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HAND-TO-MOUTH TRANSMISSION

Italian translation: TRASMISSIONE MANI-BOCCA

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English term or phrase:HAND-TO-MOUTH TRANSMISSION
Italian translation:TRASMISSIONE MANI-BOCCA
Entered by: Naomi Hollingshead

18:06 Jan 9, 2023
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: HAND-TO-MOUTH TRANSMISSION
Hi there!
This is Naomi again! I am translating a web news article from BCC.
Title : Can Wearing Masks Stop the Spread of Viruses?
this is the context :
"Using them to prevent infection is popular in many countries around the world .
Virologists are sceptical about their effectiveness against airborne viruses.
But there is some evidence to suggest the masks can help prevent hand-to-mouth transmissions.
...
But they could help lower the risk of contracting a virus through the "splash" from a sneeze or a cough and provide some protection against hand-to-mouth transmissions."

My dilemma is how to render in italian the expression "hand-to-mouth transmission".
From the context I understand what they mean but how would you render it in a clear and concise way in Italian?
Grazie mille!
Naomi H.
Naomi Hollingshead
United States
Local time: 11:51
TRASMISSIONE MANI-BOCCA
Explanation:
non si fa fatica , a scrivere "mani" invece che "mano";
dopodiché... sì, "dalle mani alla bocca" è molto chiaro,
ma
qui ci stanno chiedendo di essere anche concisi, oltre che chiari;

e TRASMISSIONE MANI-BOCCA è sia chiaro, sia conciso.
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Fumiko & Alberto Zaccagnini
Italy
Local time: 18:51
Grading comment
Thank you very much! Naomi H.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7trasmissione mano-bocca
Danila Moro
4trasmissione (dei coronavirus) dalle mani alla bocca
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
4TRASMISSIONE MANI-BOCCA
Fumiko & Alberto Zaccagnini
4Trasmissione mani-bocca
Anna Grimaldi


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
hand-to-mouth transmission
trasmissione mano-bocca


Explanation:
Non vedo il problema in una traduzione letterale

Danila Moro
Italy
Local time: 18:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 130
Notes to answerer
Asker: Grazie!! Naomi H.


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hand-to-mouth transmission
trasmissione (dei coronavirus) dalle mani alla bocca


Explanation:
le mascherine aiutano a prevenire la trasmissione (interumana dei coronavirus) dalle mani alla bocca

[ can help prevent hand-to-mouth transmissions ]

COVID-19, la malattia da nuovo coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
Le modalità di trasmissione interumana dei coronavirus sono: ... con la stretta di mano e toccando con le mani contaminate le mucose di bocca, naso e occhi.
https://www.damianogalimberti.it/blog/covid-19-la-malattia-d...



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Note added at 8 mins (2023-01-09 18:15:02 GMT)
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trasmissione (del coronavirus) dalle mani alla bocca

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 18:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 41
Notes to answerer
Asker: Grazie! Naomi H.

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
TRASMISSIONE MANI-BOCCA


Explanation:
non si fa fatica , a scrivere "mani" invece che "mano";
dopodiché... sì, "dalle mani alla bocca" è molto chiaro,
ma
qui ci stanno chiedendo di essere anche concisi, oltre che chiari;

e TRASMISSIONE MANI-BOCCA è sia chiaro, sia conciso.

Example sentence(s):
  • Indossare una mascherina può aiutare a prevenire la trasmissione mani-bocca: il virus si fa strada nell'organismo attraverso le mucose, e ognuno di noi si tocca la faccia in media 23 volte all'ora. = https://www.focus.it/scienza/salute/coronavirus-virus
  • Secondo le informazioni disponibili al momento, il Coronavirus potrebbe essere trasmesso da uomo a uomo attraverso gocce provenienti da tosse e starnuti e dal contatto ravvicinato (meno di un metro) con chi presenta i sintomi. Indossare una mascherina nel

    https://www.focus.it/scienza/salute/coronavirus-virus-cina-mascherine-bloccano-la-trasmissione
    https://tg24.sky.it/salute-e-benessere/2020/01/29/coronavirus-mascherine#03
Fumiko & Alberto Zaccagnini
Italy
Local time: 18:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much! Naomi H.
Notes to answerer
Asker: grazie ! Naomi H.

Asker: Thank you for the references! I could not find them myself! very helpful. I agree with your rendering. Naomi H.

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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Trasmissione mani-bocca


Explanation:
A coincise way to say it for an article would be this one with a dash between the two words. "Mani" is better used in its plural form.

Example sentence(s):
  • Evitare la trasmissione mani-bocca

    https://prevenzione-salute.it/36828/coronavirus-e-caccia-alle-mascherine.html
Anna Grimaldi
Italy
Local time: 18:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks a lot! Naomi H.

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