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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by marcodiego on Saturday October 16, 2021 @01:52PM (#28889831)
TIL! False cognate. I'm not a native speaker. In Portuguese there is the term "condescendente" which means "indulgent, one who doesn't imposes discipline". What is the equivalent term in English?
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by mixmastamyk on Saturday October 16, 2021 @02:17PM (#28890059)
I’d use accepting, though it is bland. Trusting might work as well.
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by SAI_Peregrinus on Saturday October 16, 2021 @02:09PM (#28889979)
Considerate or Accepting both work in English.
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by TheCoreh on Saturday October 16, 2021 @08:02PM (#28892724)
lenient, lax, permissive, accommodating

BTW also a Portuguese speaker and this particular false cognate gets me almost every time, but the other way (using it in Portuguese with the English meaning in mind)

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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by culi on Saturday October 16, 2021 @02:52PM (#28890369)
The actual correct translation would be "acquiescent"
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by u2c4m6 on Sunday October 17, 2021 @04:49PM (#28899667)
You talk me a new false friend in Spanish, so thank you!
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by b0afc375b5 on Saturday October 16, 2021 @02:08PM (#28889969)
Greedy, perhaps?
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