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his knee was really hurt, but it's starting to get lined out now.He had a bad injury to his knee and it’s starting to heel now. The problem is getting “straightened up” now.Rate it:

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starting priceUsed other than as an idiom: see starting, price.Rate it:

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starting priceThe final odds on a horse when the race starts; also used to designate a system of fixed-odds betting using such prices. Abbreviation: SP.Rate it:

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starting priceThe opening price for an item at an auction.Rate it:

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motor al ralentíMotor sin potencia, se utiliza en los aterrizajes para perder velocidad, el avión planea.Rate it:

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motor de combustiónMotor capaz de transformar en movimiento la energía proveniente de la combustión de sustancias adecuadas, denominadas combustibles.Rate it:

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motor effectTendency of a wire carrying an electric current in a magnetic field to move.Rate it:

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motor mouthOne who talks incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person.Rate it:

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nervio motor ocular comúnNervio craneal que mueve los párpados, permite los movimientos del ojo, el cierre de la pupila y la acomodación del cristalino.Rate it:

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nervio motor ocular internoNervio craneal con función motora que permite mover el globo ocular inervando el músculo oblicuo superior del ojo. Permite mirarse la punta de la nariz, por ejemplo.Rate it:

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baby on boardPhrase on a sign attached to the rear of a motor car to signify that a baby is sometimes carried.Rate it:

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fender-benderA minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle.Rate it:

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flying startThe start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.Rate it:

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listen to her purradmiring the sound of a boat or car motorRate it:

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take for a spinTo take, as a companion, for a drive in a motor vehicle.Rate it:

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a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single stepeven the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting pointRate it:

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rev upTo increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car.Rate it:

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deer in the headlightsA mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.Rate it:

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from the word goFrom the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.Rate it:

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race queenA glamorous model, part of the pit crew in Japanese motor racing.Rate it:

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shots firedUsed as an indication of or response to an insult, often to the point of starting a fight or argument.Rate it:

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aliquem proficiscentem prosequito accompany any one when starting; to see a person off.Rate it:

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all students take calculusA mnemonic for the sign values of all the trigonometric functions in the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. The initial letters ASTC — for all, sine, tangent, cosine — signify which of the functions are positive, in the order of the quadrants, starting at the top right and moving counterclockwise.Rate it:

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casa rodanteCaravana, vehículo acondicionado para cocinar y dormir en él, con motor propio o remolcado por un automóvil.Rate it:

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clutch artistA person who drives a motor vehicle, especially one equipped with a manual transmission, in a particularly skillful manner.Rate it:

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come fromTo derive one's opinion or argument from; to take as a conceptual starting point.Rate it:

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drinking ageA two and an ace as a starting hand in Texas hold 'emRate it:

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face offThe starting point, in a match of ice hockey. Two players face each other, for snatching the puck.Rate it:

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from scratchFrom the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation; starting from raw ingredients.Rate it:

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from the get-goFrom the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.Rate it:

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from the ground upFrom the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals.Rate it:

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full circleThrough a rotation or revolution that ends at the starting point.Rate it:

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gapers' blockA traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.Rate it:

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it's onA conflict is starting.Rate it:

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jump the gunTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.Rate it:

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long goodbyeNickname for Alzheimer's disease, especially for the final phase of the disease, during which the patient suffers a progressive decline of cognitive and motor skills and gradually loses the ability to recognize and to communicate with family and friends; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.Rate it:

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máquina de vaporMotor de combustión externa que transforma la energía de una cantidad de vapor de agua en trabajo mecánico o cinético.Rate it:

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navegación a velaNavegación que se realiza sin motor ni remos, usando el viento como fuerza motriz.Rate it:

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nervio abducenteNervio craneal motor que permite el movimiento del globo ocular hacia afuera, al inervar el músculo recto lateral del ojo.Rate it:

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nervio facialNervio craneal motor y sensible, con componentes parasimpáticos, responsable de la expresión facial. También recoge información del paladar y la lengua, permite la secreción salivar y el lagrimeo del ojo.Rate it:

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nervio trigéminoNervio craneal sensible y motor que se divide en tres partes (nervio oftálmico, nervio maxilar y nervio mandibular e inerva el rostro. Capta sensaciones de los dientes, la piel de la cara, y controla el movimiento de los músculos de la masticación.Rate it:

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night outSpending the evening away from one's usual residence. The phrase typically implies going to a restaurant, going to watch entertainment, or other types of urban nightlife, starting from about 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and lasting until approximately 11:00 pm or later.Rate it:

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pitAn area at a motor racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.Rate it:

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shift gearsTo change the gear by which motion is transmitted from a powered shaft to another shaft, especially in a motor vehicle.Rate it:

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sierra eléctricaHerramienta portátil que posee un motor eléctrico que utiliza para mover una hoja o cuchillas que al girar a altas velocidades sirve para cortar materiales duros como madera.Rate it:

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steal a march onTo get ahead of someone or something by starting earlier.Rate it:

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velocidad de cruceroVelocidad a la que un vehículo de motor, especialmente una aeronave, opera a máxima eficiencia.Rate it:

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wrap one's head aroundTo crash into (something, especially a pole) messily and fatally while travelling in a motor vehicle.Rate it:

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