"delle due l'una" meaning in Italian

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Phrase

Etymology: Literally, “of the two the one”. Compare French de deux choses l’une. Etymology templates: {{m-g|of the two the one}} “of the two the one”, {{lit|of the two the one}} Literally, “of the two the one”, {{cog|fr|de deux choses l'une}} French de deux choses l’une Head templates: {{head|it|phrase|head=delle due l'una}} delle due l'una
  1. there are only two possibilities; you have two options Related terms: tertium non datur
    Sense id: en-delle_due_l'una-it-phrase-FnVnEphp Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "One fact above all: In the last twenty years, France and Germany grew by over 20 percent, while Italy grew by less than 4 percent. And this should make us rethink things, because there are two possibilities: either all Italian politicians are worse than French and German politicians – and frankly, I don't think this is the case — or there is something that is not working in the system and we need to have the courage to correct it.",
          "ref": "2024 August 3, Emanuele Boffi, “Presidente del Consiglio: La mia Italia è un'eccezione [Prime Minister: My Italy is an exception]”, in Tempi:",
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