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a carpet-baggerA candidate for election who has no roots or interest in the constituency he wishes to represent. The original meaning was a Unionist financier or adventurer who exploited the cheap labour in the American South after the Civil War. The carpet bags carried by these adventurers were made of carpet material.Rate it:

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ab ineunte (prima) aetate (De Or. 1. 21. 97)from one's entry into civil life.Rate it:

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actio, petitioa private, civil prosecution.Rate it:

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bellum intestinum, domesticum (opp. bellum externum)a civil war.Rate it:

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Bull in a China ShopAn awkward person who actually does not care about the delicate situation, a rough person who comes near the brittle things, an insensitive person who makes people angry with his/her deeds and words to create disturbance in their work or plansRate it:

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burn everything russian except the sources of their energy, coal, natural gas and oil.From an early form of boycott and civil resistance in Ireland with implied relevance in today's world.Rate it:

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calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.Rate it:

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causa privataa civil case.Rate it:

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cause a stirTo cause controversy, or raise a disturbance.Rate it:

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civil tongueA polite manner of speaking.Rate it:

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estado civilSituación en la que se encuentra una persona física según sus circunstancias y la legislación.Rate it:

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estar al loro"Estar al loro" es una expresión acuñada en la Guerra Civil Española. Los soldados aliados italianos, decían "Sono loro", en italiano, son ellos, cuando veían un avión del bando Republicano y así es como aparentemente se acuñó esta expresión.Rate it:

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flutter in the dovecoteA disturbance, usually one caused within a prescribed group of people.Rate it:

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Fly in the OintmentA small disturbance or irritation which can spoil ones pleasure and excitementRate it:

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hell in a hand basketto go to one's doom, to deteriorate quickly, to proceed on a course to disaster. The phrase go to hell in a handbasket is an American phrase which came into general use during the American Civil War, though its popularity has spread into other countries.Rate it:

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hidrología fluvialEstudio de los cursos de agua en su ambiente natural con el fin de llevar a cabo obras de construcción civil.Rate it:

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Hora Universal CoordinadaUTC por sus siglas en Inglés es un estándar para la hora basada en un reloj atómico de alta precisión que de forma aproximada sigue la Hora Universal. Es la base para la hora civil en todo el planeta. Las zonas horarias al rededor del mundo son expresadas como adiciones o substracciones del UTC. En este papel también se le conoce como el termino "Hora media de Greenwich".Rate it:

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in the wake ofIn the noticeable disturbance of water behind .Rate it:

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keep a civil tongue in one's headTo maintain a polite manner of speaking.Rate it:

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lemme aloneNo disturbance I want to be aloneRate it:

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les officiers étaient en bourgeois (or, en civil)The officers were in plain clothes, in mufti.Rate it:

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letters after one's nameA list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honours achieved by a person.Rate it:

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magistratus et imperia (Sall. Iug. 3. 1)civil and military offices.Rate it:

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make wavesTo cause a disturbance.Rate it:

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Make WavesTo create trouble; to make a disturbanceRate it:

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no disturbI don't want any disturbance for nowRate it:

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perfect stormA powerful hurricane or other major weather disturbance, especially as produced by a combination of meteorological conditions.Rate it:

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play Old GooseberryTo suddenly put a stop to a disturbance by force or threats.Rate it:

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poder temporalPoder civil, el gobierno de un país en manos de civiles, en oposición al gobierno de la iglesia, que posee el poder espiritual.Rate it:

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raise hellTo cause a great disturbance.Rate it:

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Rock the BoatTo destabilize something or make a situation problematic; creating disturbance or to spoil a planRate it:

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see the elephantTo witness something unexpected and awe-filling. [early 19th c. to Civil War]Rate it:

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settle downTo become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness.Rate it:

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sleep like a logTo sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.Rate it:

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the calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.Rate it:

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tiempo universal coordinadoUTC, por sus siglas en inglés, es un estándar para la hora, basada en un reloj atómico de alta precisión que de forma aproximada sigue la hora universal. Es la base para la hora civil en todo el planeta. Las zonas horarias alrededor del mundo son expresadas como adiciones o substracciones del UTC. En este papel también se le conoce como hora media de Greenwich.Rate it:

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