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was going out of his way

17:28 Mar 28, 2014
This question was closed without grading. Reason: Errant question

English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Commento Scritti sulla tecnica di Freud
English term or phrase: was going out of his way
Obviously, Freud was going out of his way to emphasize that referring to something
is not the same as being acquainted with it. One thinks of Bertrand Russell’s
distinction (1940) between knowledge of fact, which can be learned
second-hand, and knowledge by acquaintance, which cannot.

Non capisco se l'espressione è usata in senso letterale o traslato.
Danila Moro
Italy
Local time: 23:22


Summary of answers provided
4stava facendo del suo meglio/l'impossibile/si stava sforzando al massimo
Sara Maghini


  

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stava facendo del suo meglio/l'impossibile/si stava sforzando al massimo


Explanation:
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Sara Maghini
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:22
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 26
Notes to answerer
Asker: ciao, la risposta l'ho chiusa subito, per ripostarla come pro. Il fatto è che non mi risulta molto che si stesse sforzando al massimo.... per questo non capisco

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