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de vive voixBy word of mouth; Orally.Rate it:

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dot or featherUsed to inquire as to the difference between the two possibilities of the word Indian, namely Native American or Asian sub-continentRate it:

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drop the f-bombTo utter the word fuck.Rate it:

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ein Wort gibt das andereone word leads to anotherRate it:

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em i ?Is the shortest two word question sentence in the English languageRate it:

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être de paroleTo be as good as one’s word.Rate it:

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false friendA word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language.Rate it:

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favete ore, linguis = εὐφημειτεmaintain a devout silence (properly, utter no ill-omened word).Rate it:

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feed a cold, starve a feverEating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.Rate it:

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fiat luxLet there be light, especially in the context of light being a metaphor for wisdomRate it:

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fiddle sticksInterjection, nonsense word. Derived from violin bows being called sticks.Rate it:

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fide obstrictum teneri (Pis. 13. 29)to be bound by one's word; to be on one's honour.Rate it:

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fidem dare alicui (opp. accipere) (c. Acc. c. Inf.)to give one's word that...Rate it:

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fidem frangereto break one's word.Rate it:

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fidem interponere (Sall. Iug. 32. 5)to pledge one's word to...Rate it:

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fidem laedere, violare, frangereto break one's word.Rate it:

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fidem praestare alicuito keep faith with a person, keep one's word.Rate it:

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fidem prodereto break one's word.Rate it:

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fidem servare (opp. fallere)to keep one's word (not tenere).Rate it:

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figure of speechA word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language.Rate it:

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haec vox longa syllaba terminatur, in longam syllabam cadit, exitthis word ends in a long syllable.Rate it:

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hail yes!Expression to avoid using the word hell.Rate it:

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hay is for horsessaid as a retort to someone saying hey, used to indicate that the speaker disapproves of the usage of the word "hey", perhaps due to a dislike of informal speech.Rate it:

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hi pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy. But no-one uses the word.Rate it:

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hoc vocabulum generis neutri (not neutrius) est)this word is neuter.Rate it:

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horse senseCommon sense, especially with a connotation of folk wisdom independent from, and trumping, formal education.Rate it:

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how do?Shortened form of "How do you do?" ; emphasis on the word "do" when you say "How do?"Rate it:

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hugo est un romantique dans toute la force du termeHugo is a romanticist in the full sense of the word.Rate it:

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Humpty DumptyismThe practice of insisting that a word means whatever one wishes it to.Rate it:

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IJSInitialism of I'm just saying : indicates that the accompanying statement is merely a helpful comment of some kind, and not intended to be the last word on the topic.Rate it:

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il demeura tout camusHe had not a word to say for himself; He was “stumped.”Rate it:

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il n'a pas dit un traître motHe never spoke a single word.Rate it:

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il opine du bonnetHe agrees with the previous speakers without saying a word.Rate it:

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ils se sont donné le motThey have passed the word round; They have agreed before-hand what to say.Rate it:

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in the worldExpletive used for emphasis, for example after an interrogative word.Rate it:

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inducere novum verbum in latinam linguamto introduce a new word into the Latin language.Rate it:

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inducere verbum (Phil. 13. 19. 43)to strike out, delete a word.Rate it:

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j'avais le mot sur le bord des lèvres (or, au bout de la langue)I had the word at the tip of my tongue.Rate it:

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je vous en réponds!I will be bound it is; I should think so, indeed! You take my word for it.Rate it:

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la garantía soy yotake my word for itRate it:

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la langue lui démangeHe longs to speak; He is dying to put in a word.Rate it:

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ma foi!Upon my word!Rate it:

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make a meal ofThat is the eleventh edit that you have made to that word, you are really making a meal of it.Rate it:

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manquer de parole (or, manquer à sa parole)To break one’s word.Rate it:

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mot justeThe perfectly appropriate word or phrase for the situation.Rate it:

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ne soufflez pas mot!Do not breathe a word!Rate it:

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nomen amicitiae (or simply amicitia) dicitur ab amandothe word amicitia comes from amare.Rate it:

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non dire né ai né baiDon't say a wordRate it:

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nullum (omnino) verbum facereto not say a word.Rate it:

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nullum verbum ex ore eius excidit (or simply ei)no word escaped him.Rate it:

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