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>By translating it as "unripe" or "cruel" or whatever, you lose the meaning of green
You're completely ignoring my argument again, REREAD MY POSTS, I AM NOT ARGUING THIS.
>lose the meaning of green
I'm not arguing to drop the green. I am arguing for the addition of a word or phrase that communicate the "sharp, biting, harsh" nature of the wounds, which is clearly intended by Céline, and clearly apparent to any native French speaker when reading a passage about torture.
>it can no longer be cute little girls
Now you're just trolling.
>But mistake means something specific in translation and it doesn't mean "there's another possibility that to me is preferable
The double meaning is not a preference. It is fact, making it an error on Max's part to lose this double meaning. You can't even argue that it's untranslatable. IT IS! Just translate it as "green-stinging" or some other suitable hyphenate!

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yeah im thinkin Max won and you niggas are just jealous and need to touch grass (and maybe empty your piss bottles)