English-Italian translations for ivory tower

• torre d'avorio
  La Commissione vive in una torre d'avorio. The Commission lives in an ivory tower.
  La Commissione vive in una torre d'avorio. The Commission is living in an ivory tower.
  Anche in questo caso la Commissione non lavora in una «torre d'avorio». Here, too, the Commission does not work in an ivory tower.
• torre eburnea
  Condividiamo la preoccupazione dell'onorevole Wolf secondo il quale il SEBC non deve diventare una torre eburnea, isolata dal suo ambiente istituzionale o dall'opinione pubblica. We share Mr Wolf's concern to prevent the ESCB becoming an ivory tower cut off from its institutional environment and public opinion.

Definition of ivory tower

• A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations
• Separated from reality and practical matters; overly academic

Examples

• Such a proposal looks fine from an ivory tower, but it could never work in real life

Related words

• ivory
• herbivory
• carnivory
• Ivory Coast
• Ivory Gull
• ivory black
• ivory gull
• ivory palm
• Ivory-billed Aracari