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9 lines
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# He slept with his ancestors and he was buried
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The clause "slept with his ancestors" is a metaphor that expresses as a euphemism the death of a person in more gentle words. AT: "He died and he was buried with his ancestors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# he was buried
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This can be expressed in active form. AT: "people buried him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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