Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
sia il senso....
English translation:
I believe this is what I meant...
Italian term
sia il senso....
Nov 28, 2009 16:56: simon tanner changed "Field" from "Law/Patents" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Law (general)" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Nov 28, 2009 20:33: Grace Anderson changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): simon tanner, philgoddard, Grace Anderson
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Proposed translations
United States
Native in: Italian 
, English
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, German to English, and 2 more.
I believe this is what I meant...
If you wanted to get rid of the "ritengo," just say "This is what I meant when I wrote" or "This is what I meant by"
It's important to break this down so you don't end up with "I believe that this is the meaning of when I write..." and other such monsters.
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simon tanner
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Thank you, Simon!
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Sarah Jane Webb
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Thank you, Sarah!
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Merci femme!
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sensus verborum est anima legis
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
this is the meaning
Italy
Knowledge makes the difference
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian
that, I believe, is what I mean by
Italy
Official Sworn Translator
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian, Italian to English, and 1 more.
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