Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

istituto alberghiero

English translation:

Hotel school

Added to glossary by Ettore Peyrot
Jul 23, 2009 12:00
14 yrs ago
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Italian term

istituto alberghiero

Italian to English Other Cooking / Culinary
la scuola professionale dove studiano coloro che intendono diventare cuochi, camerieri, direttori di hotel, ecc.

Proposed translations

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3 mins
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Hotel school

Peer comment(s):

agree Mara Ballarini
3 mins
agree Tom in London
10 mins
agree philgoddard
1 hr
agree Gina Ferlisi
3 days 9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "grazie"
5 mins

Hospitality and catering college

Used in Further Education here for the sector
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1 hr

(State ) High School With Specialisation in Hotel Management

It's not a colledge, nor is it specifically a Hotel School – at least no more than a high-school specialising in drammatic arts is A Drammatic Arts School. It's just an ordinary high-school also providing vocational training making its pupils more likely to aspire to the noble professions of waiters, cooks and hotel managers... ostensibly...

The precendent Colin refers to is a patently WRONG answer:

In Italy there are high schools, such as Istituto Technico, Istituto Linguistico (not Linguistic School either!!!), Liceo Classico, Liceo Scientifico, Istituto Alberghiero, etc. They are all high schools teaching more or less the same mandatory subjects, plus leaning towards a particular area of specialisation – most of it a joke, really.
Peer comment(s):

agree Patricia Crotty : or secondary school
21 mins
Thanks Patricia. Secondary, in Italy, is often referred to as "media". They have 5 years Elementary,3-Secondary, 4- High.... then they start calling themselves "Dottori"!!! Just hidding: they do it after three years of university....
agree march hare (X)
1 hr
thanks, Horny!
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... a similar question has been asked before:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/tourism_travel/...
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