Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
a maggior ragione
English translation:
a fortiori
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Derek Smith
Aug 6, 2002 12:50
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Hi again
"I diritti di cui sopra saranno a maggior ragione roconosciuti a ciascuno dei soci contraenti nell'ipotesi..."
I know exactly what it means, but I can't think of an equivalent English idiom. Any ideas?
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Derek
"I diritti di cui sopra saranno a maggior ragione roconosciuti a ciascuno dei soci contraenti nell'ipotesi..."
I know exactly what it means, but I can't think of an equivalent English idiom. Any ideas?
TIA
Derek
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| 4 | a fortiori |
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| 3 +6 | all the more so |
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a fortiori
A Fortiori:-
This is a Latin expression which literally means with greater force. In logic, it is where, having made or established a large point, a minor point, subsumed in the larger point, is made at the same time; thus, there is no need to argue the validity of the minor point.
this is how I would translate it, especially in a legal context.
Webster:
A fortiori \A for`ti*o"ri\ [L.] (Logic & Math.) With stronger reason.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
a fortiori adv : for a still stronger, more certain reason; "if you are wrong then, a foritori, so am I" [syn: {with greater reason}, {with more reason}]
paola l m
This is a Latin expression which literally means with greater force. In logic, it is where, having made or established a large point, a minor point, subsumed in the larger point, is made at the same time; thus, there is no need to argue the validity of the minor point.
this is how I would translate it, especially in a legal context.
Webster:
A fortiori \A for`ti*o"ri\ [L.] (Logic & Math.) With stronger reason.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
a fortiori adv : for a still stronger, more certain reason; "if you are wrong then, a foritori, so am I" [syn: {with greater reason}, {with more reason}]
paola l m
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Comment: "Thanks indeed M.Falzone and your six endorsers for all your valid proposals. I have disregarded peers for once (though perhaps Paola answered later) because the Latin fits my needs perfectly and has the added advantage (in legalese) of being totally incomprehensible thus adding to the writer's personal kudos (imo). Thank you Paola I'm.
Maxi Bon,
Derek"
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all the more so
It is the translation from the Zanichelli Dictionary
Hope it helps
Hope it helps
Peer comment(s):
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JH Trads
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| agree |
swisstell
31 mins
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| agree |
Antonella Andreella (X)
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luskie
: will be all the more acknowledged (or whatever)
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| agree |
Steve McFarlane
4 hrs
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davidholme
: I would put "equally" - completely ignoring the meaning of the words themselves ;-)
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Grazie a tutti!!!
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