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closed bookA person or thing that cannot be easily understood; someone or something incomprehensible or puzzling.Rate it:

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cohaerere, coniunctum esse cum aliqua reto be closely connected with a thing.Rate it:

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come firstTo be the most important thing to consider.Rate it:

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committere aliquid alicui or alicuius fideito entrust a thing to a person's good faith.Rate it:

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companyAs he had worked for the CIA for over 30 years, he would soon take retirement from the company.Rate it:

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comprehensam quandam animo speciem (alicuius rei) habereto have formed an ideal notion of a thing.Rate it:

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concludere, colligere, efficere, cogere ex aliqua reto draw a conclusion from a thing.Rate it:

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coniecturam alicuius rei facere or capere ex aliqua reto infer by comparison, judge one thing by another.Rate it:

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conqueri, expostulare cum aliquo de aliqua reto expostulate with a person about a thing.Rate it:

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considerare in, cum animo, secum aliquidto think over, consider a thing.Rate it:

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consist inTo have the thing mentioned as the only or most important part.Rate it:

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consistere in aliqua reto depend upon a thing.Rate it:

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contineri aliqua reto depend upon a thing.Rate it:

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cosy up toTo form a relationship with some one or some thing for the purpose of obtaining some benefit.Rate it:

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could do withTo need something that would be beneficial.Rate it:

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counting sheepFarmers in the medieval ages would count their sheep before leaving them.Rate it:

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crash diveA rapid descent by a person or thing ending in a violent collision.Rate it:

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cross pathsTo be, by chance, in the same physical place at the same time, as a result of two completely separate journeys.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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cupiditate alicuius rei accensum, inflammatum esseto be fired with desire of a thing.Rate it:

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cupiditate alicuius rei ardere, flagrareto have an ardent longing for a thing.Rate it:

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curae habere aliquidto have laid something to heart; to take an interest in a thing.Rate it:

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curtain-raiserA prelude or introduction to an activity or thing.Rate it:

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curveballAn unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.Rate it:

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dans les petits sacs sont les fines épicesLittle fellows are often great wits; Small parcels hold fine wares. Rate it:

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dare, concedere aliquidto grant, admit a thing.Rate it:

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de fil en aiguilleBit by bit; One thing leading to another.Rate it:

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de manu in manus or per manus tradere aliquidto pass a thing from hand to hand.Rate it:

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delectari aliqua reto take pleasure in a thing.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garcia...grasp the demands and exactions of business life. He learns that the main thing to do is to "deliver the message to Garcia"....Rate it:

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demittere aliquid in pectus or in pectus animumque suumto take a thing to heart.Rate it:

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describere aliquem (Cael. 20. 50)to allude to a person or thing (not alludere).Rate it:

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desiderio alicuius rei teneri, affici (more strongly flagrare, incensum esse)to long for a thing, yearn for it.Rate it:

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dickyAn insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.Rate it:

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dicky-birdA insignificant sound or thing.Rate it:

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dicky-birdAn insignificant sound or thing.Rate it:

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dire tantôt blanc, tantôt noirTo say first one thing and then another.Rate it:

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Do or DieTo get complete success or failure; to take the chance of destroy oneself in trying to succeedRate it:

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dolorem capere (percipere) ex aliqua reto be vexed about a thing.Rate it:

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don't put all your eggs in one basketDon't dedicate all your resources into one thing.Rate it:

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double-tonguedSaying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.Rate it:

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drutherWould rather; would prefer to.Rate it:

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dumb luckpure chance; luckRate it:

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é quethe thing isRate it:

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egregiam operam (multum, plus etc. operae) dare alicui reito expend great labour on a thing.Rate it:

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einmal ist keinmalOne slip is allowed; everyone deserves a second chanceRate it:

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elle a l'air de ne pas y toucherShe looks as if butter would not melt in her mouth; She is very sarcastic without appearing to mean anything. (Comp. Nitouche.)Rate it:

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elle fait la sainte nitoucheShe plays the innocent; She looks as if butter would not melt in her mouth; She looks very demure.Rate it:

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être né coifféAvoir de la chance.Rate it:

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être payé pour savoirTo know a thing to one’s cost.Rate it:

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