その回避は大きな"報酬"

English translation: reward

13:24 Mar 20, 2008
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Anthropology
Japanese term or phrase: その回避は大きな"報酬"
その回避は大きな報酬: can i translate to "Avoiding the punishments is a big recompense" please tell me weather i'm using "recompense" in a right way or better to use other word. thank you.
FPCO. T Maeda
Germany
English translation:reward
Explanation:
"The avoidance of punishment is a considerable reward"
or possible "considerable recompense" not "*A* considerable recompense"

Of course it depends on your context and what the author is trying to say, but Punishment and reward are natural bedfellows.
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reward


Explanation:
"The avoidance of punishment is a considerable reward"
or possible "considerable recompense" not "*A* considerable recompense"

Of course it depends on your context and what the author is trying to say, but Punishment and reward are natural bedfellows.

Steven Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  cinefil: http://loki.chs.nihon-u.ac.jp/~hanyu/epnote.htm
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agree  BrettMN
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