Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: I guess that one got by us

Context:
Chief O'Brien says at Commander Sisko that it's strange that his plan
was ended in a success, thus because when they - Sisko and Conestable
security - have found out his moving he should have to be trapped by a
force field.
Could the sentence mean "I guess that your plan got us by surprise."?
Note:
It's obvious that Commander Sisko is laying, even if he's not agree with
Chief O'Brien actions he's agree with Chief O'Brien motivations and his
lack of action was being only a tactics to help Chief O'Brien.
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 Could the sentence mean "I guess that your plan got us by surprise."?
"to get by someone" means to pass them.
For example, if you are a goalkeeper you need to stop balls going into
your net.
If a ball gets past you, it scores a goal.

 lack of action was being only a tactics to help Chief O'Brien.
even if he does not agree with Chief O'Brien's actions he does agree 
with his motivations and his passivity was only a tactic to help him out.
Lorenzo

 your net. If a ball gets past you, it scores a goal.
I understand, thanks.
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 with his motivations and his passivity was only a tactic to help him out.
But isn't "lack of action" a synonyms of "passivity"?
(Thank you)
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 No, I mean the Constable security (team).
What does that mean?

 What does that mean?
The Constable is the chief of security on the station. "Constable's
security", maybe?
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 But isn't "lack of action" a synonym of "passivity"?
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 It sounds better, I'm agree. :)
"I agree". Scordati l'italiano. :P
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 "I agree". Scordati l'italiano. :P
You are right. I still think in Italian when I write.
On alt.startrek they are even kidding me for my - awful - English but I
don't give up! ^^
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 security", maybe?
I have no idea what you're trying to say.

 I have no idea what you're trying to say.
I talk about the men of the security team. Odo, the Constable, is the
man who runs that team.
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 man who runs that team.
"Constable's security" would mean "the security of the Constable". You
intend
this to mean the team working for him?

 intend this to mean the team working for him?
Yes, I don't know if it's right. In Italian it sounds good "La sicurezza
del Conestabile". "Reparto" is implicit, I thought that it was the same
in English for "Team".
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 in English for "Team".
I would have to say no to this.

 in English for "Team".
Ma anche no. Quando lo leggo io mi preoccupo all'incolumità del 
conestabile (che, tra l'altro, perché continui a scrivere maiuscolo?).
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 I would have to say no to this.
The solutions is easy, I think, "Constable's security team".
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 (che, tra l'altro, perché continui a scrivere maiuscolo?).
Because the crew of DS9 uses this noun as nickname for Odo.
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 Because the crew of DS9 uses this noun like a nickname for Odo.
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