devitalized

Catalan translation: obsoleta

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English term or phrase:devitalized
Catalan translation:obsoleta
Entered by: guasch

10:32 Feb 18, 2012
English to Catalan translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / devitalized
English term or phrase: devitalized
Com traduiríeu aquí "devitalized"?

So why translate at all? Intercultural communication? But literary translation is more than mere communication (perhaps a rather devitalized notion).

Havia pensat en un terme massa desvirtuat o trillat, m'han proposat debilitat, però no diem que un terme o un concepte estigui "debilitat"...

Gràcies!
guasch
obsoleta
Explanation:
una noció més aviat obsoleta, crec que es refereix a aixó, és a dir, que ja no té gaire vida, està mig morta com si diguéssim... "noció obsoleta" és adequat.
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obsoleta


Explanation:
una noció més aviat obsoleta, crec que es refereix a aixó, és a dir, que ja no té gaire vida, està mig morta com si diguéssim... "noció obsoleta" és adequat.

Rosa Grau (X)
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desvitalitzat


Explanation:
Hola guasch,

Si vols, pots posar perfectament desvitalitzat. Crec que és el sentit i es correcte.


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Note added at 10 horas (2012-02-18 20:51:24 GMT)
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En el cas de noció seria "desvitalitzada" és clar.


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Miquel Ferré Grau
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Local time: 10:54
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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