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partoriente

English translation: gives birth to/gives rise to


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Italian term or phrase:partoriente
English translation:gives birth to/gives rise to
Entered by: manducci
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17:02 Aug 12, 2009
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Art/Literary - Philosophy
Italian term or phrase: partoriente
I guess this means 'one giving birth/rise to the other'.
Sentence:
Effettivamente, questa irreversibilità della storia è stata a lungo fraintesa con un principio di pura causalità e continuità tra i fatti storici, in una successione di generazioni, l’una partoriente l’altra
manducci
Local time: 06:56
gives birth to
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Vincenzo Di Maso
Local time: 05:56
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Thanks, Vincenzo. I went for 'gives rise to' in the end. Thanks too to the others for their input.
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3 +2gives birth to
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
gives birth to


Explanation:
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Vincenzo Di Maso
Local time: 05:56
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks, Vincenzo. I went for 'gives rise to' in the end. Thanks too to the others for their input.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cedric Randolph: I would say "one giving birth to the next" in this context
2 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  Jim Tucker: "giving birth to"; "giving rise to" is also fine in a metaphorical context.
5 mins
  -> Thank you!
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