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heredem esse alicuito be some one's heir.Rate it:

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hereditate aliquid relictum est ab aliquosomething has been left as a legacy by some one.Rate it:

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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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historical figureA person who lived long ago, usually of some historical note or importance.Rate it:

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hit someone for sixBe affected in a devastating way by some unexpected news.Rate it:

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hold offTo delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).Rate it:

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honoris causa aliquem nominare or appellareto speak of some one respectfully.Rate it:

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horse operaA theatrical production, film, or program on radio or television depicting adventures of characters in the American Old West; a western.Rate it:

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how old are youAsks the interlocutor to give his or her age.Rate it:

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how old are youUsed to question the mental age of the interlocutor.Rate it:

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hunker downTo take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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I am twenty years oldAlternative form of I'm twenty years oldRate it:

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I have cancerIndicates that the speaker is afflicted with some form of cancer.Rate it:

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I'm ... year(s) oldI was born... year ago.Rate it:

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I'm thirstyI need some water, or want something to drink.Rate it:

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I'm twenty years oldIndicates that the speaker is aged twenty.Rate it:

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IJSInitialism of I'm just saying : indicates that the accompanying statement is merely a helpful comment of some kind, and not intended to be the last word on the topic.Rate it:

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il a fait la noce toute la semaineHe has had a high old time of it all the week; He has been on the spree all the week.Rate it:

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il a trente ans, et cependant il vit aux crochets de sa mèreHe is thirty years old, and yet his mother has to keep him.Rate it:

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il chasse de raceHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:

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il est bien le fils de son pèreHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:

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il fait des siennesHe is up to his old tricks again.Rate it:

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il fait l'âne pour avoir du sonHe simulates stupidity to gain some material advantage.Rate it:

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il fait l'empressé auprès de sa vieille tanteHe pays marked attention to his old aunt.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas dire, fontaine, je ne boirai pas de ton eauOne must never be sure of not wanting some one (or, something).Rate it:

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il nous a dit des contes à dormir deboutHe told us tedious, nonsensical tales, old wives’ tales.Rate it:

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il viendra moudre à notre moulinHe will be in want of us some day.Rate it:

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ils s'échappèrent qui par la porte, qui par les fenêtresSome escaped through the door, others through the windows.Rate it:

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impellere aliquem in furoremto make some one furious.Rate it:

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imperii summam deferre alicui or ad aliquem, tradere alicuito appoint some one commander-in-chief.Rate it:

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imperium tenere (in aliquem)to have power over some one.Rate it:

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imperium transfertur ad aliquem (not transit)the command is transferred, passes to some one.Rate it:

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in a bad wayan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in alicuius manus incidereto fall unexpectedly into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in alicuius manus venire, pervenireto come into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in alicuius potestatem se permittereto make one's submission to some one.Rate it:

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in aliquem officia conferreto be courteous, obliging to some one.Rate it:

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in amicitiam alicuius recipito gain some one's friendship; to become intimate with.Rate it:

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in amore et deliciis esse alicui (active in deliciis habere aliquem)to be some one's favourite.Rate it:

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in angustias adducere aliquemto place some one in an embarrassing position.Rate it:

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in bad shapean extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in bedLying on a bed, especially under some bedsheets.Rate it:

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in carcerem conicere aliquemto throw some one into prison.Rate it:

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in congressum alicuius venireto obtain an audience of some one.Rate it:

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in deditionem venire (without alicui)to make one's submission to some one.Rate it:

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in fidem recipere aliquem (Fam. 13. 16)to deal mercifully with some one.Rate it:

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in invidia esse alicuito be hated by some one.Rate it:

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in ius, in iudicium vocare aliquemto summon some one before the court.Rate it:

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in like flynnSuccessfully got inside a locked room or difficult situation with some effort.Rate it:

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in maximam spem aliquem adducere (Att. 2. 22. 3)to inspire some one with the most brilliant hopes.Rate it:

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