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indomitable

what it means

Indomitable means it cannot be tamed — that is the word, precisely, and it is a far better picture than unbeatable. Taming is not defeating. You tame a thing by wearing it down until it stops trying, and that is exactly what an indomitable spirit refuses to do. It may lose, repeatedly, and still not be tamed, because the losing never reaches the part that decides to get up again. Which is why the word attaches to spirit, will and courage rather than to armies or scores. An army can be beaten. What this word describes is the thing that was never going to surrender anyway.

Indomitable significa que no se puede domar — y ésa es mejor imagen que «invencible». Domar no es vencer: se doma desgastando hasta que el otro deja de intentarlo. Un espíritu indomitable puede perder muchas veces y seguir sin domar, porque la derrota no llega a la parte que decide levantarse.

Indomitable quer dizer que não se pode domar — e essa imagem é bem melhor que "invencível". Domar não é vencer: doma-se desgastando até o outro parar de tentar. Um espírito indomitable pode perder muitas vezes e continuar indomado, porque a derrota não chega à parte que decide levantar.

Indomitable veut dire qu'on ne peut pas le dompter — image bien meilleure qu'« invincible ». Dompter n'est pas vaincre : on dompte en usant l'autre jusqu'à ce qu'il cesse d'essayer. Un esprit indomitable peut perdre souvent sans être dompté, car la défaite n'atteint pas la part qui décide de se relever.

Indomitable berarti tidak bisa dijinakkan — dan gambar itu jauh lebih baik daripada "tak terkalahkan". Menjinakkan bukan mengalahkan: orang dijinakkan dengan diaus sampai berhenti mencoba. Jiwa yang indomitable bisa kalah berkali-kali dan tetap tak jinak, karena kekalahan tidak sampai ke bagian yang memutuskan untuk bangkit.

Indomitable, evcilleştirilemez demektir — ve bu, "yenilmez"den çok daha iyi bir görüntüdür. Evcilleştirmek yenmek değildir: bir şeyi, denemeyi bırakana kadar yıpratarak evcilleştirirsiniz. Indomitable bir ruh defalarca yenilebilir ve yine evcilleşmez, çünkü yenilgi, kalkmaya karar veren yere hiç ulaşmaz.

indomitable は「飼い慣らせない」という意味で、これは「無敵」よりずっと良い絵です。飼い慣らすことは、負かすことではありません。相手がやめるまですり減らすのが飼い慣らすということ。indomitable な精神は何度負けても飼い慣らされません。負けが、「また立つ」と決める部分まで届かないからです。

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    adjective

    impossible to defeat or wear down

    She faced the whole year with an indomitable good humour.

  2. 02

    adjective

    of spirit or will: refusing to be broken

    His indomitable will carried the crew through the winter.

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