Alienada
English translation: oblivious
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| 15:03 Oct 21, 2012 |
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|  Selected response from: Joao Felix Portugal Local time: 08:01 | ||||||
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| 4 | indebted/given in guarantee |
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| 4 | (has been) sold off |
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| 3 +1 | oblivious |
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indebted/given in guarantee Explanation: It suggests to me that the speaker thinks that 96% of the value of the company is given over to, or would be needed to pay, debts. |
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45 mins confidence:
(has been) sold off Explanation: Alienar has the idea of sell or divest |
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7 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1oblivious Explanation: From the context of what you have been posting recently, this seems like a transcript or at least something very informal and off the cuff. I would actually interpret this as the "speaker" saying that 96% of our society is oblivious to reality and is easily manipulated by marketing. |
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