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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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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"
Entered by:	Laia Costa

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10:02 Nov 13, 2008

English to Catalan translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: took a jaundiced view of her late husband and his drinking

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)

Laia Costa

adoptar una opinió negativa del seu darrer marit i el seu hàbit alcohòlic"

Explanation:
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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Laura Calvo Valdivielso
Local time: 23:17

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adoptar una opinió negativa del seu darrer marit i el seu hàbit alcohòlic"

Laura Calvo Valdivielso

tenia una mala opinió, d'ictèrica, del seu marit difunt i de la seva addicció a la beguda

gloria montserrat

tenia una visió força cínica del seu darrer marit i la seva addicció a la beguda...

Scheherezade Suria Lopez

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tenia una visió força cínica del seu darrer marit i la seva addicció a la beguda...

Explanation:
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.)

Scheherezade Suria Lopez
Spain
Local time: 23:17
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Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish

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peer agreement (net): +2

adoptar una opinió negativa del seu darrer marit i el seu hàbit alcohòlic"

Laura Calvo Valdivielso
Local time: 23:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Catalan
PRO pts in category: 8

3 hrs confidence:

tenia una mala opinió, d'ictèrica, del seu marit difunt i de la seva addicció a la beguda

Explanation:
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.

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gloria montserrat
Local time: 23:17
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Native speaker of:

Catalan
PRO pts in category: 4

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