Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italiano term or phrase:
(non ...) che
Inglese translation:
(... nothing) but
Italiano term
che
This is from a historical novel set in Holland in the 17th century. (Thank Heaven, it is nearly over.) Anyway. I just can't figure out what the author means by "che" here...
Non disse nulla, non protestò con la stupidità dei clienti, non insultò il pittore XXX, non inveì contro la caducità delle rose, non gridò la sua indignazione sulle mode effimere e non oppose alle bugie circolanti sull’effetto magico e rasserenante derivato dalla visione dei quadri di XXX ___che___ una, unica, sola verità.
Il silenzio.
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Giuseppe Bellone
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| 4 +5 | nothing but |
Daniela Zambrini
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| 4 +1 | other than |
Tom in London
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Valentina Viganò
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| would that not be |
Tom in London
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Jul 19, 2010 20:30: Jim Tucker (X) changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): luskie, Hermeneutica, Jim Tucker (X)
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Proposed translations
Italia
Anything worth doing is worth doing well
Native in: Italiano
Works in: Da Inglese a Italiano, Da Francese a Italiano
but
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Chiara Righele
: yep - stands for "nient'altro che" (non oppose [...] nient'altro che...)
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That's what I thought! What else? Thanks Chiara! :)
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Colin Rowe
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Thanks Colin :)
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Daniela Zambrini
: by the time I filled in the fiddly boxes in my answer, yours was already posted ;-)
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No problem. We had the same idea, that's important! Have a nice evening. Thanks ! :)
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Mr Murray (X)
24 min
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Thanks Mr M. :)
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Fabrizio Zambuto
27 min
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Grazie Fabrizio. :)
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Angie Garbarino
: nothing but
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Grazie Angio. Buona serata. :)
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Italia
Handling words with care since 1998
Native in: Inglese 
, Italiano
Works in: Da Inglese a Italiano, Da Italiano a Inglese
nothing but
si oppose solo con il silenzio
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Donatella Talpo
3 min
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Oliver Lawrence
: nothing...but a single, solitary truth
1 ora
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cynthiatesser
1 ora
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Angie Garbarino
2 ore
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rigrioli
1 giorno 18 ore
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Regno Unito
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: Inglese (Variant: British) 
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese
other than
Italia
Experienced translator: from Law to Lit.
Native in: Inglese , Italiano
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese, Da Inglese a Italiano, Da Francese a Inglese, and 1 more.
except for
I just reads a bit better (to me) than the other options.
Reference comments
Regno Unito
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: Inglese (Variant: British)
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese
would that not be
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Note added at 5 mins (2010-07-19 15:38:45 GMT)
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He said nothing, raised no protest.....expressed no opposition to the lies going the rounds concerning the magical and reassuring effect to be derived from looking at the paintings of X other that a single, sole truth: silence.
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Note added at 8 mins (2010-07-19 15:41:44 GMT)
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whoops- "other than"
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Note added at 17 mins (2010-07-19 15:50:44 GMT)
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I'm not saying this is the definitive answer because you'll need to rewrite the whole statement, but I'm pretty sure this is what's meant.
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Daniela Zambrini
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Colin Rowe
: non oppose [alle bugie ...] che una, unica, sola verità. // other thaN ...
4 min
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Ambra Giuliani
: Besides being correct, it fits so well with the 'rich' vocabulary used in the original text.
33 min
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Barbara Carrara
17 ore
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