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Oct 2, 2022 · As regards the meaning of the sentence, I think one of your links explains it:... the reactions in social situations say a whole lot more about the people doing the reacting than it does about the people they are reacting to.
Jul 6, 2007 · The confession and the killing attempt are not simultaneous. The attempt to kill is BEFORE the confession, so in Italian we use the INFINITO PASSATO. So why it's he confessed to tryingand not he confessed to having tried? I guess I understand now why it's gerund and not infinitive (confess is a "to + -ing" verb, right? Just like "look forward to".
Mar 24, 2017 · There's a German idiom "mir fällt ein Stein vom Herzen!" with literal meaning "a stone falls off my heart", but that's not idiomatic in English as far as I know. Common phrases I've heard are "that's a load off my mind" or "that has taken a load off my mind" (and that would fit well to your context of confession)
Jul 30, 2015 · This is different from the folllowing: I like tennis.. - I like to play tennis.. / I like playing tennis. Instead of the noun "tennis," "to play tennis" or "playing tennis."
La confession est avant tout une manière de se remettre dans une disposition droite de pénitent devant l’amour de Dieu. Aujourd’hui on insiste beaucoup sur la dimension du pardon qui est tout à fait juste, mais il faudrait aussi insister du côté de l’absolution, c’est-à-dire sur le fait que cela nous délivre et que cela fait tomber nos liens.
