un tecnico presentato alla politica

English translation: a technocrat who lent himself to politics

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Italian term or phrase:un tecnico presentato alla politica
English translation:a technocrat who lent himself to politics
Entered by: Pompeo Lattanzi

08:21 Mar 11, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Italian term or phrase: un tecnico presentato alla politica
"Ex responsabile della XXX, è un tecnico presentato alla politica. Convinto assertore del federalismo fiscale, sostiene che sono necessarie alcune riforme per risolvere la crisi: abolizione delle regioni a statuto speciale, creare città metropolitane ... investire in innovazione nelle piccole e medie imprese" etc.

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Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Local time: 22:15
a technocrat lent to politics
Explanation:
Definitely "prestato" = lent.
IMHO the idiom should not be transformed but translated literally, it will be sufficiently clear even to those unfamiliar with it.
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Pompeo Lattanzi
Italy
Local time: 03:15
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4 +2a technocrat brought into politics
James (Jim) Davis
4 +1a technocrat lent to politics
Pompeo Lattanzi


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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a technocrat brought into politics


Explanation:
Technocrat is the term generally used. Then you can decide from the context whether you want "who entered politics" "who was introduced to politics" or "who was brought", whichever fits best.

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Note added at 31 mins (2009-03-11 08:52:58 GMT)
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apprestato: who lent himself to politics, who turned to politics


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=technocrat++politics&bt...
James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 05:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 195

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agree  Michael Korovkin
43 mins

agree  Anna V
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a technocrat lent to politics


Explanation:
Definitely "prestato" = lent.
IMHO the idiom should not be transformed but translated literally, it will be sufficiently clear even to those unfamiliar with it.

Pompeo Lattanzi
Italy
Local time: 03:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree  AeC2009: total agreement...
4 hrs
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