Italian term
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gli ordini non si discutono
"Ma questi sono gli ordini. E gli ordini non si discutono. "
Thank you,
Peter
| 3 +3 | orders shall not be questioned |
luskie
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| 3 +3 | and orders are orders |
polyglot45
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Apr 17, 2014 16:04: bluenoric changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Daniela Zambrini, philgoddard, bluenoric
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Proposed translations
orders shall not be questioned
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... for you, well, I don't give a shit. We're in the business of saving lives, Captain Markinson. Don't ever question my orders in front of another officer.
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07/gen/2010 - He said, which was code for, "My orders shall not be questioned." "You may go now." "Hiashi-sama." Nomo muttered, his smile completely gone ...
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Daniela Zambrini
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grazie!
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Ilaria A. Feltre
: Anche "must not be questioned"
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sì, grazie!
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philgoddard
: Maybe, but "shall not" works only in a limited range of contexts.
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I think we're in that range, that's why I suggested it instead of the simpler "must" option (which I should have added anyway), but you are right, let's wait and see what happens next...
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Gian
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grazie!
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Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
and orders are orders
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-04-17 11:27:21 GMT)
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-04-17 11:28:01 GMT)
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or even "and orders have to be obeyed"
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Pompeo Lattanzi
: If the register is colloquial enough, "orders are orders" is the right way to put it, far more common.
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Mario Freitas
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philgoddard
: You should have got some points for this.
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thanks but what would I use them for anyway? That said, your comment above is fair. This guy is giving us the run-round
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