Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
took a jaundiced view of her late husband and his drinking
Catalan translation:
adoptar una opinió negativa del seu darrer marit i el seu hàbit alcohòlic"
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Laia Costa
Nov 13, 2008 10:02
15 yrs ago
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took a jaundiced view of her late husband and his drinking
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The sentence is:
She was on the wagon for the last 20 years of her life and, from that perspective, took a jaundiced view of her late husband and his drinking.
(She has just given up alcohol)
She was on the wagon for the last 20 years of her life and, from that perspective, took a jaundiced view of her late husband and his drinking.
(She has just given up alcohol)
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adoptar una opinió negativa del seu darrer marit i el seu hàbit alcohòlic"
És una opció. Sort!
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Note added at 8 horas (2008-11-13 18:33:22 GMT)
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M'agradaria afegir que "late" també es podria traduir com "difunt", evidentment. Tot dependrà del context.
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Note added at 8 horas (2008-11-13 18:33:22 GMT)
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M'agradaria afegir que "late" també es podria traduir com "difunt", evidentment. Tot dependrà del context.
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tenia una visió força cínica del seu darrer marit i la seva addicció a la beguda...
tenia una visió força cínica del seu darrer marit i la seva addicció a la beguda...
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"jaundiced" també pot ser "cínic" segons el Gran Diccionario Oxford (3a ed.)
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"jaundiced" també pot ser "cínic" segons el Gran Diccionario Oxford (3a ed.)
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tenia una mala opinió, d'ictèrica, del seu marit difunt i de la seva addicció a la beguda
jaundice és icterícia; és ben possible que aquesta dona hagi patit aquesta malaltia
jaundiced també significa: donat a fer prejudicis, mostrant desaprovació
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Note added at 23 hrs (2008-11-14 09:33:19 GMT)
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thanks for the explanation from Berni.
most useful.
jaundiced també significa: donat a fer prejudicis, mostrant desaprovació
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Note added at 23 hrs (2008-11-14 09:33:19 GMT)
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thanks for the explanation from Berni.
most useful.
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Peer comment(s):
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Berni Armstrong
: There is no implication of anyone having had this illness. This idiomatic phrase means to take a position of extreme prejudice towards someone or something.
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