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17:38 Mar 13, 2020 |
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||
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| Selected response from: Muriel Vasconcellos United States Local time: 20:32 | ||||
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4 +3 | travesty |
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3 | absolute joke |
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travesty Explanation: One of the synonyms of 'farce' with a more negative connotation. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 12 hrs (2020-03-15 05:58:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Definition of 'travesty' from Merriam-Webster: 1 c : a debased or distorted imitation or representation : SHAM, MOCKERY *such a travesty of a horse T that if it had been galloped it would have fallen down and broken its neck— David Masters* *dismembered so much and misinterpreted so much else as to leave T a travesty rather than a document— Irving Kolodin* *had been arrested and tried and four of them executed T a shocking travesty on justice— R.M.Lovett* *a travesty of democracy T votes were openly sold and openly quoted on the market— C.P.Fitzgerald* -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 12 hrs (2020-03-15 06:03:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- More examples: LaHood on impeachment: 'This is a travesty' - News - Journal ...www.pjstar.com › news › lahood-on-impeachment-this-is-travesty Dec 19, 2019 - “This process has lacked fairness, due process and transparency. We shouldn't be here tonight doing this, **this is a travesty**,” said LaHood. Rep. This is a travesty of justice - SocialistWorker.orgsocialistworker.org › 429_04_Framed Framed for the Central Park jogger rape case. **This is a travesty of justice.** November 8, 2002 | Page 4. Dear Socialist Worker,. Kharey Wise lost 13 years of his ... More dire: **Tennessee Wants to Sterilize Inmates. This Is a Travesty**...relevantmagazine.com › current › tennessee-wants-sterilize-inmates-this-... This Is a Travesty. What White County's ruling means to the pro-life fight. Posted on August 1, 2017 August 2, 2017; 4 minute read; Natalie Walker · Tweet · Share. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 12 hrs (2020-03-15 06:05:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It helps that 'travesty' rhymes with 'tragedy', which may be why it has taken on a more dire connotation than the original dictionary meaning. |
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