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Tullio Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Not to mistake a stump

>> Not to mistake a stump needs a certain intelligence ; but generally one is so eager to get what one wants, that one dashes against the obstacle >>

Is it some sort of a colloquial expression?
What do I have to understand here to translate stump in French?
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No - it just means that the ability to see a perfectly obvious obstacle requires a certain degree of intelligence. It's using stump as a metaphor for obvious obstacle .

— Feebs11

  • No - it just means that the ability to see a perfectly obvious obstacle requires a certain degree of intelligence.
  • It's using stump as a metaphor for obvious obstacle .
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No - it just means that the ability to see a perfectly obvious obstacle requires a certain degree of intelligence. It's using stump as a metaphor for obvious obstacle.
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Not to mistake a stump needs a certain intelligence

 means:

recognizing a stump needs a certain intelligence

Also, "such that/so" would be necessary for clarity:

>> Not to mistake a stump needs a certain intelligence ; but generally one is so eager to get what one wants, such that/so that one dashes against
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