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hop upto make something, especially a machine, better (faster, bigger etc.)Rate it:

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in controlWhen one is controlling a machine, or a situation, or an activity. Similar to in charge, but one person can be officially in charge, while another person is, in fact, in control.Rate it:

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in layman's termsExplaining something in simple words.Rate it:

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in the worksIn a mechanism or machine.Rate it:

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je t'en fousNégation de ce qui a été énoncé avant, exprimant soit la déception, soit la simple contradiction.Rate it:

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kick the bucketOf a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.Rate it:

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la forme emporte le fondSe dit pour exprimer que, dans le jugement d’un procès, la forme prévaut sur le fond, c’est-à-dire qu’un simple défaut de forme peut faire échouer dans les prétentions les mieux fondées.Rate it:

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le fond emporte la formeSe dit pour exprimer que, dans le jugement d’un procès, le fond prévaut sur la forme, c’est-à-dire qu’un simple défaut de forme ne peut pas faire échouer dans les prétentions les mieux fondées.Rate it:

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magic bulletA simple remedy to a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease.Rate it:

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mouthed offsimple past tense and past participle of mouth offRate it:

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no frillsBasic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancy.Rate it:

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no-frillsbasic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancyRate it:

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nothing to itEasy; simple or straightforward.Rate it:

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nuclear optionA procedure by which the United States Senate can decide any issue with a simple majority, rather than the usual supermajority.Rate it:

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nudo en ochoNudo simple, cuya forma recuerda a un número ocho, que se puede emplear como nudo de tope.Rate it:

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oil burnerA machine that uses oil as its fuel.Rate it:

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open and shut caseSimple situation; quick situation; clear-cutRate it:

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oración simpleClase de oración que solamente tiene un núcleo o una sola forma personal del verbo.Rate it:

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paid upsimple past tense and past participle of pay upRate it:

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paja bravaPlanta herbácea, de la familia de las poáceas, de tallos altos, duros y de rebordes filosos, que cuando seco puede producir cortes por el simple roceRate it:

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peed offSimple past tense and past participle of pee off.Rate it:

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perpetuum fenus (Att. 5. 21. 13)simple interests.Rate it:

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piece of cakeA job, task or other activity that is easy or simple to do.Rate it:

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poop machineAn infant.Rate it:

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poop machineAn animal whose defecation inconveniences humans.Rate it:

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pourquoi faire compliqué quand on peut faire simpleQuestion rhétorique mettant en évidence l’existence d’une alternative plus simple.Rate it:

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pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliquéRenversement de la question « pourquoi faire compliqué quand on peut faire simple ? » qui met en évidence l’existence d’une alternative plus simple.Rate it:

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pretérito perfectoTiempo verbal subdividido en pretérito perfecto simple y pretérito perfecto compuestoRate it:

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pretérito perfecto simpleTiempo verbal que expresa una acción del pasado ya terminada.Rate it:

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pure and simplePlain and unadorned.Rate it:

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purely and simplyIn a pure and simple manner.Rate it:

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put one through one's pacesTo test several or all functions or training of a person, animal, machine, etc.Rate it:

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random numberA number allotted randomly using suitable generator (electronic machine or as simple "generator" as die).Rate it:

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real jobA job that can't be replaced advantageously by a machine or a procedure.Rate it:

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run downTo lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.Rate it:

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saintedSimple past tense and past participle of saint.Rate it:

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schoolboy errorA fundamental, simple mistake.Rate it:

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screwed upsimple past tense and past participle of screw upRate it:

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ser una papaResultar simple; carecer de dificultad.Rate it:

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set downSimple sum of parts set + down, to place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.Rate it:

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sex machineSomeone with considerable sexual prowess.Rate it:

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sex machinerefers to a person who has a lot of sexRate it:

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shacked upSimple past tense and past participle of shack up.Rate it:

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simple as kiss your handVery easy.Rate it:

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simple EnglishUsed other than as an idiom: see simple, English.Rate it:

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simple EnglishConstructed language created by Charles Kay Ogden which only contains a small number of wordsRate it:

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simple EnglishControlled language originally developed for aerospace industry maintenance manualsRate it:

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simple promesaLa promesa que no se confirma con voto o juramento.Rate it:

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simplify to amplifyMake something more simple to give it more focusRate it:

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skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate it:

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