..rimanere "sulla carta".
English translation: Remain \"on paper\"
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| 07:47 May 6, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: Gad Kohenov Israel Local time: 13:49 | ||||||
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| 4 +4 | remain a dead letter |
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| 3 +2 | Remain "on paper" |
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| 4 | remain in the abstract/in theory |
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| 4 | remain theoretical |
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23 mins confidence: 
remain in the abstract/in theory Explanation: "Theory without practice is not to set sail at all." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2007-05-06 08:20:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "as Susser said: "...to practice without theory is to sail an uncharted sea, theory without practice is not to set sail at all". http://iis.syr.edu/projects/PNopen/PartNet/page.php?Page=2 I am adding the definition of "sulla carta" that I've found in an Italian monolingual dictionary: "sulla carta. in teroria, in astratto. sulla carta la nostra squadra è favorita. in stato di progetto. la riforma è sulla carta." www.demauroparavia.it/19504 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2007-05-06 08:36:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I am adding an example of the usage of the expression"remain in the abstract": "As long as we remain in the abstract, it is impossible to know what we are talking about. But if we risk the specific and the personal we start to see what..." http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/american_imago/v059/59.4vida.ht... |
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1 hr confidence:
remain theoretical Explanation: To remain "theoretical" would be the same as beeing "sulla carta", meaning something not implemented. |
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25 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4remain a dead letter Explanation: expression -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2007-05-06 11:46:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Anna Diamantopoulou : « Gender equality rules will remain a dead letter unless they are properly enforced on the ground ». Norrköping, January 22 2001. ... ec.europa.eu/employment_social/general/news/010126_3_en.htm - 7k - |
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