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Sentence #1108102

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 marcelostockle marcelostockle March 26, 2012 March 26, 2012 at 12:11:32 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"there is failure" ?

shanghainese shanghainese March 26, 2012 March 26, 2012 at 9:18:39 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

It always allows several variants of translation when ancient Chinese is concerned.

The message of the AC sentence is "fear preconditions failure", however, there is no necessary cause-result chain. It might mean "fear usually results in failure". Or "when one is afraid, his action will be unsuccessful".

marcelostockle marcelostockle March 26, 2012 March 26, 2012 at 5:51:03 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

you said it
"there is failure." ; )

shanghainese shanghainese March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 at 9:06:48 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

:+) yep, thanks - I changed it a bit.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1108100有恐為敗。.

If there is fear, it is failure.

added by shanghainese, September 16, 2011
➜ #1108100有恐為敗。

linked by shanghainese, September 16, 2011
If there be fear, it would cause failure.

edited by shanghainese, March 26, 2012
➜ #2857590Si hubiera miedo, haría que falláramos.

linked by Besatnias, November 18, 2013