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payasada

English translation: travesty

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Spanish term or phrase:payasada
English translation:travesty
Entered by: jenny morenos

17:38 Mar 13, 2020
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: payasada
Hola.

Malos humanos torturan y asesinan , esclavisan animales, y les dan un premio de alto nivel de bienestar de los animales . Y los felicitan por el mal que hacen a esos animales . Es esto una payasada .

Como traducir payasada en este contexto ? Muchisimas gracias

It's a stunt , it's a charade , it's nonsense , a farce, it's an absurdity , a ridiculous thing ?
jenny morenos
France
travesty
Explanation:
One of the synonyms of 'farce' with a more negative connotation.

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Definition of 'travesty' from Merriam-Webster:

1 c : a debased or distorted imitation or representation : SHAM, MOCKERY *such a travesty of a horse T that if it had been galloped it would have fallen down and broken its neck— David Masters* *dismembered so much and misinterpreted so much else as to leave T a travesty rather than a document— Irving Kolodin* *had been arrested and tried and four of them executed T a shocking travesty on justice— R.M.Lovett* *a travesty of democracy T votes were openly sold and openly quoted on the market— C.P.Fitzgerald*


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More examples:


LaHood on impeachment: 'This is a travesty' - News - Journal ...www.pjstar.com › news › lahood-on-impeachment-this-is-travesty
Dec 19, 2019 - “This process has lacked fairness, due process and transparency. We shouldn't be here tonight doing this, **this is a travesty**,” said LaHood. Rep.


This is a travesty of justice - SocialistWorker.orgsocialistworker.org › 429_04_Framed
Framed for the Central Park jogger rape case. **This is a travesty of justice.** November 8, 2002 | Page 4. Dear Socialist Worker,. Kharey Wise lost 13 years of his ...

More dire:

**Tennessee Wants to Sterilize Inmates. This Is a Travesty**...relevantmagazine.com › current › tennessee-wants-sterilize-inmates-this-...
This Is a Travesty. What White County's ruling means to the pro-life fight. Posted on August 1, 2017 August 2, 2017; 4 minute read; Natalie Walker · Tweet · Share.


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It helps that 'travesty' rhymes with 'tragedy', which may be why it has taken on a more dire connotation than the original dictionary meaning.
Selected response from:

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 19:38
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3travesty
Muriel Vasconcellos
3absolute joke
Martin Cosgrove (X)


  

Answers


1 day 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
travesty


Explanation:
One of the synonyms of 'farce' with a more negative connotation.

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Note added at 1 day 12 hrs (2020-03-15 05:58:58 GMT)
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Definition of 'travesty' from Merriam-Webster:

1 c : a debased or distorted imitation or representation : SHAM, MOCKERY *such a travesty of a horse T that if it had been galloped it would have fallen down and broken its neck— David Masters* *dismembered so much and misinterpreted so much else as to leave T a travesty rather than a document— Irving Kolodin* *had been arrested and tried and four of them executed T a shocking travesty on justice— R.M.Lovett* *a travesty of democracy T votes were openly sold and openly quoted on the market— C.P.Fitzgerald*


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Note added at 1 day 12 hrs (2020-03-15 06:03:52 GMT)
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More examples:


LaHood on impeachment: 'This is a travesty' - News - Journal ...www.pjstar.com › news › lahood-on-impeachment-this-is-travesty
Dec 19, 2019 - “This process has lacked fairness, due process and transparency. We shouldn't be here tonight doing this, **this is a travesty**,” said LaHood. Rep.


This is a travesty of justice - SocialistWorker.orgsocialistworker.org › 429_04_Framed
Framed for the Central Park jogger rape case. **This is a travesty of justice.** November 8, 2002 | Page 4. Dear Socialist Worker,. Kharey Wise lost 13 years of his ...

More dire:

**Tennessee Wants to Sterilize Inmates. This Is a Travesty**...relevantmagazine.com › current › tennessee-wants-sterilize-inmates-this-...
This Is a Travesty. What White County's ruling means to the pro-life fight. Posted on August 1, 2017 August 2, 2017; 4 minute read; Natalie Walker · Tweet · Share.


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Note added at 1 day 12 hrs (2020-03-15 06:05:07 GMT)
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It helps that 'travesty' rhymes with 'tragedy', which may be why it has taken on a more dire connotation than the original dictionary meaning.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 19:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 199
Notes to answerer
Asker: excellent answer, thank you, this is very helpful, i didn't know travesty meant that, it's clear the dictionnaries i use lack translations , they didn't mention travesty


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Neil!
agree  AllegroTrans
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Allegro!
agree  MollyRose
3 days 9 hrs
  -> Thank you, MollyRose!
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1 day 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
absolute joke


Explanation:
'This is an absolute joke'. When we use the word 'joke' in this sense, it is to communicate derision, disgust, etc.

To use 'joke' in this context preserves the link with 'payoso' from the original term.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bbc-leadership-debate-an-...

Example sentence(s):
  • This Government is an absolute joke.

    Reference: http://https://www.collinsdictionary.com/amp/english/absolut...
Martin Cosgrove (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:38
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you very much, joke is a good translation i beleive


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: I think using "joke" makes light of the subject matter somehow; stronger word needed imo
9 hrs
neutral  MollyRose: I agree with Allegro.
3 days 8 hrs
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