argument-cum-warning

Italian translation: argomentazione seguita da un ammonimento

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English term or phrase:	argument-cum-warning
Italian translation:	argomentazione seguita da un ammonimento
Entered by:	Antonio Lucidi

14:41 Apr 13, 2005

English to Italian translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / newspaper article

English term or phrase: argument-cum-warning

When British Prime Minister Tony Blair decided last year to hold a referendum on the European Union constitution, it sparked a rather lively debate about what would happen if the U.K. voted "no." The consensus was that if the British rejected the constitution, it would be more of a crisis for the U.K. than for Europe. Some even argued that there would be no other choice but to politely ask Britain to pack up and leave.

Such a divorce would of course be deplorable, the argument-cum-warning went, but that great project called European integration could not possibly be held hostage to the whims of those perennially euroskeptical Brits. Nowhere was this debated with more passion than in France.

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argomentazione seguita da un ammonimento

Explanation:
Tale divorzio - fu l'argomentazione seguita da un ammonimento- sarebbe ovviamente deplorevole, ...

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Antonio Lucidi
Italy
Local time: 22:56

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4 +2

ragionamento nonchè ammonimento

Angela Arnone

4 +1

discussioni

Patrizia Licchetta

argomentazione seguita da un ammonimento

Antonio Lucidi

parole di monito

Danilo Chiesa

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peer agreement (net): +2

ragionamento nonchè ammonimento

Explanation:
"cum" significa "con" - una cosa che funge anche da seconda cosa! Come una nostra cucina abitabile si potrebbe chiamare kitchen-cum-dining room

Angela Arnone
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

discussioni

Explanation:
le discussioni e le argomentazioni (tra coloro che sono a favore e coloro che sono contro) continuarono
cum = and (Vedi sul Webster)
warning = esortazioni e/o ammonimenti in favore di una decisione piuttosto che un'altra

Patrizia Licchetta
Italy
Local time: 22:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

53 mins confidence:

argomentazione seguita da un ammonimento

Explanation:
Tale divorzio - fu l'argomentazione seguita da un ammonimento- sarebbe ovviamente deplorevole, ...

Antonio Lucidi
Italy
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 36

7 hrs confidence:

parole di monito

Explanation:
(echeggiavano)ovunque,

Danilo Chiesa
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of:

Italian

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