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'tis the seasonIndicating that it is the time of year around Christmas, and that things associated with that time period are happening or likely to happen.Rate it:

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ad annuma year from now.Rate it:

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and finallyA light news story reserved for the end of a bulletin when there is a lack of more important items; typically involving animals or other features supposed to be amusing.Rate it:

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anni descriptiothe division of the year (into months, etc.)Rate it:

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anno ab urbe condita quintoin the fifth year from the founding of the city.Rate it:

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anno peracto, circumacto, interiecto, intermissoafter a year has elapsed.Rate it:

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anno vertentein the course of the year.Rate it:

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annus (mensis, dies) intercalaristhe intercalary year (month, day).Rate it:

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as light as a featherHaving no weightRate it:

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avoir la tête qui tourneto be dizzy; to be light-headedRate it:

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beginning to see the lightan awakening, an awareness, sudden realization, recognizing a situation.Rate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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big yearan informal competition among birdwatchers to see who can see or hear the largest number of species of birds within a single calendar year and within a specific geographical area.Rate it:

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big yearUsed other than as an idiom: see big, year.Rate it:

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blackWithout light.Rate it:

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blackAbsorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and colourless.Rate it:

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black triangleOne of a class of triangle-shaped unidentified flying objects, usually with a light in each corner.Rate it:

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blaze upTo begin smoking cannabis; to light up cannabis; to get high. <--so this shd be 2 separate senses?-->Rate it:

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blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:

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Bom Natal e Feliz Ano NovoMerry Christmas and a Happy New YearRate it:

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bon an mal anyear in, year outRate it:

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bon an, mal anOne year with another; On an average.Rate it:

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bon an, mal anyear in, year outRate it:

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bring to lightTo expose or disclose something that was hidden or unknown.Rate it:

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buff outTo remove paint or light scratches from the surface by friction, wearing it out by polishing or blasting with sand or by employing some similar method.Rate it:

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buon Natale e felice anno nuovoMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year!Rate it:

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cast/shed/throw light on sthto make a problem,etc easier to understandRate it:

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catch the sunTo reflect light from the sun.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas tous les jours fête1. Christmas comes but once a year. 2. One cannot always have “a high old time,” but must work as well. 3. Life is not all beer and skittles.Rate it:

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centum annos complereto reach one's hundredth year, to live to be a hundred.Rate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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Chill OutCalm down, relax or feel light and relievedRate it:

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come to lightTo become known; to be revealed.Rate it:

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continuare alicui magistratumto prolong some one's office for another year.Rate it:

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continuare magistratum (Sall. Iug. 37. 2)to continue one's office for another year.Rate it:

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crop outTo come to light; to be manifest; to appear.Rate it:

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cry for helpIn her second year at the school Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving.Rate it:

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daylightTo allow light in, as by drawing drapes.Rate it:

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daylightA light source that simulates daylight.Rate it:

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daylightThe light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.Rate it:

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daylightThe intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.Rate it:

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decimum aetatis annum ingredito be entering on one's tenth year.Rate it:

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decimum annum excessisse, egressum esseto be more than ten years old, to have entered on one's eleventh year.Rate it:

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dress upTo present in a favorable light.Rate it:

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e lá vai fumaçaUsed to fill in an unknown number or year.Rate it:

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eggs from sunkist hens -keep the kids' legs straight.means that eggs from hens living under plain sunlight (containing ultraviolet light) deliver Vitamin D an so prevent ricketsRate it:

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exeunte, extremo annoat the end of the year.Rate it:

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faire du feuTo light a fire.Rate it:

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false lightA point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.Rate it:

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false lightA cause of action arising under the common law where a person is portrayed in a way which, while not technically false, is misleading and likely to cause embarrassment to that person.Rate it:

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