the elephant in the room/in the parlor l'elefante nella stanza
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| Language pair: | English to Italian |
| Definition / notes: | N.B.: "evidenza scomoda" (??) * an obvious truth that is being ignored or goes unaddressed / an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss [Wiki EN > Wiki IT] * a situation where something major is going on, it's on everyone's mind and impossible to ignore [Phrase Finder] Cfr.: - EN-EN elephant in the parlor > a huge problem that is not acknowledged (Kudoz 18 Aug 2007) - EN-IT the elephant in the (living) room > l'elefante nella stanza (Kudoz 4 Jul 2010) - "elefante nella stanza" (occorrenze IT) |
| URL: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_in_the_room |
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