Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

“Which must needs distinguis those who follow the law”

Italian translation:

che deve (necessariamente) contraddistinguere...

Added to glossary by AdamiAkaPataflo
Jan 19, 2019 10:16
5 yrs ago
English term

“Which must needs distinguis those who follow the law”

English to Italian Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Fiction, XX century
Romanzo inglese inizio novecento


Un avvocatucolo senza scrupoli si vanta del suo coraggio e fiuto negli affari.
Il narratore, con ironia, lo descrive come


“If not exaclty courageous, he had that peculiar blend of self-confidence and insensibility which must needs distinguish those who follow the law, nor did he ever forget that he was in the right.”

La costruzione “which must needs distinguish those.... “
proprio non la capisco ma ho controllato e non è un errore tipografico.

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Jan 29, 2019 14:44: AdamiAkaPataflo Created KOG entry

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English term (edited): “which must needs distinguish those who follow the law”
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che deve (necessariamente) contraddistinguere...


must needs (needs must)
(dated) Hyperbolic extension to needs, meaning "must necessarily"
One must needs run when the devil drives.
https://www.yourdictionary.com/must-needs

qua spiegazione molto esaustiva:
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/34788/explanatio...
Note from asker:
Grazie, anch’io pensavo così ma non conoscevo questa iperbole. Grazie...
Peer comment(s):

agree R. R.
4 mins
grazie, Rita :-)
agree francesca leotta
1 hr
grazie, Francesca :-)
agree MariaGrazia Pizzoli : sì, anche che DEVONO ...contraddistinguere. Which= le quali referente di self-confidence e insensibility
2 hrs
grazie, MariaGrazia, il verbo è riferito a "that peculiar bland" :-)
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