lingue europee spesso rende i contenuti pi\u00f9 lunghi, e questo influenza tutto il resto.<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mmz0a5li-iv0u2w\"\tstyle=\"overflow: visible;--spectra-background-color: #ffffff\" class=\"spectra-is-root-container alignfull spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow spectra-background-color wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\"\t>\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mmz0ac8k-f12gab\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mn34uerj-j80v5z\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/post-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/post-11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/post-11-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/post-11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/post-11-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/post-11-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mmz0ac8r-8a3krq\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\t<p data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mmz0ea79-6jm5xh\" class=\"wp-block-spectra-content\">\n\t\tC'\u00e8 un aspetto della localizzazione che coglie i clienti di sorpresa pi\u00f9 di quasi qualsiasi altra cosa: l'espansione del testo.<br>Quando si traduce dall'inglese in tedesco, francese, italiano o spagnolo, il contenuto spesso diventa significativamente pi\u00f9 lungo. A volte del 20%, a volte del 30% o pi\u00f9. Potrebbe sembrare un dettaglio minore - finch\u00e9 non si vede cosa fa a un layout accuratamente progettato.<br>I pulsanti dei siti web vanno in overflow. Il testo sulle confezioni non rientra negli spazi. I titoli dei banner si spezzano su due righe. Le colonne dei PDF collassano. Le interfacce delle app che erano perfettamente bilanciate in inglese appaiono sfasate in tutte le altre lingue.<br>Questo non \u00e8 un errore di traduzione. \u00c8 una caratteristica strutturale delle lingue europee, e deve essere pianificata fin dall'inizio di qualsiasi progetto multilingue.<br>A FB Language Solutions, tengo conto dell'espansione del testo in ogni progetto che coinvolge design o layout. Questo significa considerare i limiti di caratteri durante la fase di traduzione e localizzazione, segnalare potenziali problemi di layout prima che diventino problemi, e lavorare direttamente sui file sorgente per adattare il design insieme alla lingua.<br>La localizzazione non riguarda solo il significato. Riguarda il garantire che l'intero output (testo, layout e presentazione visiva) funzioni correttamente in ogni mercato di destinazione.<br>Se il vostro prossimo progetto coinvolge file di design multilingue, vale la pena avere questa conversazione presto. Far\u00e0 risparmiare tempo e costi significativi in seguito.\t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/federica-bonomi-language-solutions\/%20\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tedesco, francese, italiano, spagnolo: sono fra le lingue che tendono ad espandersi quando vengono tradotte dall'inglese. Se il layout non viene pianificato fin dall'inizio, il design si perde. 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