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universidad popularCentro de cultura orientado a la formación general de los adultos sobre materias de distinta índole.Rate it:

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blind with scienceTo overwhelm someone with details in order to influence or mislead them.Rate it:

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cet homme est un puits de scienceHe is a man of deep learning.Rate it:

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dismal scienceNickname for economics or for the field of political economy.Rate it:

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expérience passe scienceExperience is the best master; Experientia docet.Rate it:

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rocket scienceThe science or study of rockets and their design.Rate it:

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rocket scienceAnything overly complex, detailed or confusing.Rate it:

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before it was coolBefore was popular, trendy, famous, or duly appreciated.Rate it:

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catch of the dayA person who is a popular or desirable choice to be a partner in a prospective marital or romantic relationship.Rate it:

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go from zero to heroTo become very popular after being unpopular.Rate it:

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mr. potato headA popular, commercially available, children's game featuring a plastic potato onto which a variety of features can be added for amusing results.Rate it:

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the wave of the futureMovement, concept, modality, product, or trend which catches on in time or becomes very popular or prevalentRate it:

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catch onTo become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard.Rate it:

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vicar of brayA person who changes their beliefs and principles to stay popular with people above them is a Vicar of Bray. The religious upheavals in England from 1533 to 1559 and from 1633 to 1715 made it almost impossible for any individual to comply with the successive religious requirements of the state.Rate it:

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blow upTo become popular very quickly.Rate it:

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out of house and homeGlobal Checkup: How Healthy is Earth?, Science NOW.Rate it:

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smash hitSomething that is tremendously popular or successful.Rate it:

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yuan renminbiUnidad monetaria de la República Popular de ChinaRate it:

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8675309A popular phrase from a song of the same name: 8675309/JennyRate it:

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ad intellegentiam communem or popularem accommodare aliquidto accommodate something to the standard of the popular intelligence.Rate it:

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ad vulgarem sensum or ad communem opinionem orationem accommodare (Off. 2. 10. 35)to express oneself in popular language.Rate it:

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aetatem in litteris ducere, agereto devote one's life to science, study.Rate it:

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all the rageVery fashionable and popular, like a craze.Rate it:

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all washed-upno longer successful, skillful, popular, or needed.Rate it:

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andar en manosSer popular y común.Rate it:

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as they sayA vague invocation of popular convention when introducing a phrase or expression, which may be accompanied by attribution to a source or locale in which the phrase or expression is used.Rate it:

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aura favoris popularis (Liv. 22. 26)popular favour; popularity.Rate it:

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aura popularis (Harusp. 18. 43)popular favour; popularity.Rate it:

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aurae popularis homo (Liv. 42. 30)a popular man.Rate it:

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baño turcoMétodo para limpiar el cuerpo y relajarse que fue particularmente popular durante la Era Victoriana. El proceso que envolvía tomar un baño turco es similar al de una sauna, pero está más relacionado con las prácticas de baño de los romanos.Rate it:

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Bim, BEM, BumRetro art composition; composition stereotypical for the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines.Rate it:

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computer says noA popular phrase for an attitude in customer service in which the default response is to check with information stored or generated electronically and then make decisions based on that, apparently without using common sense, and showing a level of unhelpfulness whereby more could be done to reach a mutually satisfactory outcome, but is not.Rate it:

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Cutting EdgeAn important position or development in the field of science or technologyRate it:

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echar comisiónEncumbrar un volantín que usa hilo curado, un hilo tratado con cola y vidrio molido que lo vuelve cortante, y derribar el volantín del rival. Es una competencia popular, tradicional, sin mayores reglas, pero muy peligrosa, pues los hilos de los volantines lo mismo pueden cortar una mano que un cuello que se atraviese en su camino. Por este motivo esta práctica ha sido prohibida en 2005.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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ex invidia alicuius auram popularem petere (Liv. 22. 26)to use some one's unpopularity as a means of making oneself popular.Rate it:

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faceplantDeath or defeat in popular multiplayer online games.Rate it:

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fans are slansScience fiction fans are more intelligent and more creative than other people.Rate it:

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gratiosum esse (opp. invisum esse)to be popular, influential.Rate it:

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gratiosum esse alicui or apud aliquemto be popular with; to stand well with a person.Rate it:

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hacer meñoComportarse de un modo desusado y que va en contra de las costumbres habituales de esa persona. En la creencia popular se considera que quien actúa así está próximo a morir y el cambio de conducta sería un presagio.Rate it:

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hachita y cuartaJuego de bolitas o canicas, antaño muy popular entre los niños. El juego consiste en golpear la bolita adversa, o dejar caer la propia a una distancia menor a una cuarta.Rate it:

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has-beenA formerly popular or influential person whose popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline. Typically said of professionals or celebrities whose primary success is behind them.Rate it:

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historiahistory (as a science).Rate it:

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home runA success; especially, a popular success.Rate it:

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hotter than a pistolExceptionally popular, productive, or marketable.Rate it:

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hush puppieswhen not capitalized, hush puppies are deep fried balls of cornmeal batter, a side dish popular in the southeast U.S. often served with seafood; See also Hush Puppies (the phrase when it is capitalized has a different meaning)Rate it:

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iactatio, concitatio popularispopular agitation.Rate it:

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in gratia esse apud aliquemto be popular with; to stand well with a person.Rate it:

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it's not what you know but who you knowFor success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you knowRate it:

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