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Dilay1985 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Casual aside
Hello,
I'm translating a sentence. What does "left him with a casual aside" mean in the sentence below?
When the stop-and-frisk was done, Mr. Delgado said, the officer left him with a casual aside to stay safe. “Stay safe?” Mr. Delgado said. “After he just did all that?”
Thank you,
Dilay
I'm translating a sentence. What does "left him with a casual aside" mean in the sentence below?
When the stop-and-frisk was done, Mr. Delgado said, the officer left him with a casual aside to stay safe. “Stay safe?” Mr. Delgado said. “After he just did all that?”
Thank you,
Dilay
Top answer
Hi, An informal and usually unimportant remark, often made in the course of doing something else (eg leaving, in this case). ie The officer said something casually as he was leaving. Clive
- Hi, An informal and usually unimportant remark, often made in the course of doing something else (eg leaving, in this case).
- ie The officer said something casually as he was leaving.
- Clive
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Hi,
An informal and usually unimportant remark, often made in the course of doing something else (eg leaving, in this case).
ie The officer said something casually as he was leaving.
Clive
An informal and usually unimportant remark, often made in the course of doing something else (eg leaving, in this case).
ie The officer said something casually as he was leaving.
Clive
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dilay1985 the officer left him with a casual aside to stay safe. “Stay safe?” Mr. Delgado said. “After he just did all that?”In addition to Clive's explanation, I'd say that an "aside" is something off the main topic, something unnecessary.
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