Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

collo di bottiglia

English translation:

bottleneck

Added to glossary by Angie Garbarino
Mar 25, 2006 18:14
18 yrs ago
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Italian term

collo di bottiglia

Italian to English Social Sciences International Org/Dev/Coop workshop
Redigere il Libro Bianco sui trasporti delle Merci pericolose presentando lo stato dell’arte, le best practise, la legislazione e le esigenze in questo campo, i colli di bottiglia le strategie per superarli

I understand what it means but what is a good translation in English?
hanks a lot
Angio :)
Proposed translations (English)
3 +14 bottleneck

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bottleneck

# noun: a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
# verb: slow down or impede by creating an obstruction (Example: "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system")
# verb: become narrow, like a bottleneck (Example: "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks")
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