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Godfather Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Worldly genius

"Napoleon represented to him the worldly genius that, at the same time, failed."

From the dictionary:

worldly
1: devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion
2: sophisticated

Do you think 1 is an appropriate translation in this context?
  

Top answer

It is certainly more appropriate than 2.

  • It is certainly more appropriate than 2.
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It is certainly more appropriate than 2.
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I don't see why 2 wouldn't be appropriate. Is there something unsophisticated about Napoleon's genius?

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