Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
cleverness
Italian translation:
ingegno/abilità
English term
an "angel" to many clients
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, French to Italian
cleverness
"In thinking about the kinds of knowledge that we will need to build a sustainable society, a distinction needs to be made between intelligence and *cleverness*. True intelligence is long range and aims toward wholeness. *Cleverness is mostly short range and tends to break reality into bits and pieces. *Cleverness is personified by the functionally rational technician armed with know-how and methods but without a clue about the higher ends technique should serve. The goal of education should be to connect intelligence with an emphasis on whole systems and the long range with *cleverness, which involves being smart about details".
| 4 +7 | ingegno/abilità |
Danila Moro
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| 3 +2 | prontezza, ingegnosità |
Giuseppe Bellone
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| 3 +1 | ingegno |
Françoise Vogel
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| 3 | astuzia |
Elisa Farina
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| 3 | arguzia |
Michele Esposito
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Apr 11, 2011 18:27: Elena Zanetti changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Apr 12, 2011 09:57: Laura Massara changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Apr 25, 2011 08:32: Danila Moro Created KOG entry
PRO (4): Danila Moro, Ernestine Shargool, SYLVY75, Laura Massara
Non-PRO (4): Mari Lena, Fabrizio Zambuto, Elena Zanetti, Francesco Badolato
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Proposed translations
Italy
Master's Degree in Psychology
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian, Italian
ingegno/abilità
Spain
Technics, Tourism, Marketing & Politics
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, French to Italian, English to Italian, and 2 more.
astuzia
Italy
Anything worth doing is worth doing well
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian
prontezza, ingegnosità
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Ernestine Shargool
: Anche questa soluzione. Argh... sempre più difficile!
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Grazie :))
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mariant
: mi piace "ingegnosità" ;)
23 hrs
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Grazie. :))
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Italy
Enabling On-Brand Global Business
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian, and 1 more.
arguzia
"la langue révérée" ...
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, French to Italian, and 1 more.
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