what it means
Insidious is about the way in, not the size of the damage. The man in the armchair is asleep, and the snake takes its time — the floor, the shoe, the leg, the lap — and he does not wake once. By the time it is visible at all, it is already coiled around him. Behind the word is Latin insidiae, an ambush: soldiers sitting still, waiting. So it gets used for the slow ones. An insidious disease, an insidious idea, insidious little cuts to a budget — things whose entire method is going unnoticed until it is too late to object. Loud harm is never insidious, however bad it turns out to be.
Insidious habla del camino de entrada, no del tamaño del daño. El hombre de la silla duerme, y la serpiente se toma su tiempo: suelo, zapato, pierna, regazo — y él no se despierta ni una vez. Cuando ya se ve, ya está enroscada. Detrás está el latín insidiae, la emboscada. Un daño ruidoso nunca es insidious, por grave que acabe siendo.
Insidious fala do caminho de entrada, não do tamanho do dano. O homem da poltrona dorme, e a cobra vai com calma: chão, sapato, perna, colo — e ele não acorda uma única vez. Quando dá para ver, já está enrolada nele. Atrás está o latim insidiae, a emboscada. Dano barulhento nunca é insidious, por pior que seja.
Insidious parle du chemin d'entrée, pas de l'ampleur des dégâts. L'homme du fauteuil dort, et le serpent prend son temps : le sol, la chaussure, la jambe, les genoux — il ne se réveille pas une fois. Quand on le voit enfin, il est déjà enroulé. Derrière, le latin insidiae, l'embuscade. Un mal bruyant n'est jamais insidious, si grave soit-il.
Insidious berbicara tentang cara masuknya, bukan besarnya kerusakan. Lelaki di kursi itu tertidur, dan ularnya santai saja: lantai, sepatu, kaki, pangkuan — ia tak terbangun sekali pun. Begitu terlihat, sudah melilit. Akarnya bahasa Latin insidiae, penyergapan. Kerusakan yang berisik tak pernah insidious, separah apa pun jadinya.
Insidious, hasarın büyüklüğünü değil, içeri giriş yolunu anlatır. Koltuktaki adam uyuyor; yılan acele etmiyor: zemin, ayakkabı, bacak, kucak — adam bir kez bile uyanmıyor. Görülür hale geldiğinde çoktan sarılmıştır. Kökü Latince insidiae, yani pusu. Gürültülü kötülük, ne kadar ağır olursa olsun, asla insidious değildir.
insidious が語るのは被害の大きさではなく、入り込み方です。椅子の男は眠っていて、蛇はゆっくり進みます。床、靴、脚、膝——一度も目を覚まさない。見えるようになったときには、もう巻きついている。語源はラテン語の insidiae、待ち伏せ。だから遅いものに使われます。うるさい害は、どれほどひどくても insidious ではありません。
adjective
advancing unnoticed until the harm is already done
“The rot was insidious and reached the beams before anyone looked.”
adjective
meant to trap, and working by stealth
“It was an insidious question, friendly right up to the end.”
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