bowdlerize in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bowdlerize in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bowdlerize [Am ˈboʊdləˌraɪz, ˈbaʊdləˌraɪz, Brit ˈbaʊdlərʌɪz] VB trans pej

bowdlerize

expurgar

Translations for bowdlerize in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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bowdlerize in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bowdlerize in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bowdlerise VB trans Aus, Brit, bowdlerize [ˈbaʊdləraɪz, Am ˈboʊdləraɪz] VB trans

bowdlerise

expurgar

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English

Some have seen it as a reference to the hymen, and some have even tried to reconstruct an original bawdy version from which modern versions are supposedly bowdlerized.

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Some critics thought the film bowdlerized the book, and it was not commercially successful.

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Or they could bowdlerize the course material in the name of sensitivity.

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We never wanted to bowdlerize that.

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It is a well-known example of military acronym slang, though it is sometimes bowdlerized to "all fouled up" or similar.

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But a translator should not assume the role of censor and surreptitiously delete or bowdlerize passages merely to please a political or moral interest.

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