if ever there was a cause, it\'s now.

Italian translation: Se una causa è mai esistita, essa esiste tutt'ora

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English term or phrase:	if ever there was a cause, it\'s now.
Italian translation:	Se una causa è mai esistita, essa esiste tutt'ora
Entered by:	Lisa Jane

10:19 Mar 29, 2018

English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion

English term or phrase: if ever there was a cause, it\'s now.

If ever there was a cause, it's now. There was cause in the time of Joseph, and so it is now.

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Local time: 02:32

Se una causa è mai esistita, essa esiste tutt'ora

Explanation:
Qui cause è da intendersi in questo senso di principio da difendere, da inseguire

Cause, n.
a principle, aim, or movement to which one is committed and which one is prepared to defend or advocate.
"she devoted her whole adult life to the cause of deaf people"
synonyms: principle, ideal, belief (in), conviction, tenet; More

Selected response from:

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 02:32

Grading comment

Grazie mille. Era quello che pensavo anche io ed ero in cerca di conferma.
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4 +1

Se una causa è mai esistita, essa esiste tutt'ora

Lisa Jane

Se mai ci fosse una causa, è il presente.

Alfredo Lo Bello

se mai ci fosse una cosa, è tutt'ora presente

Elena Zanetti

se mai ci fosse un perche' e' adesso

Maria Teresa Sammarco

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

35 mins confidence:

se mai ci fosse un perche' e' adesso

Explanation:
nel senso che il perche' e' da ricercarsi adesso come allora

Mi sembra una traduzione scontata ma non saprei come altro, non scorgo significati "reconditi"

Maria Teresa Sammarco
Romania
Native speaker of: Italian

53 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Se una causa è mai esistita, essa esiste tutt'ora

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 02:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Grazie mille. Era quello che pensavo anche io ed ero in cerca di conferma.

1 hr confidence:

Se mai ci fosse una causa, è il presente.

Explanation:
"It's now" secondo me è da interpretare come "il presente" in senso lato.

Alfredo Lo Bello
Italy
Local time: 02:32
Native speaker of: Italian

2 days 1 hr confidence:

se mai ci fosse una cosa, è tutt'ora presente

Explanation:
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Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 02:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

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