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

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in the worksIn a mechanism or machine.Rate it:

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throw a spanner in the worksTo be a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.Rate it:

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a wrench in the worksTo mess something up; ruin everything; mess something upRate it:

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god works in mysterious waysExpressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent.Expressing that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run.Person A: It seems that I'm about to be fired from my job.Person B: Well, God works in mysterious ways - maybe it'll be the kick you need to apply to university...Rate it:

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Gum Up the WorksTo destroy something or cause damage, make something worse by breaking or throwingRate it:

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in the worksBeing planned or worked upon.Rate it:

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The Lord works in mysterious waysAlternative form of God works in mysterious ways.Rate it:

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Throw a Monkey Wrench into the WorksInterfering or disturbing an operation that was going in a smooth manner; destabilizing the progression of somethingRate it:

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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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a magician never reveals his secretsA polite refusal by someone who has just done a magic trick to reveal how it works.Rate 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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reach a critical massWhen one works, reworks, tries every trick in the book, one can attain the verge of an explosion.Rate it:

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work like a charmworks great - exactly as expectedRate it:

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muck aboutTo do somethings with a piece of equipment when you do not understand how it works.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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all rights reservedThe copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.Rate it:

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bellum intestinum, domesticum (opp. bellum externum)a civil war.Rate 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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busy little beaverSomeone who has completed or accomplished many tasks or works.Rate it:

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ça marcheOK, all right, sure, sure thing, that's fine, that works for meRate it:

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causa privataa civil case.Rate it:

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cela va tout seulThat is no trouble; That works of its own accord.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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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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ignem inferre operibus (B. C. 2. 14)to set fire to the siege-works.Rate it:

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il ne marche qu'à coups de fouetHe works only when he is compelled.Rate it:

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il ne va que par sauts et par bondsHe only works by fits and starts.Rate it:

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il prend sur son sommeil pour étudierHe works far into the night.Rate it:

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il travaille à bâtons rompusHe works by fits and starts.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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locare opera publicato let out public works to contract.Rate it:

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

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not touch something with a ten foot poleAmbrose Bierce, The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. 8.Rate it:

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oil paintingworks of artRate it:

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opera facereto raise siege-works.Rate it:

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poacher turned gamekeeperA person who now works against the same people they once supported.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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public intellectualA well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.Rate it:

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quel est le bagage de cet auteur?What works has that author written? What is that author’s output?Rate it:

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qui bien fera, bien (se) trouveraWho works well will have a good reward.Rate 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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ses ouvrages en font foiHis works prove it.Rate it:

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soda jerkA person who works at a soda fountain.Rate it:

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son of soilFarmer who works in field.Rate it:

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