útil cuando no necesaria

English translation: useful, if not necessary,

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Spanish term or phrase:	útil cuando no necesaria
English translation:	useful, if not necessary,
Entered by:	Audra deFalco (X)

14:19 Oct 3, 2014

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Spanish term or phrase: útil cuando no necesaria

En Italia, en Francia o en Flandes y en los vastos territorios allende el Atlántico, la lengua que procede de España llega hasta donde llegan los ejércitos, las flotas y la administración de la corona, lengua útil cuando no necesaria tanto para «las cosas públicas como para la contratación», según la expresión repetida de Arias Montano.

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useful, if not necessary,

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Note added at 10 minutos (2014-10-03 14:30:13 GMT)
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"A useful, if not necessary, language"

Reflections on Values Education - Page 79 - Google Books Result
books.google.com/books?isbn=1554587530
John Meyer - 2010 - ‎Education
Developing a moral sense, conscience, or at least rationale,** is a useful if not necessary** tool for coping with or fitting into society. Without some assimilation of the ...

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Lisa McCarthy
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Local time: 11:24

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useful, if not necessary,

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useful, if not necessary,

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Local time: 11:24
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Asker: Exactly what I thought. I'm revising a text and the translator unfortunately translated it as something completely different and I was literally scratching my head thinking I was wrong!

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