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non decidano di guidare il processo

English translation: decide to guide/steer the process

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Italian term or phrase:non decidano di guidare il processo
English translation:decide to guide/steer the process
Entered by: Lara Barnett

14:51 Jan 12, 2020
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Italian term or phrase: non decidano di guidare il processo
My problem here is not so much the word meanings, but which phrase this one refers back to. If I am correct and it is "alcuni paesi), then I do not know how to transalte "non decidano" following "nessuno vieta".

Nessuno vieta che alcuni Paesi, vedi quelli membri dell’ Unione Europea che questa volta con il suo “Green Deal Plan” presentato dalla nuova Commissione Von Der Leyen, ha fatto una buona figura complessiva, non decidano di guidare il processo mettendo un surplus di politica e di volontà concreta in questa assise normalmente relegata al lavoro di cesello diplomatico.
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:06
decide to guide/steer the process
Explanation:
The "non" is a pleonastic negative, ie it actually means they do decide. And you're right that the subject is "alcuni paesi".

I would rewrite the sentence, as the long separation between the subject and the verb makes it difficult to read.
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philgoddard
United States
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4 +5decide to guide/steer the process
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decide to guide/steer the process


Explanation:
The "non" is a pleonastic negative, ie it actually means they do decide. And you're right that the subject is "alcuni paesi".

I would rewrite the sentence, as the long separation between the subject and the verb makes it difficult to read.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 186
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, so which bit does "ha fatto una buona figura complessiva" relate back to? Should I post this as a new question?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohammad Rostami
1 hr
agree  Charlotte Fleming: “ha fatto ... complessiva” refers back to the Unione Europea.
1 hr
  -> Yes, it does. Thanks.
agree  martini: "ha fatto una buona figura complessiva" relates back to UE
2 hrs
agree  Michele Fauble
2 hrs
agree  Lisa Jane
15 hrs
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