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English: a 75-year-long high-minded snooze

Spanish translation: un descanso casto de 75 años







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English term or phrase:a 75-year-long high-minded snooze
Spanish translation:un descanso casto de 75 años
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Journalism / Entertainment
English term or phrase: a 75-year-long high-minded snooze
The New York Times covered the Arbuckle case aggressively before succumbing to a 75-year-long high-minded snooze when it came to salacious but newsworthy material that its readers might actually find interesting.
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Argentina
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un descanso casto de 75 años
Explanation:
High-minded aquí es antónimo de salaz, lascivo.

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Note added at 13 mins (2006-06-28 01:05:41 GMT)
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O mejor: un descanso decoroso de 75 años

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Note added at 28 mins (2006-06-28 01:21:14 GMT) Post-grading
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Otra opción: un silencio decoroso de 75 años
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un descanso casto de 75 años

Explanation:
High-minded aquí es antónimo de salaz, lascivo.

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Note added at 13 mins (2006-06-28 01:05:41 GMT)
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O mejor: un descanso decoroso de 75 años

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Note added at 28 mins (2006-06-28 01:21:14 GMT) Post-grading
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Otra opción: un silencio decoroso de 75 años

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