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fantasia al potere

English translation: imagination in power/play

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Italian term or phrase: fantasia al potere
English translation:imagination in power/play
Entered by: Paul O'Brien

05:52 Apr 13, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Italian term or phrase: fantasia al potere
"Il tema di quest’anno sono gli anni 70, tra contestazione e crisi petrolifera, fantasia al potere e Concorde, protesta giovanile e musica".

Actually they're talking about a skiing festival. But there you go.

TIA for any interesting suggestions ... .
Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Local time: 20:15
imagination in power/play
Explanation:
A suggestion... considering the creativity of the person writing the text.. :)
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sachin dagar
Local time: 04:45
Grading comment
good one.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3imagination in power/play
sachin dagar
3 +2power to the imagination
Juliet Halewood (X)
3dreams of power
Michael Brennen
3inventive power
Being Earnest
Summary of reference entries provided
about the slogan "Fantasia al potere"
SYLVY75

  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
imagination in power/play


Explanation:
A suggestion... considering the creativity of the person writing the text.. :)

sachin dagar
Local time: 04:45
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
good one.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Umberto Cassano: http://www.media68.net/germania/lemmi-b2.htm
41 mins
  -> Grazie... la referenza è infatti molto utile...
agree  Constantinos Faridis (X)
45 mins
agree  SYLVY75: yup, 'imagination in power' was a famous slogan at the time
52 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dreams of power


Explanation:
The more I think about it I think this might fit.

Michael Brennen
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
inventive power


Explanation:
another possibility

Being Earnest
Italy
Local time: 01:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
power to the imagination


Explanation:
Since, as Sylvy states, this slogan expressed a need for creativity everywher, you could try changing it round.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-13 07:58:43 GMT)
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everywhere, of course!



Juliet Halewood (X)
Local time: 01:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  luskie: or the other way around, as it meant "(let's bring) imagination to power!", but anyway I'd use "to"
3 mins
agree  Armilla (X)
1 hr
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Reference comments


1 hr
Reference: about the slogan "Fantasia al potere"

Reference information:
Excerpt from http://www.pagine70.com/vmnews/wmview.php?ArtID=209

"Là dove c’erano i segnali dell’ “autunno” di un mondo di soli adulti (e nel quale solo gli adulti erano il vero mondo e la vera realtà di riferimento) – vestiti grigi, sobri, seri, capelli in ordine, camice bianche, gonne sotto il ginocchio, tailleur e golfini in tinte sempre discretissime – irrompevano nel quotidiano segnali di espansione vitali, logiche primaverili che connotavano esplosioni di vitalità nei colori, nelle forme, nei modi. “La fantasia al potere” si gridava nelle piazze, e sicuramente tutto era più fantastico e tutto era la connotazione di questa fantasia che voleva esplodere ovunque."

This is the idea behind 'fantasia al potere', a slogan which started to become widely used after 1968 and expressed the need for creative innovation in every field (not only politics) professed by young people.

SYLVY75
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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