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[sic]

Catalan translation: sic

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English term or phrase:sic
Catalan translation:sic
Entered by: AnneM (X)

18:39 Feb 19, 2002
English to Catalan translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: [sic]
"Therefore we will execute him within 24 hours unless Amreeka [sic] fulfils our demands", the email read (Newspaper article, The Guardian)
Erica
sic
Explanation:
sic stays the same, in English, Catalan, Spanish at least.
It means that this is the correct word even though it may look wrong.

sic

adv Mot llatí que significa 'així', que, en una transcripció, hom posa, entre parèntesis, al costat d'un mot equivocat o inintel·ligible, a fi que el lector no atribueixi la falta al transcriptor. (gran diccionari de la llengua catalana)
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AnneM (X)
Local time: 02:49
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sic


Explanation:
sic stays the same, in English, Catalan, Spanish at least.
It means that this is the correct word even though it may look wrong.

sic

adv Mot llatí que significa 'així', que, en una transcripció, hom posa, entre parèntesis, al costat d'un mot equivocat o inintel·ligible, a fi que el lector no atribueixi la falta al transcriptor. (gran diccionari de la llengua catalana)


AnneM (X)
Local time: 02:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jordina Burnat Vilà: sí, es veu en forca documents, és una paraula bastant freqüent
3 mins
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
6 mins
agree  Sans
2 days 12 hrs
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