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astrologia (pure Latin sidera, caelestia)astronomy.Rate it:

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dialectica (-ae or -orum) (pure Latin disserendi ratio et scientia)logic, dialectic.Rate it:

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j'ai fait cela en pure perteWhat I have done is completely useless; All I have done is to no purpose.Rate it:

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pure and simplePlain and unadorned.Rate it:

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pure as the driven snowextremely pure; totally pure (typically "pure" in the sense of "virtuous").Rate it:

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pure finderUsed other than as an idiom: see pure, finder.Rate it:

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pure finderSomeone who collected dog faeces for sale to tanneries (which used it as a siccative for bookbinding leather). Undertaken by old women in Britain in the 18th century. (Reference: Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore, 1987, paperback 1996 ISBN 1-86046-150-6 chapter 1 page 21.)Rate it:

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bad to the boneCompletely bad and evil; pure evil.Rate it:

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sweetness and lightThat which is good, pure, pleasant, etc.Rate it:

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bred-in-the-boneInveterate or habitual; long-standing.Rate it:

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lady or tigerA pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes.Rate it:

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born and bredShowing characteristics of birth and upbringing, especially in relation to a particular location.Rate it:

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bred-in-the-boneFirmly established or instilled; deep-seated.Rate it:

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c'est un ours mal léchéHe is an ill-licked cub; He is an ill-bred [or, ill-shapen] fellow.Rate it:

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chassez le naturel, il revient au galopWhat is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.Rate it:

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de gaieté de cœurOut of pure wantonness.Rate it:

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dumb luckpure chance; luckRate it:

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eat your face offto eat huge quantities of delicious food for the pure joy of eatingRate it:

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il a du savoir vivreHe knows how to behave; He is well bred.Rate it:

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incorrupta latini sermonis integritas (Brut. 35. 132)pure, correct Latin.Rate it:

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la caque sent toujours le harengWhat is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.Rate it:

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lap dogA small dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.Rate it:

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on the toss of a coinLeaving it to pure chance; relying upon a flippant metric.Rate it:

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oratio pura, pura et emendatapure, correct language.Rate it:

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pastel de carnePlato preparado al horno, consistente en una capa de carne picada de res o cordero sofrita con cebolla y especias, cubierta de una capa de puré de papas u otra hortaliza feculenta y luego horneada hasta dorarse su superficie.Rate it:

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purely and simplyIn a pure and simple manner.Rate it:

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