The first parts seem clear. But the final part, starting with certaines, perplexes me. It looks as if it meant "determined in their proportions when they are taken away from them," but I can't see how that makes sense in this context. I think I must be missing some nuance of meaning of at least one word—certaines, or parties, or enlevées—or perhaps mistaking the syntax. Can anyone help?
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The first parts seem clear. But the final part, starting with certaines, perplexes me. It looks as if it meant "determined in their proportions when they are taken away from them," but I can't see how that makes sense in this context. I think I must be missing some nuance of meaning of at least one word—certaines, or parties, or enlevées—or perhaps mistaking the syntax. Can anyone help?
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