English translation of "era accarezzato dal giusto verso da" - "...many people in Rome ingratiate Pipp de Witten,"

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159 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Italian > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	era accarezzato dal giusto verso da
Context:	ERa de Witten che suggeriva chi dovesse essere aggiunto, mantenuto, o cancellato dagli...
Keywords:	...elenchi che ogni ambasciata tiene aggiornati, per i propri pranzi, ricevimenti in grande o intimi. Pipp de Witten era dunque anche accarezzato dal giusto verso da molta gente di Roma, che avrebbe sofferto immensamente vedendosi eliminare da inviti che garantivano, oltre al prestigio sociale, sicure e buone refezioni gratuite durante nove mesi dell'anno.

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158 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

Most people/Romans kept/stayed on the right side of [him]...

My comment:

...because otherwise.....

159 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

was very favourably considered by

159 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

...accurately stroked

My comment:

figuratively speaking - to stroke ones ego/to flatter; in this case, to stroke de Witten's ego in order to gain some sort of benefit (their name on the guest list).

159 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

...was bribed by...

My comment:

Hope it helps. :=)

159 months ago

Giorgio Vellani wrote:

...many people in Rome ingratiate Pipp de Witten,

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