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Procedere a passo d'uomo

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Buongiorno!
Il contesto della frase riguarda delle istruzioni affisse all'entrata di un parcheggio per degli autisti di mezzi pesanti.
La frase che devo tradurre dall'italiano all'inglese è :" Procedere a passo d'uomo".
Quest'espressione, apparentemente banale, mi sta mettendo in crisi...:(
Grazie mille per l'aiuto
Rossella
 
    • "...at a snail's pace" - letteralmente e` "a passo di lumaca", ma ho sempre sentito usare questa metafora "da gasteropode" in inglese al posto del nostro "a passo d'uomo" :)
     
    It's not a typo! In industry, passo d'uomo means a man-sized space where maintenance staff can enter a tank, for example. So it's a different meaning and this isn't clear from the WR Dictionary. Crawl space is right in this case.

    A strange coincidence, though!
    Actually I didn't know the expression crawl's pace. I know "at a crawl" or "at crawling speed" (in addition to "at snail's pace"). But I agree that on a road sign the translation is "dead slow".
     
    Einstein said:
    It's not a typo! In industry, passo d'uomo means a man-sized space where maintenance staff can enter a tank, for example. So it's a different meaning and this isn't clear from the WR Dictionary. Crawl space is right in this case.

    A strange coincidence, though!
    Actually I didn't know the expression crawl's pace. I know "at a crawl" or "at crawling speed" (in addition to "at snail's pace"). But I agree that on a road sign the translation is "dead slow".
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    Yes, this occured to me too, but in that case I would translate "passo d'uomo" with "manhole".
     
    I need to translate 'veicoli a passo d'uomo' for some signage on the premises of a factory. I've seen that 'dead slow' is suggested but isn't there another standard sign that means the same thing? I always found 'dead slow' signs strange but I honestly can't think of an alternative in standard signage language.
    Thanks,
    cremonagirl :)
     
    cremonagirl said:
    'dead slow' signs strange but I honestly can't think of an alternative in standard signage language.
    Thanks,cremonagirl
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    Hi CG, that is the standard sign every time an engine is involved, even on ships. I do not know why you think it is strange: as a matter of fact it is more accurate and appropriate than the Italian equivalent. It means the minimum an engine can reach without stopping altogether. I hope this makes it sound less strange.:)
     
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