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greenwashing

Italian translation: un finto ecologismo/un finto verde/un falso ambientalismo


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17:41 Dec 25, 2009
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: greenwashing
>>>>>I am sorry that most of what politicians are doing on the climate front is greenwashing- their proposals sound good , but they are deceiving you and themselves at the same time....
Buffalo_Bill
Italian translation:un finto ecologismo/un finto verde/un falso ambientalismo
Explanation:
delle idee..
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Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 13:13
Grading comment
mi sembra la piu' adatta
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4ecologismo di facciata
Bruno Depascale
3 +4un finto ecologismo/un finto verde/un falso ambientalismo
Elena Zanetti
3 +2greenwashing
Sabrina Becciu
3inganno ambientale
Bruno Depascale
3eco-finzione
LMassara
3la balla verdeChiara2
3di verde ci sono solo le parole
Zerlina
3sedicentemente ecologico
nagymacska
Summary of reference entries provided
greenwashingEllen Kraus

  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
greenwashing


Explanation:
è un neologismo molto diffuso e di solito non tradotto
se vuoi tradurlo potresti dire "travestirsi da ambientalisti" o "risciacquarsi di verde"....

Sabrina Becciu
Local time: 13:13
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valeria Faber
2 hrs
  -> grazie, Valeria :)
agree  Maria Giovanna Polito
17 hrs
  -> grazie:)
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di verde ci sono solo le parole


Explanation:
la bocca piena di paroloni legati all'ecologia, mentre di fatto non si fa niente
anche-'rinverdiscono' solo le loro proposte

Zerlina
Italy
Local time: 13:13
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
un finto ecologismo/un finto verde/un falso ambientalismo


Explanation:
delle idee..

Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 13:13
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
mi sembra la piu' adatta

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valeria Faber
2 hrs
  -> grazie Valeria e buone feste!
agree  Carla Sordina
14 hrs
  -> grazie Carla e buone feste!
agree  Antarie
1 day1 hr
  -> grazie :-)
agree  Paola Manfreda
4 days
  -> grazie Paola!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la balla verde


Explanation:
o anche al plurale, le balle verdi

Chiara2
Italy
Local time: 13:13
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sedicentemente ecologico


Explanation:
vogliono sembrare più ecologisti di quello che sono in realtà.


    Reference: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwashing
nagymacska
Italy
Local time: 13:13
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eco-finzione


Explanation:
un'idea...

LMassara
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:13
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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1 day22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
inganno ambientale


Explanation:
un idea


Bruno Depascale
Italy
Local time: 13:13
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1 day22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
ecologismo di facciata


Explanation:
un idea

Bruno Depascale
Italy
Local time: 13:13
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: mi pare un'ottima soluzione
20 hrs
  -> Grazie! :-)
agree  mariant
1 day52 mins
  -> grazie mariant!
agree  Umberta Mesina: data la frase in cui si trova, mi pare la soluzione più adatta
1 day19 hrs
  -> grazie umberto!
agree  Paola Manfreda
2 days17 hrs
  -> grazie!
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Reference comments


16 hrs
Reference: greenwashing

Reference information:
greenwash” can be defined as trying to convince people that you are doing something good for the environment by being involved in small, ...
www.zimbio.com/environmental issues and greenwashing

Ellen Kraus
Austria
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PRO pts in category: 4
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