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Italian: bastardo

English translation: corrupted







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Italian term or phrase:bastardo
English translation:corrupted
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Italian term or phrase: bastardo
\"Nelle cronache antiche in un latino ancora piu` bastardo \"
ovvero imbastardito, mescoalto. Ho optato per bastardy Latin oppure per corrupted Latin
pietra
corrupted
Explanation:
"a somewhat corrupted Latin" would explain this.
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Parrot
Spain
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Summary of answers provided
nabarbarous Latin
Paola Ludovici MacQuarrie
nacorrupted // brokenKika
nadegeneratedruebaer
naimperfect; adulterated; bastardizedAmy Taylor
nacorrupted
Parrot


  


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1 hr
corrupted

Explanation:
"a somewhat corrupted Latin" would explain this.

Parrot
Spain
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8 hrs
imperfect; adulterated; bastardized

Explanation:
Scelgi quello che suona meglio (bastardy non e' una parola vera e propria, ma bastardize lo e'...)

Amy Taylor
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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13 hrs
degenerated

Explanation:
se il tuo testo si riferisce al fatto, che il latino non era più quello classico e 'puro' di una volta, sceglierei 'degenerated' come traduzione


auguri


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ruebaer
United Kingdom
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14 hrs
corrupted // broken

Explanation:
"corrupted":
debased by errors or alterations.

"broken":
badly spoken.

Kika


    The Scribner-Bantam English Dictionary
Kika
Italy
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19 hrs
barbarous Latin

Explanation:
si dice anche cosi' per il latino basso
vedi
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06141a.htm

Saluti
Paola L M


Paola Ludovici MacQuarrie
Canada
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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