di per sé
Italian
Etymology
Literally, "of for itself."
Prepositional phrase
di per sé
- 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.”)