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make a meal ofThat is the eleventh edit that you have made to that word, you are really making a meal of it.Rate it:

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manquer de parole (or, manquer à sa parole)To break one’s word.Rate it:

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mot justeThe perfectly appropriate word or phrase for the situation.Rate it:

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ne soufflez pas mot!Do not breathe a word!Rate it:

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nolo episcopariJe ne veux pas être évêque. Il était anciennement d’usage que l’on refuse le poste d’évêque en formulant deux fois ces mots avant d’accepter la nomination.Rate it:

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nomen amicitiae (or simply amicitia) dicitur ab amandothe word amicitia comes from amare.Rate it:

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non dire né ai né baiDon't say a wordRate it:

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nullum (omnino) verbum facereto not say a word.Rate it:

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nullum verbum ex ore eius excidit (or simply ei)no word escaped him.Rate it:

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on dit souvent la vérité en riantThere is many a true word spoken in jest.Rate it:

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on like Donkey KongAn intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.Rate it:

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originem verbi repetere a...to derive a word from... (used of an etymologist).Rate it:

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paucis te voloa word with you.Rate it:

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pickupA word referring to the action of meeting and quickly associating with a strange female at a function, gathering, saloon, party or meeting.Rate it:

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pour autant que je sachePour ce que j’en sais. — Note d’usage : Cette locution amoindrit l'affirmation qui lui est associée et la rend plus douteuse.Rate it:

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pour tout direIn a word.Rate it:

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pull punchesTo word something delicately to avoid giving offense or inciting anger.Rate it:

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qu'est-ceDemande d’explication sur la fonction ou sur le nom de quelque chose. Note d’usage : On peut l’utiliser avec la conjonction que.Rate it:

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qu'est-ce que c'estDemande d’explication sur la fonction ou sur le nom de quelque chose. — Note d’usage : On peut l’utiliser avec la conjonction que.Rate it:

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quae est vis huius verbi?what is the meaning, the original sense of this word?Rate it:

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quae notio or sententia subiecta est huic voci?what is the meaning, the original sense of this word?Rate it:

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que je sacheÀ ma connaissance. Note d’usage : Se met à la fin d’une phrase négative pour signifier que, si un fait est autrement qu’on ne le dit, on l’ignore.Rate it:

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quid significat, sonat haec vox?what is the meaning, the original sense of this word?Rate it:

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quote unquoteEmphasizes the following word or phrase for irony, as used almost exclusively in spoken language.Rate it:

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re concinere, verbis discrepareto agree in fact but not in word.Rate it:

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rebajasThis word is used a great deal in shop windows in Tenerife -- it means discounts in SpanishRate it:

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sag schnellused to indicate that one is missing a word and to invite the collocutor to fill it inRate it:

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scaredy cata children's word for a person who is easily frightenedRate it:

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sermo familiaris et cotidianusthe ordinary usage of language, everyday speech.Rate it:

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shit is the swiss army knife of the english languageThe word shit can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, and an interjection. The word shit is the Swiss Army knife of the English language. It can be used in any context, in any situation, by any person.Rate it:

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skin a catA word picture contrived for shock effect in expressing a variety of actions or accomplishments.Rate it:

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sound outTo pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.Rate it:

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step on it!A three word command to rush, move now, get with it quickly, respond immediately.Rate it:

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swear downTo promise; swear; give one's word.Rate it:

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tenir paroleTo keep one’s word.Rate it:

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third personThe words, word-forms, and grammatical structures, taken collectively, that are normally used of people or things other than the speaker or the audience.Rate it:

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to bootSome variations in usage remain archaic. Old English, Middle English: to help, in addition.Rate it:

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to theused in rap songs between the letters of a word being spelledRate it:

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totidem verbis transferreto translate literally, word for word (not verbo tenus).Rate it:

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tribus verbis te voloa word with you.Rate it:

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un homme d'honneur n'a que sa paroleAn honest man’s word is as good as his bond.Rate it:

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un mot à double ententeA word (or, remark) with two meanings.Rate it:

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use it or lose itHuman abilities require repetitive usage or practice lest one become, rusty. out of tune, uncoordinated:Rate it:

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verbum ductum esse a...putareto derive a word from... (used of an etymologist).Rate it:

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verbum e verbo exprimereto translate literally, word for word (not verbo tenus).Rate it:

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verbum ex aliquo elicereto extract a word from some one.Rate it:

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verbum prorsus nullum intellegerenot to understand a single word.Rate it:

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verbum translatum (Or. 27. 92)a figurative expression; a word used metaphorically.Rate it:

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vis et notio verbi, vocabulithe fundamental meaning of a word.Rate it:

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vocabulum angustius valetthe word has a narrow meaning.Rate it:

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