Jan 20, 2020 23:03
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Italian term

giocando sulla circostanza

Italian to English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters History Book On Explorations And Discoveries
Contesto:

Nella seconda metà del XVIII secolo, tanto gli Inglesi—che nel 1763 avevano, come si è visto, avuto dalla Francia il Canada francese—quanti i Russi, che cercavano di conquistare nuovi spazi a sud dell'Alaska, avevano cominciato a insidiare l"America Spagnola giocando sulla circostanza che i legittimi proprietari se ne stavano disinteressando.

Grazie,

Barbara

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playing on the fact that

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agree David Hollywood : perfecto
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Gracias David!
agree Lisa Jane
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Gracias Lisa!
agree Luca Gentili
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Gracias Luca!
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taking advantage of the fact that...

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agree Lisa Jane
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agree martini
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on the assumption/assuming that

that

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with the idea in mind that

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"playing on the fact that" is good
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exploiting the conditions

exploiting the conditions
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with an excuse that .../ playing up the apparent lack of interest on the part of ...

I'm trying to avoid the word "fact", which sounds a bit more categorical than "circostanza"
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