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pig latinA made up language often used as a way to speak in front of people (often children and often by parents) without them knowing what you are sayingRate it:

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you can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pigYou can try to change something or one's outward appearance, but it will not change the inward appearance. Even if you put lipstick on a pig, it will always roll in mud and grunt.Rate it:

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happy as a pig in slop/happy as a pig in shitExtremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.Rate it:

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apothecary's LatinBarbarous Latin.Rate it:

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astrologia (pure Latin sidera, caelestia)astronomy.Rate it:

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dialectica (-ae or -orum) (pure Latin disserendi ratio et scientia)logic, dialectic.Rate it:

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être au bout de son latin (or, rouleau)To be at one’s wits’ end; Not to know what to do, or say, next.Rate it:

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être au bout de son rouleau, de son latin, de sa gammeTo be at one’s wits’ end; Not to know what to do.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas parler latin devant les clercsDo not correct a specialist on his subject.Rate it:

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j'y perds mon latinI cannot make it out; I am nonplussed; I can make neither head nor tail of it.Rate it:

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latín científicoVariedad del latín, prácticamente idéntica al latín medieval en cuanto a la gramática aunque muy innovadora respecto del léxico, usada para la comunicación científica luego del RenacimientoRate it:

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latín clásicoLengua de la literatura latina durante el Siglo de Oro, aproximadamente entre el siglo 1 a.c. y 1 d.c.Rate it:

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latin de cuisineDog Latin.Rate it:

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latín modernoLengua empleada los escritores de la Edad Moderna en sus obras.Rate it:

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latín rústicoLatín vulgar.Rate it:

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latín vulgarConjunto de dialectos del latín hablados en la zona occidental del Imperio Romano, que representaron inicialmente un basilecto respecto al latín clásico, reservado para las situaciones formales y la escritura, y que derivaron eventualmente en las lenguas romances.Rate it:

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law LatinBarbarous Latin.Rate it:

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religionem labefactare (vid. sect. V. 7, note In Latin metaphor...)to shake the foundations of religion.Rate it:

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couldn't stop a pig in a passageBow-legged.Rate it:

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fat as a pigExceptionally fat. Fat to the extent of resembling a pig. Morbidly obese.Rate it:

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male chauvinist pigsexist manRate it:

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pig outTo eat voraciously or ravenously; to gorge oneself.Rate it:

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put lipstick on a pigMaking superficial or cosmetic changes in a futile attempt to hide the ugly truth of something.Rate it:

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even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a whileBeing right once doesn't prove anythingRate it:

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Buy a Pig in a PokeTo buy something immediately without even examining itRate it:

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a pig might have a long tale but its tail is always short!A hypocrite always keeps giving excuses & making stories, but his/her supporter & power base are always short! So, if anyone earnestly try to get rid of that hypocrite's tyranny and torcher, that is very much feasible as history supports that hypocrites never win!Rate it:

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eat like a pigTo chew noisily, with one's mouth open, or with much greed.Rate it:

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guinea pigA tailless rodent of the Cavia genus, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.Rate it:

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in a pig's arseAbsolutely not; under no circumstances.Rate it:

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in a pig's eyeVery unlikely; probably never.Rate it:

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make a pig of oneselfTo eat to excess; to overeat; to gorge.Rate it:

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make a pig's ear ofTo do badly; to make a mess of.Rate it:

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not in a pig's eyeA chiding expression, relative to an odd-ball idea or suggestion. Deemed irrelevant, awkward, foreign, inappropriate.Rate it:

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pig fuckerUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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pig fuckerAlternative form of pigfucker.Rate it:

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pig in a pokeSomething whose true value (usually less than expected) is concealed or unknown, especially something offered for sale.Rate it:

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squeal like a stuck pigTo utter loud, high-pitched squeals.Rate it:

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sweat like a pigTo sweat profusely, to be perspiring lots of sweat.Rate it:

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wrestle with a pigTo engage in a struggle with an opponent that benefits from the struggle even without winning it.Rate it:

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wrestling with a pigTo engage in a pointless task that leaves one worse off for having made an honest attempt.Rate it:

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pachydermA member of the obsolete taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.Rate it:

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ABCA primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading.Rate it:

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acheter chat en pocheto purchase without seeing the object in question; to buy on trust; to be sold a pig in a pokeRate it:

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acheter chat en pocheTo buy a pig in a poke.Rate it:

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aliquid (graeca) latine reddere or sermone latino interpretarito render something into Latin.Rate it:

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aliquid a consuetudine sermonis latini abhorret, alienum estthe expression is not in accordance with Latin usage.Rate it:

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aliquid e graeco in latinum (sermonem) convertere, vertere, transferreto translate from Greek into Latin.Rate it:

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am scrayThe Pig latin way of saying scram; leave; get out of hereRate it:

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bene latine doctus or sciensa good Latin scholar.Rate it:

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carpe diem« carpo », dans Félix Gaffiot, Dictionnaire latin français, Hachette, 1934Rate it:

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