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Old May 08, 2009, 01:36 PM
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Cilicio

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Necesito ayuda en este contexto:

"Si militas a disgusto es preferible que no milites. Bajo el franquismo podías militar a disgusto por una exigencia ética. Ahora no es necesario continuar con ese cilicio".

Mi duda está en la última frase. Sé que un cilicio era una vestidura de tela de saco o de otra clase, áspera, que se llevaba sobre la carne para mortificarse por penitencia. Pero acaso aquí se usa con sentido metafórico, ¿no?

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Cierto... "Cilicio" se está usando en sentido metafórico. La frase dice que militar a disgusto es una especie de mortificación o tortura que ya no es necesaria. Se puede elegir no hacerlo.
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Hola a todos!

Necesito ayuda en este contexto:

"Si militas a disgusto es preferible que no milites. Bajo el franquismo podías militar a disgusto por una exigencia ética. Ahora no es necesario continuar con ese cilicio".

Mi duda está en la última frase. Sé que un cilicio era una vestidura de tela de saco o de otra clase, áspera, que se llevaba sobre la carne para mortificarse por penitencia. Pero acaso aquí se usa con sentido metafórico, ¿no?

Muchas gracias de antemano

You have a doubt respect it, and I have other doubt about militas.

What does militas mean?

I never in my live have heard the word militas.
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@Crotalito: puedes buscar el verbo "militar" en el diccionario.
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@Crotalito: puedes buscar el verbo "militar" en el diccionario.
She didn't says militar, she said militas.
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Bueno, puedes buscarlo en el diccionario y después conjugarlo.
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Ok, I ask pardon for my ignorance.
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