los malos o mezquinos habitos sociales adquiridos
English translation: the bad or selfish social habits acquired
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peer agreement (net): +1acquired, bad or mean, social habits Explanation: seems straight forward |
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28 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1the bad or mean social habits acquired Explanation: just another way of expressing it. |
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34 mins confidence:
the bad or corrupt social habits acquired Explanation: I like Robert's structure, I just think a stronger word than 'mean' is required |
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4 hrs confidence:
Acquired social habits that are bad or stingy. Explanation: not so straightforward if one does not know the whole sentence but in general I think that stingy is the best translation for mezquino. Berry |
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5 hrs confidence:
acquired bad or petty social habits Explanation: I think "mezquino" here applies to a sense of moral generosity. |
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