Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
runs slap up against
Italian translation:
si scontrano/cozzano in pieno contro
Added to glossary by
Danila Moro
Jan 15, 2015 14:31
9 yrs ago
English term
runs slap up against
English to Italian
Medical
Philosophy
Filosofia della scienza
A natural response to the failure of foundationalism is to blame the foundations in
question, to say ‘sure, those chaps got it wrong, they had the wrong foundations; but
in seeking foundations in the first place they had the right idea—so give us one more
go then, and this time we’ll get it right!’. This response however *runs slap up against*
the second reason, the theoretical reason, why foundations are not all they are cracked
up to be, namely that foundations in mathematics and science at least, are simply not
to be had.
question, to say ‘sure, those chaps got it wrong, they had the wrong foundations; but
in seeking foundations in the first place they had the right idea—so give us one more
go then, and this time we’ll get it right!’. This response however *runs slap up against*
the second reason, the theoretical reason, why foundations are not all they are cracked
up to be, namely that foundations in mathematics and science at least, are simply not
to be had.
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 3 +3 | scontrarsi in pieno (lett.: andare a sbattere) / essere inconciliabile |
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scontrarsi in pieno (lett.: andare a sbattere) / essere inconciliabile
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Note added at 16 mins (2015-01-15 14:47:48 GMT)
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io la trovo piuttosto al negativo, l'espressione...
tipo:
The Manasco Road - Google Books-Ergebnisseite
https://books.google.de/books?isbn=1447244265 - Diese Seite übersetzen
Victor Canning - 2013 - Fiction
And yet here he was sweating away and, except for moments like this, never facing the fact that one day soon he was going to run slap up against a brick wall ...
Mixing the dough | Forum for the Future
www.forumforthefuture.org/.../mixing-dough
Diese Seite übersetzen
29.10.2002 - That's where economics seems to run slap up against sustainability.
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2015-01-16 18:06:57 GMT) Post-grading
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oh, sì, "cozzare", ecco cosa mi sfuggiva! :-)))
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Note added at 16 mins (2015-01-15 14:47:48 GMT)
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io la trovo piuttosto al negativo, l'espressione...
tipo:
The Manasco Road - Google Books-Ergebnisseite
https://books.google.de/books?isbn=1447244265 - Diese Seite übersetzen
Victor Canning - 2013 - Fiction
And yet here he was sweating away and, except for moments like this, never facing the fact that one day soon he was going to run slap up against a brick wall ...
Mixing the dough | Forum for the Future
www.forumforthefuture.org/.../mixing-dough
Diese Seite übersetzen
29.10.2002 - That's where economics seems to run slap up against sustainability.
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2015-01-16 18:06:57 GMT) Post-grading
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oh, sì, "cozzare", ecco cosa mi sfuggiva! :-)))
Note from asker:
| ho pensato anch'io così, ma quel slap up (che di solito è usato in senso positivo) mi lascia un po' perplessa. |
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "avevo cercato solo slap up, ed erano tutte espressioni positive...."
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