autosussistenza
English translation: self-sustenance, self-sufficiency
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| 4 +2 | self-sufficiency |
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| 5 | self-sustenance |
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| 4 | Self-support / ... is their own boss |
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| 4 | on/by their own means. |
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Self-support / ... is their own boss Explanation: Though self-support is the literal translation, I am inclined to think that is (are, according to the words you choose) their own boss fits the context better |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2self-sufficiency Explanation: "Autosussitenza" does not appear even in the Devoto-Oli, but after reading a few articles on the Web, it seems to me it concerns how a village or a small group is able to live with its own means (growing its own vegetables, drinking the milk of its own cattle, etc.) without having to rely on the "outside world." HTH |
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