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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

Vuoi mettere?

English translation:

The figures say it all

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2015-12-06 10:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Dec 2, 2015 11:58
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Italian term

Vuoi mettere?

Italian to English Bus/Financial Journalism
The author asks a rethorical question, comparing two options, one of which is obviously better than the other:
"Vuoi mettere il 50% in due giorni rispetto al 5% in un anno?"
I haven't been able to find any satisfactory equivalent for this Italian idiom.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 The figures say it all
4 +1 What would you say to 50% in two days as compared to......
4 Are you really going to put.....on a par with...?
4 Would you really prefer... than ..... ?

Discussion

Alexandra Speirs Dec 5, 2015:
I must say I agree with Phil. I read the sentence on the blog and immediately thought "Which would you rather have..." then scrolled down and found Phil had suggested the same!
Margherita Russo (asker) Dec 3, 2015:
It was hard to choose, great ideas everybody!
Margherita Russo (asker) Dec 2, 2015:
This is the url:
http://goo.gl/xgLjKf
Enjoy!
Tom in London Dec 2, 2015:
Impressed I'm impressed by Phil's amazing ability to guess what the context is, in detail. Margherita- please post more of your text.
Margherita Russo (asker) Dec 2, 2015:
@philipgoddard - you are right, this is the context :-)
thanks in advance to all, I'm still "speculating" and will decide soon....
Tom in London Dec 2, 2015:
Speculation There's a lot of speculation going on here about what the two options may be, but that's all it is; speculation.
philgoddard Dec 2, 2015:
Is this the context? Capite cosa vuol dire che il prezzo si scosta dal valore fondamentale? La matematica finanziaria ci insegna che con tassi al 5%, ha un senso pagare 20 un pezzo di carta che ogni anno ti paga un reddito di 1. Ma se per qualche motivo quel pezzo di carta lo vogliono tutti, tu magari ti trovi a pagarlo 100, e lo fai volentieri, perché pensi che dopodomani lo vendi a 150. Perbacco! Vuoi mettere il 50% in due giorni rispetto al 5% in un anno?
I would have thought "Which would you rather have".

Proposed translations

+1
10 mins
Selected

The figures say it all

I think this would do it or even (more idomatic) 'do the maths!'
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The figures say it all. With revenue from tourism of US$134 billion a year (28 percent of the world's tourist expenditure), a large part ofthe economic activity of the ...
Note from asker:
Thank you, Isabelle, I will. go for "do the math"
Peer comment(s):
agree contesei
49 mins
Thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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8 mins

What would you say to 50% in two days as compared to......

"Vuoi mettere il 50% in due giorni rispetto al 5% in un anno?

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Note added at 8 mins (2015-12-02 12:06:40 GMT)
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(etc.)
Peer comment(s):
agree Luke Chambers
8 hrs
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1 day 4 hrs

Are you really going to put.....on a par with...?

My suggestion!
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1 day 6 hrs

Would you really prefer... than ..... ?

This is a sort of colloquial use of rhetoric.

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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2015-12-03 18:40:25 GMT)
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"And WOULD YOU REALLY PREFER to have your house subside THAN watch wind turbine blades turn in the distance?"
http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2011/10/when-will-mps-wake-...
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