Γεια σας,
Πώς θα εκφράζατε το "bad apples" στην ακόλουθη πρόταση;
You cannot say that there were only a few bad apples within that field who did the Nazis’ bidding. It is the responsibility of the entire profession.
Προσπαθώ να το εκφράσω όσο πιο λακωνικά γίνεται κι όχι να πω ολόκληρη πρόταση μέσα στην πρόταση για να εκφράσω το "bad apples".
Definition:
Oxford: a rotten (or bad) apple
informal a bad or corrupt person in a group, especially one whose behaviour is likely to have a detrimental influence on the others: chartered accountants have no time for rotten apples in their professional barrel looks like we hired ourselves a bad apple
[with reference to the effect that a rotten apple has on fruit with which it is in contact]
Dictionary.com: a discontented, troublemaking, or dishonest person: In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
UsingEnglish.com: The full form of this proverb is 'one bad apple spoils the barrel', meaning that a bad person, policy, etc, can ruin everything around it.
Πώς θα εκφράζατε το "bad apples" στην ακόλουθη πρόταση;
You cannot say that there were only a few bad apples within that field who did the Nazis’ bidding. It is the responsibility of the entire profession.
Προσπαθώ να το εκφράσω όσο πιο λακωνικά γίνεται κι όχι να πω ολόκληρη πρόταση μέσα στην πρόταση για να εκφράσω το "bad apples".
Definition:
Oxford: a rotten (or bad) apple
informal a bad or corrupt person in a group, especially one whose behaviour is likely to have a detrimental influence on the others: chartered accountants have no time for rotten apples in their professional barrel looks like we hired ourselves a bad apple
[with reference to the effect that a rotten apple has on fruit with which it is in contact]
Dictionary.com: a discontented, troublemaking, or dishonest person: In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
UsingEnglish.com: The full form of this proverb is 'one bad apple spoils the barrel', meaning that a bad person, policy, etc, can ruin everything around it.
