l’impossibilità di mantenere gli impegni assunti con gli elettori

English translation: failure to live up to his commitment(s) to the electorate

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Italian term or phrase:l’impossibilità di mantenere gli impegni assunti con gli elettori
English translation:failure to live up to his commitment(s) to the electorate
Entered by: Paola Biscosi

08:11 Sep 7, 2006
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / statement by the mayor
Italian term or phrase: l’impossibilità di mantenere gli impegni assunti con gli elettori
l’impossibilità di mantenere gli impegni assunti con gli elettori anche secondo il disposto dei documenti approvati dai massimi organi deliberativi dei loro Enti”.
Paola Biscosi
Italy
Local time: 06:52
failure to live up to his commitment(s) to the electorate
Explanation:
I like Irenef's answer, but there is another possibility -perhaps a bit closer to the original.

I should also point out that "failure" and "impossibility" are not fully synonymous. You could use the latter, but that really depends on how you decide to interpret "impossibilità" in the source text.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-09-07 18:31:48 GMT)
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there is = here is, obviously!

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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-09-07 18:33:22 GMT)
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also, it should be "their commitments," not "his"!
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transparx
United States
Local time: 01:52
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Thank you very much for you precious help!!!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3could not / failed to carry out the promises made to the electorate
irenef
4The impossibility to abide by committments/promises/ proposed/promised to the electorate or ...
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
3the impossibility of honouring the commitments he had undertaken with his electorate
Caterina Passari
3failure to live up to his commitment(s) to the electorate
transparx


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the impossibility of honouring the commitments he had undertaken with his electorate


Explanation:
resa un pò elaborata ma quello é il senso...

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Note added at 13 mins (2006-09-07 08:24:43 GMT)
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in realtà,dalla frase riportata non si evince in modo chiaro se si tratti di persona o gruppo politico..ho tradotto "he"...a naso:)

Caterina Passari
Italy
Local time: 06:52
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The impossibility to abide by committments/promises/ proposed/promised to the electorate or ...


Explanation:
initially agreed with the elecorate

Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
could not / failed to carry out the promises made to the electorate


Explanation:
another option: "deliver the promises"

I think that nouns (impossibility; difficulty, etc) would make the whole sentence harder to read.
Therefore, I would go for a more direct subject+verb (they could not / were not able to / failed to). Maybe, in this context, where there does not seem to be a direct responsibility, you could opt for "it was (virtually) impossible for XXX to" (praticamente impossibile) - "they could not"....

Hope it helps



irenef
Local time: 06:52
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Romanian Translator (X)
13 mins
  -> Thanks, Cristina

agree  Sonia Hill: I like "failed to deliver"
41 mins
  -> Thanks, Sonia

agree  Peter Cox
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Peter
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
failure to live up to his commitment(s) to the electorate


Explanation:
I like Irenef's answer, but there is another possibility -perhaps a bit closer to the original.

I should also point out that "failure" and "impossibility" are not fully synonymous. You could use the latter, but that really depends on how you decide to interpret "impossibilità" in the source text.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-09-07 18:31:48 GMT)
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there is = here is, obviously!

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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-09-07 18:33:22 GMT)
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also, it should be "their commitments," not "his"!

transparx
United States
Local time: 01:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you very much for you precious help!!!
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