English-Italian translations for funnel

  • imbutoQuando s’infila un imbuto nella gola di un’oca e la si ingozza di mais, è impossibile dire che non si stanno causando sofferenze o lesioni all’animale. If you stick a funnel down a goose's throat and force-feed it with maize, there is no way that you are not causing suffering or injury. Nessuno è più capace di fare nulla, perché l’effetto imbuto, quando inizia, non si riesce più a fermarlo… E non c’è più modo di sollevare questioni politiche. No one can do anything any more because when you have a funnel effect you can no longer stop it ... and you have no way of raising political problems. La Commissione e il Consiglio decidono, il Consiglio delibera, la Commissione segue, il Parlamento fa sissignore, così si crea l’imbuto e tutto scivola dentro. The Commission and the Council decide, the Council decides, the Commission follows, Parliament does its yes man act, you get the funnel and everything slides, slides, slides and in it goes.

Definition of funnel

Examples

  • Expect delays where the traffic funnels down to one lane
  • Our taxes are being funnelled into pointless government initiatives

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