Dec 13, 2021 00:55
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English term
tulip mania
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English to Italian
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Business/Commerce (general)
Definition from
Economic Times:
Tulip mania is used as a metaphor to describe an economic bubble. People start investing in a particular asset in large quantities because of positive sentiments about it. This pushes the prices of that asset to very high levels. After reaching a peak, prices suffer a sharp fall due to an extensive sell off, leaving the asset holders bankrupt. These assets are metaphorically called tulips.
Example sentences:
Tulip mania gets brought up again and again, as a warning to investors not to be stupid, or to stay away from what some might call a good thing. (The Conversation)
The enduring power of so-called Tulip Mania means it still gets trotted out in 2018 when people talk about Bitcoin, which reached a record high last November, but has since fluctuated in value. (BBC.com)
But even if a form of tulip mania did strike Holland in 1636, did it reach every rung of society, from landed gentry to chimney-sweeps? Goldgar says no. Most of the buyers were the sort you would expect to be speculating in luxury goods—people who could afford it. (History)
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 4 +3 | La follia dei tulipani |
Marco Giani
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Proposed translations
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Marco Giani
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Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to English
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La follia dei tulipani
Definition from
Treccani:
"follia" = termine utilizzato comunemente per indicare stati generici di alienazione mentale, siano essi direttamente riconducibili a specifiche configurazioni patologiche o legati a comportamenti incomprensibili.
Example sentences:
La follia dei tulipani olandesi: così è nata la prima bolla speculativa della storia (Repubblica)
La follia dei tulipani: storia della prima bolla speculativa (Democrazia pura)
Amsterdam fu la prima città (1602) al mondo a dare i natali a una borsa valori (la Compagnia olandese delle Indie orientali), la prima a creare un mercato dei derivati per la follia dei tulipani nel 1630. (WeWeath)
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