Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
prettamente
English translation:
purely, exclusively / exquisitely
Added to glossary by
Michele Fauble
Nov 4, 2004 12:43
19 yrs ago
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Italian term
Camille
prettamente
Italian to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
il settore prettamente scientifico
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | purely/exclusively scientific |
Michele Fauble
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| 4 -1 | exquisitely |
Michele Balduzzi
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| 3 | Science proper |
Maurizio Valente
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Proposed translations
6 hrs
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
Selected
purely/exclusively scientific
... less dangerous than other, less obvious forms of publicity, whether in the political or the “cultural” sphere (including even the purely scientific sector ...
www.bopsecrets.org/PS/misery.htm
www.bopsecrets.org/PS/misery.htm
1 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "this is right but I already found it myself earlier (ankaiming = me) voir + haut. Merci."
-1
1 hr
Michele Balduzzi
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Works in field
Italy
details make the difference!
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian, Italian
Related KudoZ points
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4
exquisitely
Declined
just a suggestion...
Peer comment(s):
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Andreina Baiano
: typically; exquisitely; purely, genuinely
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thanks!
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Camille Mather
: i think you mean 'exclusively' / purely, no?
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yep... but does "exquisitely" not have also that connotation?
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Michele Fauble
: "Exquisitely" may be a translation of "prettamente" in some contexts, but it doesn't fit this context.
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yes, but: "prettamente" = (also) "squisitamente" = exquisitely... you may disagree, but I keep thinking that it works (although, as I said, it is just a suggestion)
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Comment: "Exquisitely doesn't work as a synonym of exclusively in this context"
3 hrs
Maurizio Valente
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Works in field
Italy
Assurance of a job well done
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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44
Science proper
Declined
il settore prettamente scientifico = Science proper
Like science proper, the science of politics is yet to serve the people, writes Syed Fattahul Alim. Whether it is science proper ...
www.newagebd.com/apr4th04/240404/edit.html
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-science/
The feature of Kant's conception of natural science proper that is most immediately striking is how restrictive it is. It requires that cognition (i) be systematically ordered (ii) according to rational principles and (iii) be known a priori with apodictic certainty, i.e., with "consciousness of their necessity"
Like science proper, the science of politics is yet to serve the people, writes Syed Fattahul Alim. Whether it is science proper ...
www.newagebd.com/apr4th04/240404/edit.html
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-science/
The feature of Kant's conception of natural science proper that is most immediately striking is how restrictive it is. It requires that cognition (i) be systematically ordered (ii) according to rational principles and (iii) be known a priori with apodictic certainty, i.e., with "consciousness of their necessity"
Comment: "nice translation but doesn't work for sector, ie. "science proper sector""
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