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Re: Weekly Vocab 3

From:Robert B Wilson <han_solo55@...>
Date:Tuesday, April 15, 2003, 18:10
On Sun, 13 Apr 2003 21:51:30 -0400 Christopher Wright
<faceloran@...> writes:

> 1. to steal
jef (to take)
> Jean Valjean stole a loaf.
zanvalzanad korsotes jefi. <skipping reason='conculturally irrelevant'>
> 2. to arrest > He was arrested. > 3. prison > In prison, Javert disliked Valjean. > 4. punishment > Javert dealt many punishments to Valjean. > 5. to escape > Finally, Valjean escaped while on a work detail. > 6. business > He set up a business that helped many people. > 7. charity > When people cried for charity, they cried for him.
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> 8. to chase
...
> Javert chased Valjean to his [Valjean's] new hiding place.
zaveztad oro valzan divizi rovalzanad rot
> 9. to disappear
viz (to hide)
> Valjean disappeared to do one last act of charity.
this sentence can't be accurately translated into kinsi rorotan because of the word "charity"...
> 10. suicide
mumor (to die, death)
> Valjean's kindness made Javert commit suicide.
kuni rovalzanad mumores rozaveztad <skipping reason='what in angamando is "argot" (my american heritage dictionary is still awol...) and how did such a strange looking word get into english?'>
> 11. argot > Victor Hugo took a few chapters right in the middle of the > revolution to > talk about argot.
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> ~Wright
-- Robert Wilson (aka kuvazokad, eltirno, edeí...) http://kuvazokad.free.fr/ vkky vnkynvj vknyknj ykkv knvy? karkalone kontoko? kinsi rorotan kinsa nadas? baitta ke farzaiyai? qxracc pqqattiircx iia kxqqhwiiallccre? spreken þu viserdya? pake biru ka pa rede?

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