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TIL! False cognate. I'm not a native speaker. In Portuguese there is the term "condescendente" which means "indulgent, one who doesn't imposes discipline". What
by marcodiego 5y ago
TIL! False cognate. I'm not a native speaker. In Portuguese there is the term "condescendente" which means "indulgent, one who doesn't imposes discipline". What is the equivalent term in English?
- b0afc375b5 5y agoGreedy, perhaps?
- SAI_Peregrinus 5y agoConsiderate or Accepting both work in English.
- mixmastamyk 5y agoI’d use accepting, though it is bland. Trusting might work as well.
- culi 5y agoThe actual correct translation would be "acquiescent"
- TheCoreh 5y agolenient, lax, permissive, accommodating BTW also a Portuguese speaker and this particular false cognate gets me almost every time, but the other way (using it in Portuguese with the English meaning in mind)
- u2c4m6 5y agoYou talk me a new false friend in Spanish, so thank you!