con sede a

English translation: based in / having its seat / headquarters in

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Italian term or phrase:	con sede a
English translation:	based in / having its seat / headquarters in
Entered by:	Emanuela Galdelli

15:16 Nov 14, 2003

Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]

Italian term or phrase: con sede a

in any context. What do you think about "having its seat" or "with its seat"?

Emanuela Galdelli KudoZ activity Questions: 335 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 1263 Italy
Local time: 19:04

based in

Explanation:
"based in" o "having its seat/headquarters in"

HTH

Selected response from:

Giorgia P
Local time: 19:04

Grading comment

the most complete and helpful, thanks to everybody!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

based in

Giorgia P

5 +2

"head office" "head quarters" "seat"

Loredana Stefanelli

5 +1

seat is never used in a business context. The only context I can think of where seat is used...

Marian Greenfield

sede could also mean "branch"

Gail

having its seat or its office

Francesca Siotto

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

based in

Explanation:
"based in" o "having its seat/headquarters in"

HTH

Giorgia P
Local time: 19:04
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in pair: 122

Grading comment

the most complete and helpful, thanks to everybody!

2 mins confidence:

sede could also mean "branch"

Explanation:
like the branch or a bank, for example as opposed to the headquarters.

Gail
United States
Local time: 13:04
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 143

2 mins confidence:

having its seat or its office

Explanation:
mi piace con having
spesso office lo ritroviamo in termini legali

Francesca Siotto
Italy
Local time: 19:04
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in pair: 375

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

"head office" "head quarters" "seat"

Explanation:
"head office" se si tratta di un'azienda, una ditta;
"head quarters" nel caso di un partito;
"seat" nel caso di un governo, parlamento

Loredana Stefanelli
Local time: 19:04
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in pair: 38

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

seat is never used in a business context. The only context I can think of where seat is used...

Explanation:
... is for governments.

In a business context, "sede" would be headquarters or, for a bank it could also be called "head office".

20 years in the business - most of it managing translation service for an investment bank

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 13:04
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1215

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