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English equivalent for the german term "Bestellrunde"
The German term "Bestellrunde" literally translates as "order round/turn" or "a round/turn of orders".
It implies a request to consumers/customers to place their order ...
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Overwhelm someone with work/‚evidence‘
(Remark: after thinking a bit more about it, I arrived at „flooding with information“.)
I‘m looking for a word (maybe an expression or phrase), where one party „B“ hands in so much information/„...
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i will visit him by early next week or i will visit him by earlier next week?
Could anyone do the favor of sharing their thoughts on the following?
Which is correct? -
"I will visit him by earlier next week"
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"I will visit him by early next week".
which is ...
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A word or phrase that describes a person who is a corporate employee with a very demanding work schedule, but keeps positive and optimistic
Recently, the word “打工人” has become a buzzword in China. It refers to a person who is a corporate employee – or anyone who works very hard only to earn a low or middle income – but who is still ...
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With Secret Santa, is there a word for "the person you drew"?
If John is the secret Santa of Sarah, meaning that John needs to buy a present for Sarah, what is Sarah to John? The only thing I can think of is "the person he drew". What would be a good ...
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Words or expressions describing really bad modern music
I need some words, or expressions describing tuneless, jarring, thumping, off-key music. The best word I know is cacophony. Are there better words, are there words describing the worst of specific ...
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Adjective word or phrase to mean "We built it for ourselves"
I'm having a bit of a block here. I'm trying to describe a piece of machinery. It doesn't exist anywhere else. We didn't build it, but we designed it to maximize our productivity. It only exists in ...
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Is there a single word that means bringing something up to standard? [closed]
To queer people for whom it is unsafe to come out, I say, I am so sorry. You are beautiful, you are handsome, you are normal, you are wonderful, you are precious, and you are worthy. Whether you are ...
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A word that encapsulates either "vacation" and "holiday" [closed]
I am looking for a word that would generalize the "vacation" and "holiday" concepts. So a phrase that would represent the time taken away from work/business without specifying ...
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Finding a word for an example
My husband very often responds with obvious responses that I just want to roll my eyes and I need to find out why he does it or at the least tolerate it if I know what he's doing. He has many good ...
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What is the situation called when we remember something suddenly which we forgot before
Sometimes it happens that we try so hard to recall something that we know, but we can’t come up with that word (maybe it is on our finger tip or maybe not), and we remember it suddenly in the middle ...
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Is there an equivalent of 'lost in translation' but for writing? As in all the subtle information we lose when texting instead of talking face to face
When we text instead of talking face-to-face, we lose important information such as body language, tone, periods of silence, facial expressions, etc... This is why something that was a positive or ...
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Someone using rules to deliberately harm people
I need a word or expression for someone who is using the rules (law or just company rules) as a tool to harm other people. Below is a story of A and K as an example of this behavior.
Citizen A applies ...
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Replace the word in this phrase so it becomes a common phrase
During the lecture, I've missheard one word of the sentence below. Somehow, I've got the feeling the missing word should be part of a common phrase that I've already come across but I just can't put ...
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What word (adverb, preferably) can we use to show that we need to study harder and cover more stuff than usual in a short amount of time?
"We need to study ___________(ly) in order to not fall behind."
Being a non-native speaker, I'm thinking of the words "compactly" and "compressedly" (whose translations ...
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