bastardo

English translation: corrupted

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Italian term or phrase:bastardo
English translation:corrupted
Entered by: Parrot

15:20 Nov 27, 2000
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
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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Summary of answers provided
nacorrupted
Parrot
naimperfect; adulterated; bastardized
Amy Taylor
nadegenerated
ruebaer
nacorrupted // broken
Kika
nabarbarous Latin
CLS Lexi-tech


  

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1 hr
corrupted


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

Parrot
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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
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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
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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
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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

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Paola L M


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Local time: 20:39
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