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Settlement or billing?
Recently got into discussion on how precisely and professionally translate the polish word "rozliczenie/rozrachunek". Some of us are more convinced into "billing" and some into &...
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The English translation for the Chinese word "剩女", meaning an unmarried girl over 27 without a boyfriend
The Chinese word "剩女" means "an unmarried girl over 27 without a boyfriend". Since better girls are already in love or married, some girls are left and it seems that no men are ...
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Word similar to "distraction" but with jokey connotation
I was wondering if there is a word that carries the same meaning as "distraction" but can be used for a comedy effect too.
As an example, imagine a situation where my parents are away and I'...
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The state of being a vagabond
I'm looking for an English word that describes the state of being a vagabond, and can be used in a sentence like this:
"My only goal is vagabond-age" (to coin a word).
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I'm trying ...
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Word for piece of furniture in the hall/lobby for storing shoes
What is the proper word to refer to a piece of furniture in the hall/lobby for storing shoes?
In Russian we use the word "тумбочка" which can be translated as bedside-table, just adding &...
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English Translation of "Umay" (feeling tired of eating the same food)
As a Filipino-Canadian, I often go to Filipino gatherings with lots of tasty Filipino food. In some cases, we eat so much food that we become full; however, in other cases, we say that we are "...
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Word for children that have a babysitter or au pair
In Dutch a babysitter is called an "oppas". This gave rise to the word "oppaskinderen" which translates literally to "babysitter children".
As far as I could research, there is no single English word ...
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Is there a better term than "technology"?
I already started quite a fruitful discussion about the term methodology over here, but today's topic is the term technology. Whenever words end in -logy, my brain links them to the field of ...
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Is there such a word as "lightweightness"?
Is there a good translation for the German word "Leichtgewichtigkeit" (lit. "lightweightness")?
According to leo.org and dict.cc, there is none, but according to these translations, there are ...
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Does English have words to describe the lowest rank member of society? [closed]
For example, in Indonesia we have "rakyat". In English we may have citizen but the word actually has power connotation rather than powerless connotation.
Another word is peasant. But that seems to ...
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Friendlier way to express you paid for a person's drink/dinner and expect it to be paid back
In Dutch we have the word voorschieten. In English it translates — according to Google Translate — to "advance, lend, disburse". The Dutch word voorschieten is used in an informal setting between ...
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