via dello "scombinamento" della vita

English translation: who have chosen dissolute lifestyles

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Italian term or phrase:via dello \"scombinamento\" della vita
English translation:who have chosen dissolute lifestyles
Entered by: Therese Marshall

14:33 Mar 19, 2015
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Journalism / Book on interviews of foreign press correspondents on the subject of Italy
Italian term or phrase: via dello "scombinamento" della vita
XXXX, è un sessantottino che, al contrario degli altri che hanno scelto la via dello "scombinamento" della vita o del terrorismo, ha preso insieme ad altri amici piemontesi un'iniziativa radicalmente diversa

This interview speaks about the founder of Slow Food.
Therese Marshall
Italy
Local time: 23:08
who have chosen dissolute lifestyles
Explanation:
For lack of further context, this is my suggestion.
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Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 23:08
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Summary of answers provided
4who chose to dicombobulate their lives
Michael Korovkin
4who opted for a stormy/messy life
Inter-Tra
3who have chosen dissolute lifestyles
Fiona Grace Peterson


  

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who have chosen dissolute lifestyles


Explanation:
For lack of further context, this is my suggestion.

Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 23:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Michael Korovkin: dissolute sounds, to me, like beer drugs and rock'n'roll. While here it's not necessarily vice but the "protest"
1 hr
  -> You many be right Michael; as I say, without knowing the precise nature of the initiative (and perhaps Therese can help us out), it's hard to know,. I interpreted it as messing up lives on a personal (dissolute) and collective (terrorism) basis.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
who chose to dicombobulate their lives


Explanation:
that's the low style (I prefer)

otherwise you can say "chose the course of turmoil and even terrorism"

hoity-er toity-er

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 23:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 24
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via dello \"scombinamento\" della vita
who opted for a stormy/messy life


Explanation:
typical of the 68-year-old generation

or "disrupting" but should be in inverted commas

Inter-Tra
Italy
Local time: 23:08
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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