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Can the word 'centerpiece' be used figuratively?
The word 'centerpiece' refers to the decorative piece in the center of a dining table. In the German translation ('Kernstück'), we can also use it figuratively, e.g., to refer to the central point of ...
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Does English have a word for "not sick"?
In Danish, there is the word »rask« (I am sure there are similar words in other Germanic languages), which means either 'not sick' or 'quick'. The latter sense is largely context dependent, and ...
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Word for the river emptiyng into the ocean
In Portuguese we have the word "desaguar", which would roughly translate to "to release water" but is almost exclusively used to mean the offloading of water by a river into another body of water. We ...
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Would help me find a word for this definition? There is a specific word for this definition in my mother tongue I’m sure there is one also in English [closed]
What do you call a person who sticks to you and try to be friend with you while you don’t like them very much but he or she keeps sticking to you and it really bothers you?
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Word for “direction“ where which way you're pointing to doesn't matter?
Serbian language has a distinction between “smer” and “pravac”.
“smer” is a straight line when you turn towards something. It's similar to a vector or a ray in maths. For example, “left”.
“pravac” is ...
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What's the correct word to refer to a believer of scientism? [duplicate]
Scientism is, roughly speaking, the belief that the only legitimate knowledge is scientific knowledge and all other sources of knowledge - like religion - should be rejected.
If it is still unlcear, ...
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Translate Russian "ненаглядный" to English [closed]
How can you translate the Russian word "ненаглядный" preserving its meaning and semantics?
It is usually translated as dear or beloved but these words does not have the original meaning of the Russian ...
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Which verb should be used in front of Twitter?
Updated in responding to some comments
When I say I was using my phone to 'read' twitters. Which verb should I use? Is 'reading' a good choice?
I was reading twitter this morning and saw a tweet ...
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What is an English equivalent of the Chinese noun 心眼?
Looking for an English equivalent of the Chinese noun 心眼 if there is any, or the best way to describe it.
If someones has 心眼, then you can say they are sly.
But, what do they have if they are sly?
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Is "diversified" really a suitable translation for what Germans call "abwechslungsreich"?
I need a word to describe a meeting or conference or other event which was the opposite of boring due to the variation of activities there.*
German language has abwechslungsreich, literally rich-of-...
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What is an informal term for a person who can't do anything right? [closed]
In Russian we have the term "рукожоп". I would translate it as "asshands" which literally means that your hands grow out of your behind and you can't do anything right (or do ...
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What is the best English translation for "Mittagsmenü" (German)?
I've been looking around but it seems there is no single word or phrase which translates "Mittagsmenü" - at least not literally.
"Mittagsmenü" - as I understand it - is some kind of "special offer". ...
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What do you call it when your unit does physical exercise as punishment because one soldier did something wrong?
I served in the Russian military and we weren't allowed to use our phones when we were on duty. So whenever someone was noticed using their phone, the whole unit had to do push-ups, squats, etc.
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Closest English term for Spanish "merienda"
The Spanish word merienda is often included in lists of untranslatable words. It originally meant the meal you had around noon between breakfast and dinner, as that meal used to be small compared with ...
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Word for a person responsible for collecting and paying expenses of a group
When a group of people decide to go Dutch on a trip or a visit to the restaurant, one person may take the responsibility of paying all the expenses for the entire group (usually out of his/her own ...
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