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Aramahosi Posted 14 years ago
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Delinquent?
"the encyclopedia is fallaciously called The Anglo-American Cyclopaedia (New York, 1917) and is a literal but delinquent reprint of the Encyclopedia Britannica of 1902."
Could you tell me the definition of this "delinquent"? I know the word is often used in the meaning of "those who repeatedly commits minor crimes(especially young people)" but...
This line is quoted from http://art.yale.edu/file_columns/0000/0066/borges.pdf
Could you tell me the definition of this "delinquent"? I know the word is often used in the meaning of "those who repeatedly commits minor crimes(especially young people)" but...
This line is quoted from http://art.yale.edu/file_columns/0000/0066/borges.pdf
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aramahosi Could you tell me the definition of this "delinquent"? The work you are reading was not written in English. It was written in Spanish.
- aramahosi Could you tell me the definition of this "delinquent"?
- The work you are reading was not written in English.
- It was written in Spanish.
- Sometimes it makes no sense to try to find definitions of English words you find in a translation from another language as the translation itself may be faulty.
- The Spanish word that is used in the text there is 'morosa'.
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aramahosiCould you tell me the definition of this "delinquent"?The work you are reading was not written in English. It was written in Spanish. Sometimes it makes no sense to try to find definitions of English words you find in a translation from another language as the translation itself may be faulty.
The Spanish word that is used in the text ther
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Oh, this is a sort of mistranslation. I couldn't imagine the possibility! Thanks for your help:)
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