{"id":4386,"date":"2026-04-13T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/?p=4386"},"modified":"2026-03-25T22:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:29:48","slug":"adding-words-translation-localisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/it\/adding-words-translation-localisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Perch\u00e9 i traduttori a volte aggiungono parole che non erano nell'originale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La traduzione non \u00e8 sottrazione, a volte il significato richiede espansione<\/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-mn6bc46u-0zphj3\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/26_traduzioni-parole-nuove.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/26_traduzioni-parole-nuove.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/26_traduzioni-parole-nuove-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/26_traduzioni-parole-nuove-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/26_traduzioni-parole-nuove-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/26_traduzioni-parole-nuove-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.federicabonomi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/26_traduzioni-parole-nuove-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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\tCapita occasionalmente nei progetti: un cliente rivede una traduzione e segnala una parola o una frase che non compare nell'originale. \"Questo non era nel testo di partenza,\" dice. Ed \u00e8 corretto - non c'era. Ma questo non significa che non dovrebbe esserci.\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t<p data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mn6bkmk3-nzvtwc\" class=\"wp-block-spectra-content\">\n\t\tAlcune lingue richiedono elementi strutturali che l'inglese semplicemente non ha. Articoli, preposizioni, connettori - parole che esistono per rendere una frase grammaticalmente corretta e naturalmente leggibile nella lingua di arrivo. L'inglese spesso riesce a farne a meno. L'italiano, ad esempio, frequentemente non pu\u00f2.\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t<p data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mn6bkqiy-iiis08\" class=\"wp-block-spectra-content\">\n\t\tPrendiamo una stringa come \"Michael's new car is faster than mine.\" In inglese, \u00e8 un contenuto perfettamente funzionale - il possessivo 's, il comparativo -er, \"car\" e \"mine\" non richiedono articoli e non hanno genere. In italiano, inserire quelle parole direttamente nello stesso formato produrrebbe qualcosa di poco sensato e dalla lettura estremamente strana ed incorretta. La struttura della frase deve essere completamente adattata. Abbiamo bisogno di un articolo per iniziare la frase: LA \u2014 singolare femminile per \"macchina\", che si sposta al secondo posto. Il possessivo 's deve essere sostituito con un articolo \u2014 DI. Il comparativo richiede una parola in pi\u00f9. \"Than\" deve essere adattato al genere e al caso corretti. La frase complessiva in italiano diventa: LA macchina DI Michael \u00e8 PI\u00d9 veloce DELLA mia. Decisamente pi\u00f9 lunga!\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t<p data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mn6bkuye-l03mcr\" class=\"wp-block-spectra-content\">\n\t\t\u00c8 per questo che revisionare una traduzione confrontandola parola per parola con il testo di partenza \u00e8 raramente l'approccio giusto. La domanda non \u00e8 \"ogni parola ha un equivalente diretto?\", \u00e8 \"questo comunica la stessa cosa, in modo chiaro e naturale, a un lettore nella lingua di arrivo?\" Sono domande molto diverse, e spesso portano a testi molto diversi.\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t<p data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mn6bl4fc-w2y05q\" class=\"wp-block-spectra-content\">\n\t\tQuando un traduttore aggiunge parole, non si sta allontanando dall'originale. Lo sta rispettando, e nella maggioranza dei casi non ha proprio opzioni, perch\u00e8 le regole grammaticali sono fisse.\t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links aligncenter is-layout-flex 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>Alcune volte i clienti notano che in un testo tradotto ci sono pi\u00f9 parole rispetto all'originale. 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