English/Spanish to Italian Translator

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English to Italian
Spanish to Italian
Italian to English

Giulia Ranu
EN/SP to IT translator and proofreader

London, England, United Kingdom

Local time: 02:23 BST (GMT+1)

Native in: Italian (Variant: Lombard)

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English to Italian: How To Name A Disease (Like COVID-19) General field: Science Detailed field: Medical (general)
Source text - English 00:00 Hi, this is (x) from MinuteEarth. 00:03 In 2009, a disease swept across the globe and infected millions, and before it was officially 00:08 named 2009 H1N1 Flu, it was popularly dubbed “swine flu.” 00:14 Panicking countries banned sales of pigs and pig products, turning the pork industry on 00:18 its snout and Egypt even went so far as to slaughter all 300,000 of the country’s pigs 00:24 to stop the virus in its tracks. 00:27 The problem? 00:28 While the virus likely evolved from one that did infect pigs, the 2009 version was almost 00:33 exclusively transmitted person-to-person rather than porcine-to-person. 00:37 Regardless, the name alone triggered a pig-induced pandemonium. 00:42 But pigs aren’t in any way the only victims of a poorly named disease - historically, 00:47 we've also named viruses after groups of people or places where people live, which can direct 00:53 all that disease-associated fear and stigma onto people, and not only is that incredibly 00:58 dangerous for those people, but prejudice doesn’t actually prevent the spread of disease. 01:03 To help protect people, places, and...well, pigs from such stigma, in 2015 the World Health 01:10 Organization penned guidelines for naming new infectious diseases soon after they’re discovered. 01:16 No people, places, animals, foods, or occupations. 01:19 And avoid fear-mongering with terms like “unknown” or “fatal”. 01:22 Instead, use descriptive qualities of the disease itself, like its symptoms, severity 01:28 or seasonality, and, if known, the actual bug behind the disease, oh, and definitely 01:33 keep the name easily pronounceable. 01:35 Which is how our latest pandemic was named Coronavirus Disease 2019, abbreviated COVID-19, 01:41 for the crown-shaped coronavirus that causes the disease that emerged in 2019. 01:45 Of course, some people will still be racist or misinformed and turn their fear on the 01:51 nearest scapegoat, but at least we're trying to head off the spread of stigma by providing 01:56 standardized names before the harmful ones can go viral. 02:02 These days, the world needs all the generosity it can get, and one really easy - and free 02:07 - way to donate to a worthy cause is Tab for a Cause, which donates money to a charity 02:12 each time you open a new browser tab. 02:14 I’ve been using Tab for a Cause for at least six years and, according to my Tab for a Cause 02:19 stats page, I’ve opened over - holy tab-moly - 37,000 tabs in that time, which I've turned 02:26 into real donations to my favorite charities, including their current COVID-19 response fund. 02:31 If you, like me, open up way too many tabs, you can feel good about it by going to tabforacause.org/MinuteEarth2 02:39 and downloading the extension now. 02:42 That’s tabforacause.org/MinuteEarth2. 02:44 And there's one more way you can help the world from the comfort of your couch: stay 02:48 there, at least for now. 02:50 We're putting this video out in the midst of a pandemic and - according the World Health 02:54 Organization - the best way to make sure you don't become a carrier of the virus or infect 02:59 vulnerable people like, say, your grandparents, is to stay home or, if you absolutely have 03:05 to go out, stay far away from other people. 03:08 Let's help each other out in the comments by suggesting some awesome things to do while 03:12 you're housebound - other than watching MinuteEarth, of course.	Translation - Italian 0:00:00.250,0:00:03.040 Ciao, sono (X) di MinutidellaTerra 0:00:03.040,0:00:08.750 Nel 2009 milioni di persone sono state infettate da una malattia che, prima di essere 0:00:08.750,0:00:14.280 influenza H1N1, era l’ “Influenza suina” 0:00:14.280,0:00:18.790 I paesi nel panico hanno vietato la vendita di suini e derivati, mettendo in 0:00:18.790,0:00:24.840 ginocchio l’industria, e l’Egitto ha eliminato 300.000 maiali 0:00:24.840,0:00:27.060 per fermare il virus. 0:00:27.060,0:00:28.060 Il problema? 