voluntad de exterminio
English translation: desire to destroy/annihilate
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| 4 | will to exterminate / willingness to exterminate |
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| 3 +1 | extermination, total destruction, annihilation, elimination |
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| 4 | desire to destroy/annihilate |
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| 3 | exterminating urge |
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will to exterminate / willingness to exterminate Explanation: will is voluntad. Example found in: http://books.google.es/books?id=y-tbb8Yx3ooC&pg=RA1-PA69&lpg... Example sentence(s):
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6 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1extermination, total destruction, annihilation, elimination Explanation: One of the above, according to which suits best the context. Normally its extermination. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2009-07-31 06:35:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- mind, volition, will (dictionary translations for voluntad). The will to exterminate seems best. |
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desire to destroy/annihilate Explanation: As a variant, I thought 'desire' expressed the less rational aspect of mankind's destructive impulses better than 'will.' |
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exterminating urge Explanation: ... |
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