pa (in this context)

23:28 Sep 14, 2014
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Albanian to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Albanian term or phrase: pa (in this context)
Context:

Pa e seleksionuar shejtanin prej njeriut.

I am convinced that "pa" in this context doesn't have a negative meaning, because if it did it would not agree with the rest of the source text. I think it's a kind of an imperative. "We have to differenciate between the devil and the human being"?
larserik
Sweden
Local time: 14:30


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
without


Explanation:
No negative meaning necessarily...it means without in this context ...

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Note added at 5 mins (2014-09-14 23:33:57 GMT)
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Heqjen, përjashtimin, veçimin e diçkaje a të dikujt (në kuptimin «duke mos e llogaritur, duke e hequr a zbritur, duke e përjashtuar, veç, përveç»). Peshon tridhjetë kile pa arkën. Shkolla ka 600 nxënës, pa ata të degës së natës.

Example: Nuk rrinte dot pa të. Could not stay without him/her.


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Note added at 7 mins (2014-09-14 23:35:36 GMT)
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2. Përdoret me një pjesore për të ndërtuar formën e pashtjelluar mohore. S'la gurë pa lëvizur. S'la gjë pa bërë. Qëndroi një kohë të gjatë pa folur. U nis po zbardhur dita.
Liria s'fitohet pa derdhur gjak.




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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elvana Moore
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Elvana.

agree  Klementina Shahini
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Thanks, Klemi.
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