Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
senza che ci sia dietro un calcolo
English translation:
without any ulterior motive
Added to glossary by
Therese Marshall
Mar 20, 2015 11:22
9 yrs ago
Italian term
Italy
senza che ci sia dietro un calcolo
Italian to English
Other
Journalism
Book on interviews of foreign press correspondents on the subject of Italy
XXXX è colpita dal senso di solidarietà che caratterizza gli italiani e dalla forte presenza di volontariato su tutto il territorio «senza che ci sia dietro un calcolo e senza pregiudizi». In molte occasioni ha notato infatti che anche chi non ha grande disponibilità economica mostra solidarietà nei confronti dei più deboli e delle persone in difficoltà in genere.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | without any ulterior motive |
Kate Chaffer
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| 4 | no hidden agendas |
James (Jim) Davis
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| 4 | selflessly |
Michael Korovkin
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| 3 | spontaneously |
Debora Blake
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Proposed translations
+2
3 hrs
Kate Chaffer
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
British IT>EN translator living in Italy
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Selected
without any ulterior motive
I think this is what it means.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
1 hr
Debora Blake
France
France
Native in English
Specializes in field
France
Audiovisual Translation Specialist
Native in: English , French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: French to English, English to French, Italian to English, and 3 more.
spontaneously
The phrase is conveying the concept of spontaneity, aka with no particular forethought, no "calculation", in the sense of someone plotting/calculating to do something.
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-03-20 12:45:46 GMT)
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"dietro" here would be similar to how we might say "in the back of your mind"
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-03-20 13:00:28 GMT)
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Precisely. Some people will do good things in the attempt to makes themselves look good. This passage is making the point that that's not the case here.
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-03-20 12:45:46 GMT)
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"dietro" here would be similar to how we might say "in the back of your mind"
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-03-20 13:00:28 GMT)
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Precisely. Some people will do good things in the attempt to makes themselves look good. This passage is making the point that that's not the case here.
Note from asker:
| Personally, considering that it is about voluntary work, I though that it was all about a non-lucrative affair... |
6 hrs
James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Seychelles
Native in English
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
60
no hidden agendas
although ulterior motive is good.
1 day 4 mins
Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Specializes in field
Italy
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
selflessly
money-wise, glory-wise, atonement-wise, any-wise... :)))
C'è sempre il calcolo, ma si come loro dicono così, dobbiamo adeguarsi...
C'è sempre il calcolo, ma si come loro dicono così, dobbiamo adeguarsi...
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