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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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old enough to voteold, decrepit.Rate it:

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vote outTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.Rate it:

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vote inTo collectively approve a nominee into an office or position as a result of voting.Rate it:

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a votéFormule prononcée après qu’un électeur a inséré son bulletin de vote dans l’urne. Le contrôleur des émargements annonce alors à voix haute « A voté ».Rate it:

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cast one's voteTo vote for something.Rate it:

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old enough to voteUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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vote downBy a majority vote.Rate it:

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vote with one's feetTo show support for something by going to or otherwise being present somewhere.Rate it:

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vote with one's feetTo show a lack of support for something by departing or otherwise absenting oneself.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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cross the floorTo vote against one's own political party in parliament.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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blue stateA state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.Rate it:

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knock upIn the morning as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also knocker up.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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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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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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ambire aliquem (always with Acc. of person)to solicit the vote or favour of some one.Rate it:

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andar en manosSer popular y común.Rate it:

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argue downTo campaign against a proposition or vote.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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centuriam, tribum ferre (Planc. 49)to gain the vote of a century or tribe.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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cross the aisleTo vote, unite, or otherwise co-operate with members of another political party in order to achieve governmental or political action.Rate it:

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discedere (pedibus), ire in alicuius sententiam (Liv. 23. 10)to vote for some one's motion.Rate it:

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discessionem facere (Sest. 34. 74)to take the vote (by division).Rate 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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go to the pollsTo vote.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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