a livello di istanze decisionali della vita mondiale

English translation: on a global decision-making level

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Italian term or phrase:a livello di istanze decisionali della vita mondiale
English translation:on a global decision-making level
Entered by: carly kelly

19:50 Jul 14, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / international congress of black wriers and artists
Italian term or phrase: a livello di istanze decisionali della vita mondiale
This forms part of a list of goals set out by the Second International Congress of Black Writers and Artists, which took place in Rome in 1959.
The full sentence reads:
- accrescere la maturità della coscienza umana (prima di tutto a livello di istanze decisionali della vita mondiale);
It's actually the "della vita mondiale" bit which is putting me off here.
Any suggestions?
carly kelly
Italy
Local time: 12:40
decision-making level
Explanation:
This is one of those hideous pieces of verbiage that make bureaucratic/political Italian such a bloody nightmare (pardon my French). It means nothing concrete. But in terms of what the idiot who wrote it intended to say, I would say that it means "at a global decision-making level", or "at a level of decision-making" (that is, of power) "that affects the whole planet".
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Fabio Barbieri
Italy
Local time: 12:40
Grading comment
thanks to all, Fabio in particular.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1decision-making level
Fabio Barbieri
4 +1within the world's decision-making bodies
Juliette Scott
3with regard to decisions with a global / worldwide impact
Shera Lyn Parpia


  

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with regard to decisions with a global / worldwide impact


Explanation:
or,
with regard to decisive occasions with a worldwide impact
one way to say this

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
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decision-making level


Language variant: bureaucratese/politicianese

Explanation:
This is one of those hideous pieces of verbiage that make bureaucratic/political Italian such a bloody nightmare (pardon my French). It means nothing concrete. But in terms of what the idiot who wrote it intended to say, I would say that it means "at a global decision-making level", or "at a level of decision-making" (that is, of power) "that affects the whole planet".

Example sentence(s):
  • Condurre la propria politica a livello di istanze decisionali della vita mondiale.
  • To be politically active at a global decision-making level\\
Fabio Barbieri
Italy
Local time: 12:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks to all, Fabio in particular.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ottavio Janni: And I agree with your opinion of bureaucratic Italian...
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within the world's decision-making bodies


Explanation:
How about this ?

Juliette Scott
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fabio Barbieri: Yes, but it is much too concrete for the style of the original, which is verbiage.
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