Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
in ragione di
English translation:
due to/because of
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Anna Strowe
Aug 1, 2006 08:10
17 yrs ago
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Italian term
in ragione di una relazione astratta a una totalità
Italian to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
text explaining how norms can explain behavioural regularities - Questo non in ragione di una relazione astratta a una totalità, ma a causa delle relazioni concrete tra individui, che disegnano la struttura in cui questi ultimi si trovano.
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due to an abstract relationship to a whole/totality
I prefer "relationship" to "relation" and it does seem that "totality" works in English, although I think I would still tend towards "whole". In context, "due to" seems a bit more of an appropriate register.
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Regina Eichstaedter
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Native in: German 
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because of an abstract relationship to the entirety/totality/group
hope it helps
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