senza che ci sia dietro un calcolo
English translation: without any ulterior motive
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| Italian to English translations [PRO] Journalism / Book on interviews of foreign press correspondents on the subject of Italy | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Kate Chaffer Italy Local time: 08:05 | ||||||
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| 3 +2 | without any ulterior motive |
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| 4 | no hidden agendas |
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| 4 | selflessly |
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| 3 | spontaneously |
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spontaneously Explanation: The phrase is conveying the concept of spontaneity, aka with no particular forethought, no "calculation", in the sense of someone plotting/calculating to do something. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2015-03-20 12:45:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "dietro" here would be similar to how we might say "in the back of your mind" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2015-03-20 13:00:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Precisely. Some people will do good things in the attempt to makes themselves look good. This passage is making the point that that's not the case here. |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2without any ulterior motive Explanation: I think this is what it means. |
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