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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Italian term or phrase: alveo dei controlli ufficiali | | I don't know if this is a saying, as the only meaning I can find for alveo is river bed which doesn't make any sense... unless it's a typo? I wondered if they meant alveare (like a hive of bureaucracy??) any ideas?? The text is about regularising illegal pig farms and the full sentence is: "L’ipotesi attuale è quella di trasformare questa tipologia di allevamento in qualcosa di più vantaggioso, anche economicamente, se riportato nell’alveo dei controlli ufficiali" |
| Anne MicallefKudoZ activityQuestions: 159 ( 2 open) ( 9 without valid answers) ( 4 closed without grading) Answers: 4
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| | English translation:brought under the aegis of official controls | Explanation:
Aegis is good because its just about as fancy and obscure in normal usage as alveo in Italian.
Replace control with check, inspection, etc. as appropriate to wider context. |
| Selected response from:
 Thomas Roberts
| Grading comment Thanks to all answerers, it was really difficult to choose the best answer, but I think this fits the context best
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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2 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 within [into] the bureaucratic labyrinth of official checks
Explanation:
try this
| Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:57
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Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 20
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5 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 | riportato nell'alveo dei controlli ufficiali brought under the control of the official channels
Explanation:
I think they may mean 'alveo' as in 'channels'. They appear to be saying that this process would be a good thing, so an ironic subtext about the agonizing complexities of Italian bureaucracy may be slightly out of place here. HTH :).
|  Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 19:57
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 59
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46 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 brought under the aegis of official controls
Explanation:
Aegis is good because its just about as fancy and obscure in normal usage as alveo in Italian.
Replace control with check, inspection, etc. as appropriate to wider context.
| | | Grading comment | Thanks to all answerers, it was really difficult to choose the best answer, but I think this fits the context best |
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