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Italian to English translations [PRO] Journalism / Book on interviews of foreign press correspondents on the subject of Italy | |||||||
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4 | party-card/membership-card chieftains |
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3 | two-bit politicians |
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two-bit politicians Explanation: Two-bit politicians, as in politicians not worth their salt. Tessere = tessere politiche, dei partiti http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-bit "I partiti strutturati sono scomparsi, non c’è più un sacrale primato della politica, non ci sono più i voti di preferenza coi signorotti delle tessere, non ci sono (quasi) più i politici professionisti e i parlamentari con l’orgoglio di esserlo, è cambiata l’immunità parlamentare, il sistema elettorale..." http://www.ilpost.it/filippofacci/2011/02/10/che-anno-e/ Va bene tutto, ma che signorotti delle tessere lancino anatemi contro preferenze mi pare troppo. Tutti alibi. #noporcellum comunque e subito. https://twitter.com/monicanardi/status/222069390257033218 |
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party-card/membership-card chieftains Explanation: ... nice image, I think... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2015-03-17 17:00:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- No, no Therese, We're speaking about the "tessera del partito" |
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