di per sé

Italian

Etymology

Literally, "of for itself."

Prepositional phrase

di per sé

  1. in itself
    Synonyms: in sé, in sé e per sé
    • 2019, George Orwell, Nicola Gardini, transl., Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      Tu credi che la realtà sia oggettiva, esterna, che esiste di per sé.
      You also believe that the nature of reality is self-evident.
      (literally, “You believe that reality is objective, external, that it exists in itself.”)
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