English-Italian translations for cordon sanitaire

• cordone sanitario
  In sintesi, questo sistema ci consentirà di costruire un altro cordone sanitario inteso a proteggere l'Unione europea. In short, this system will enable us to build another cordon sanitaire to protect the European Union.
  E' forse necessario costituire un cordone sanitario che però precluderebbe il dialogo? Do we now need to erect a cordon sanitaire, which effectively means there will be no dialogue?
  E' necessario invece un cordone sanitario, ma che ci permetta di esprimere chiaramente i nostri intendimenti quando incontreremo questi interlocutori. We do need a cordon sanitaire but one which clearly expresses what we want to achieve when we meet with these interlocutors.

Definition of cordon sanitaire

• A barrier to prevent the spread of disease
• Any barrier to the spread of anything deemed undesirable

Related words

• cordon
• cordon-bleu
• cordon off
• cordon bleu
• cordon counting aid
• grand cordon
• Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu
• Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
• Blue-capped Cordon-bleu