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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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punch line (of a joke)Usually the last part of a joke that makes it funny.Rate it:

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qui part à la chasse perd sa placeVariante de qui va à la chasse perd sa place.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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razor strappedThe violent WHIPPING of a recalcitrant, errant, disobedient grammar school boy with a two-inch wide by thirty inch long by one/quarter inch thick cowhide strap or belt. Punishment was generally for a misdemeanor and the beating was generally by the schoolmaster, school Principal, janitor or a person designated by the Principal to administer the 'thrashing': 'Crying out' or screaming by the school boy was met by harsher thrashing and Yelling' from the maddened 'THRASHER': The well 'WELTED'STRAPPED victims were forced to return to their classroomRate it:

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rebus divinis interesse (B. G. 6. 13)to take part in divine service (of the priest).Rate it:

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Región MetropolitanaRegión administrativa de Chile, cuya principal ciudad es Santiago. Su nombre oficial es Región Metropolitana de Santiago.Rate it:

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regla de oroUna principal regla fundamental.Rate it:

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rei publicae deesse (opp. adesse)to take no part in politics.Rate it:

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retículo endoplásmicoOrgánulo de las células eucariotas que se extiende desde el núcleo hacia el citoplasma. Su función principal es la producción, modificación y transporte de proteínas.Rate it:

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retourner à ses moutonsRevenir à ses moutons, retourner à son principal sujet après une digression.Rate it:

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roble de NeuquénEs un árbol caducifolio que habita los bosques templados de Chile y la Argentina. Alcanza hasta 50 metros de altura y 2m de diámetro. En ocasiones forma bosques puros, pero es más frecuente que esté asociado al laurel y al lingue. Esta especie es el principal hospedador del hongo comestible digüeñe. Su madera se usa en construcción, como leña y para fabricar carbón. En Chile se llama pellín al árbol viejo, y hualle al árbol joven.Rate it:

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roble pellínEspécimen viejo de la especie Nothofagus obliqua. El árbol joven se llama hualle. Es un árbol caducifolio que habita los bosques templados de Chile y la Argentina. Alcanza hasta 50 metros de altura y 2m de diámetro. En ocasiones forma bosques puros, pero es más frecuente que esté asociado al laurel y al lingue. Esta especie es el principal hospedador del hongo comestible digüeñe. Su madera se usa en construcción, como leña y para fabricar carbón.Rate it:

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roll withTo spend time; to be someone's companion or part of a group with someone.Rate it:

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rule the school(of one or a group of students) To socially dominate a school's student population, or a major part of it (such as the girls or the boys).Rate it:

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saddleA cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backboneRate it:

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saddleA part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.Rate it:

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Santo ToméIsla principal de Santo Tomé y Príncipe, en donde se encuentra la capital.Rate it:

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second fiddleA fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle.Rate it:

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secuencia de aperturaRecursos visuales y auditivos usados al inicio de una película o un programa de televisión para presentar el título, reparto principal o los miembros de producción.Rate it:

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sex upTo take part in sexual acts with.Rate it:

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sleeping partnerA sleeping partner is a partner who has invested capital in a firm but plays no part in its management.Rate it:

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South TibetUsed other than as an idiom: see south, Tibet. (the southern part of Tibet)(in particular, in the People's Republic of China) Those areas located south of the McMahon Line, which are now administered by the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and which were formerly part of the Tibetan cultural area.Rate it:

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South TibetThose areas located south of the McMahon Line, which are now administered by the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and which were formerly part of the Tibetan cultural area.Rate it:

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spark plugcar engine partRate it:

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spear carrierA person in a play or movie with a minimal part; an extra.Rate it:

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special constablespart-time police volunteersRate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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stop offTo fill with sand, where a part of the cavity left by the pattern is not wanted for the casting.Rate it:

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straight manA member of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in preparatory dialog with the principal comedian; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.Rate it:

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stretchTo extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's musclesRate it:

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stretch outTo fully extend a part of the body.Rate it:

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tail wagging the dogA minor or secondary part of something controlling the whole.Rate it:

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take partTo participate or join.Rate it:

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take partTo share or partake.Rate it:

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the fuckUsed after verbs forming a part of a phrasal verb as an intensifier to imply aggressive emphasis.Rate it:

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the name of the gameThe overall purpose; the principal goal, or objective.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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till death do us partA common phrase said between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating togetherness and commitment.Rate it:

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Tip of the IcebergSmaller part of a bigger problem or even a larger problematic situation.Rate it:

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top bananaThe principal comedian in a vaudeville or burlesque show.Rate it:

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trade into give a piece of merchandise as part of the payment or trade for something new.Rate it:

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turismo de comprasTurismo cuya motivación principal son las compras. Está relacionado con los buenos precios de la destinación o con productos de artes o tecnología avanzadas que no se encuentran en el país de origen del viajero.Rate it:

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un billet de faire partA letter by which a birth, marriage, or death is made known to friends.Rate it:

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une bonne fuite vaut mieux qu'une mauvaise attenteDiscretion is the better part of valour.Rate it:

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uva rufeteLlamada Alvarinho Tinto, Bairrada, Baga, Baga de Louro, Dozal, Pedral, Penamacor, Poeirinha, Rufeta, Rufete, Tinta Carvalha y Tinta Pinheira. Su principal zona de cultivo está en la sierra de Salamanca, al sur de la misma provincia. Debido a la configuración geográfica de dicha sierra, los valles suelen ser de pendientes pronunciadas por lo que su cultivo se acostumbra a realizar en bancales, allí también denominados paredones. Su recolección por tanto es muy laboriosa y artesanal.Rate it:

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vale of tearsA symbolic "valley of tears"; meaning the world and the sorrows felt through life. Similar to the Old Testament Psalm 23's reference to the "valley of the shadow of death", the phrase implies that sadness is part of the physical world (i.e. part of human experience).Rate it:

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valley of the shadow of deathValleys on earth one must walk through, that is, part of the human experience.Rate it:

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vesícula biliarPequeño saco fibroso y muscular, de 3 por 8 cm en el hombre, que está conectado con el hígado por medio de los conductos biliares. Su función principal es almacenar la bilis que es excretada en el duodeno por medio del conducto cístico y el colédocoRate it:

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voluntad de sentidoTensión radical y sana del hombre para hallar y realizar un sentido. La logoterapia establece que la principal motivación para vivir es encontrar el sentido a la existencia.Rate it:

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