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the city happened

English translation: daily life continued

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English term or phrase:the city happened
Selected answer:daily life continued
Entered by: airmailrpl

09:22 Sep 4, 2019
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: the city happened
Context:
'Hmm.' She stared reflectively at the glowing end of her cigarette. 'All right. You'd better tell me the rest of it.'
He told her the rest of it. All of it. She quite liked the bit where he was hanged, and made him repeat it. Around them, *the city happened*. Between them, the ashtray filled up with ash.
When he'd finished she stared at him for some time, through the smoke.

More context, please click:
https://archive.org/stream/TheNewDiscworldCompanion/Book 33 ...

--quoted from Going Postal (2004, fantasy fiction) by Terry Pratchett

He (Moist) told her (Miss Dearheart) the rest of it: told her how he had once forged bills to defraud the bank, which caused her, the ex-bank clerk, lost the job.
She quite liked the bit where he was hanged: he was hanged but saved masterly by the city lord to be entrusted with the post of postmaster.
When she heard his story, she should be surprised, shocked, disappointed, etc.
So what does "the city happened" mean?
Thank you!
updownK
China
Local time: 21:02
daily life continued
Explanation:
*the city happened* => daily life continued
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 10:02
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4 +10daily life continued
airmailrpl


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
daily life continued


Explanation:
*the city happened* => daily life continued

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 10:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
Thank you!

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agree  philgoddard
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agree  B D Finch
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agree  Eduardo Hojman
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agree  Liane Lazoski
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agree  AJ Ablooglu
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agree  James A. Walsh
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agree  Sheila Wilson
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agree  MarinaM
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agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Daily life continued without them.
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agree  JaneTranslates
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