0:00:28.060,0:00:33.469 Il virus derivato dai maiali è mutato, e la versione del 2009 era quasi 0:00:33.469,0:00:37.560 esclusivamente trasmessa da persona a persona, più che da porcello a persona. 0:00:37.560,0:00:42.559 In ogni caso, il nome bastava a causare l’a-porc-alisse. 0:00:42.559,0:00:47.800 Ma i maiali non sono l’unica vittima di queste scelte infelici: nel corso degli anni 0:00:47.800,0:00:53.219 nomi di molti altri virus si sono basati su gruppi di persone o il luogo in cui vivono, potenzialmente 0:00:53.219,0:00:58.600 Associando quelle persone a paure e stigma che non sono solo 0:00:58.600,0:01:03.949 pericolose, ma il cui pregiudizio non aiuta a fermare la diffusione della malattia. 0:01:03.949,0:01:10.240 Per proteggere persone, luoghi e… maiali dai pregiudizi, nel 2015 l’Organizzazione Mondiale 0:01:10.240,0:01:16.100 della Sanità ha stabilito regole per dare un nome alle malattie infettive appena scoperte. 0:01:16.100,0:01:19.100 Vietati nomi di persone, luoghi, animali, cibi o lavori. 0:01:19.100,0:01:22.610 Vietati termini di allarmismo come “Sconosciuto” o “fatale”. 0:01:22.610,0:01:28.090 Si usano invece descrizioni della malattia, come i sintomi, la stagionalità 0:01:28.090,0:01:33.259 o il grado di pericolo, e, se noti, i patogeni responsabili, sempre mantenendo 0:01:33.259,0:01:35.409 Un nome semplice. 0:01:35.409,0:01:41.630 Per questo la pandemia è dovuta al Coronavirus Disease 2019, abbreviato COVID-19, 0:01:41.630,0:01:45.909 per la forma a corona del virus che è apparso nel 2019. 0:01:45.909,0:01:51.680 Certo, ci saranno persone che per razzismo o ignoranza cercheranno sempre 0:01:51.680,0:01:56.220 un capro espiatorio, ma almeno si cerca di limitare la diffusione dei pregiudizi dando 0:01:56.220,0:02:00.520 dei nomi standard prima che quelli dannosi possano diffondersi. 0:02:02.320,0:02:07.620 Oggi ogni aiuto è prezioso, e un modo facile - e gratuito - 0:02:07.630,0:02:12.300 per donare a una giusta causa è Tab for a Cause, che dona soldi a beneficienze 0:02:12.300,0:02:14.400 ogni volta che apri una tab nel tuo browser. 0:02:14.400,0:02:19.200 Io lo uso dai sei anni e secondo le mie statistiche 0:02:19.200,0:02:26.099 ho aperto - wow! - 37.000 tabs grazie a cui ho donato soldi 0:02:26.099,0:02:31.800 alle associazioni che ho scelto, tra cui il COVID-19 response fund. 0:02:31.810,0:02:39.530 Se anche tu apri sempre troppe tab, ora puoi andarne fiero con tabforacause.org/MinuteEarth2 0:02:39.530,0:02:42.120 E scaricando l’estensione. 0:02:42.120,0:02:44.860 Il link è tabforacause.org/MinuteEarth2. 0:02:44.860,0:02:48.880 E c’è un altro modo in cui puoi aiutare il mondo dal tuo divano: 0:02:48.880,0:02:50.390 resta li, almeno per ora. 0:02:50.390,0:02:54.569 Questo video esce durante la pandemia e - secondo l’Organizzazione Mondiale della 0:02:54.569,0:02:59.319 Sanità - il modo migliore per non passare il virus 0:02:59.319,0:03:05.610 a persone a rischio, come i tuoi nonni, è stare a casa o 0:03:05.610,0:03:08.870 o mantenere la distanza di sicurezza se questo non è possibile. 0:03:08.870,0:03:12.570 Nei commenti scambiamoci idee su cose da fare mentre 0:03:12.570,0:03:16.000 dobbiamo stare a casa - a parte guardare i nostri video, ovviamente.

Bachelor's degree - SSLMIT University of Bologna

Years of experience: 8. Registered at ProZ.com: Dec 2017.

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English to Italian (Università di Bologna, Scuola Superiore di Lingue Moderne per Interpreti e Traduttori)
Spanish to Italian (Università di Bologna, Scuola Superiore di Lingue Moderne per Interpreti e Traduttori)

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Bio

I have a degree in Intercultural studies at the SSLMIT department of the University of Bologna. I’ve lived in London for two years, in Spain for five months and in Tokyo for six. I have experience teaching Italian, tutoring online and helping young students, both Italian and foreign, with homework.

I am part of the scientific education projects ‘Minuti di Fisica’ and ‘Minuti della Terra’, where I take care of the translation of the scripts.

I am able to work alone and as a part of a team, and thanks to my experience with working online I am able to manage my time and schedule in the most productive and efficient way. I like challenging myself with new experiences and always pushing my limits to learn something new.

Keywords: italian, english, spanish, translation, translator, proofreading, proofreader, interpreter, interpreting,

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Oct 1, 2022

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