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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | Danish term or phrase: fordervelse | Hi. This from from Holberg's "Moral Thoughts".
"Den beste Ting kand blive til Fordervelse..."
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| | English translation:corruption or depravity | Explanation:
Just out of the top of my head, but I think you could find some parrallels.
Depravity is a mite worse morally, while corruption is - well, bad, but perhaps more 'passive' and less cunning.
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-03-12 08:49:16 GMT)
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sorry, should be parallels of course.
The modern spelling of Holberg's word would be fordærvelse. |
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  Christine Andersen
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Local time: 08:42
| Grading comment Hi Christine.
Many thanks,
Richard.
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6 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 corruption or depravity
Explanation:
Just out of the top of my head, but I think you could find some parrallels.
Depravity is a mite worse morally, while corruption is - well, bad, but perhaps more 'passive' and less cunning.
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-03-12 08:49:16 GMT)
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sorry, should be parallels of course.
The modern spelling of Holberg's word would be fordærvelse.
| | | Grading comment Hi Christine.
Many thanks,
Richard. |
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