senza contare

senza contare

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “without counting”. Compare French sans compter.

Prepositional phrase

senza contare

1. (also with che) setting aside, leaving out
   • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 9, in Chicca Galli; Paolo Lucca; Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

     Senza contare che, almeno per il momento, il governo aveva finito la ghiaia.

     And for the moment, at least, the government had run out of gravel.

     (literally, “Setting aside the fact that, at least for the moment, the government had finished the gravel.”)

   è venuto a termine a luglio, senza contare l'ostruzionismo del funzionario all'incarico

   it came to an end in July, setting aside the posting official's obstructionism

2. (also with che) not to mention