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Word meaning a certain phrase?
In Estonian, there is a word that roughly translates to "I want to sleep more, but I can't, so I am laying in bed". Is there a similar word or shortened phrase that means the same thing in ...
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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 is the English equivalent to the Portuguese word "Crônica"?
According to the Cambridge dictionary, a "chronicle" is a written record of historical events or part of the name of a newspaper.
In Portuguese, "crônica" can also be used as a written record of ...
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Word for "Vicarious Shame"? (Spanish: "vergüenza ajena")
In Spanish, vergüenza ajena describes the embarrassment you feel on someone's behalf. Say, a person stands up and sings horribly, or a man makes a fool of himself trying to pick up a woman. It's an ...
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Derogatory term for a corporate employee
I’m looking for a derogatory term for a person who works in a big, international business.
In Polish we have a few informal words for that, like korpoludek (“corpo little guy”) and korpoczłowiek (“...
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Word or expression for guys who slept with the same woman(prostitute)?
Embarrassingly, in Korean, there is a slang word for this kind of relationship between guys.
Might be translated as, "the husband of my wife's sister but only by the hole" ?
I don't know how can I ...
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