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Is there an English equivalent for "Les carottes sont cuites", while keeping the vegetable reference?

answered Jul 15, 2019 at 12:53

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"My colleague's body is amazing"

answered Apr 8, 2019 at 2:27

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What is the wife of a henpecked husband called?

answered Feb 25, 2019 at 16:58

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Word for "software with a large size"?

answered Aug 18, 2020 at 2:13

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Word for a person who has no opinion about whether god exists

answered Mar 11, 2019 at 19:41

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Definition of 'vrit'

answered Jun 15, 2019 at 21:15

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What do you call a document which has no content?

answered Oct 6, 2019 at 14:24

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Formal or polite alternative for "f***ing around"

answered May 20, 2020 at 15:26

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Word for not being able to focus on one task

answered Apr 22, 2018 at 15:18

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What is the best word describing the nature of expiring in a short amount of time, connoting "losing public attention"?

answered Jul 22, 2019 at 3:24

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Is there a word for an object that is no longer kept for its original purpose but instead for sentimental value?

answered Aug 5, 2018 at 20:52

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Origin of the expression "Independent as a pig on ice."

answered Aug 14, 2018 at 5:02

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Proverb for when one person sees something, but someone else takes it

answered Oct 29, 2018 at 7:27

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Why is "Consequences inflicted." not a sentence?

answered Apr 15, 2019 at 16:10

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Is there punctuation for words treated as words?

answered Jul 18, 2018 at 16:59

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He discovered that his father had a special box in the basement

answered Jul 15, 2018 at 5:14

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How do I express a time point which is a decade ago, counting from another time point mentioned in a passage?

answered Nov 2, 2018 at 8:32

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Expression for a situation which you’re forced to be in but would still choose over something else since you’ve gotten used to it with time

answered Jun 30, 2018 at 14:59

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Non-existing or nonexisting

answered Apr 29, 2018 at 18:40

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What is a "tittering order"?

answered Jul 1, 2019 at 6:22

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What word means "to make something obsolete"?

answered Apr 28, 2019 at 19:41

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What's a good word to describe a public place that looks like it wouldn't be rough?

answered Feb 27, 2019 at 14:33

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Word for “someone who makes a little go a long way”

answered Sep 22, 2018 at 18:55

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Is there a better term to use in place of "gold standard"

answered Jul 29, 2020 at 5:37

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Is there any word for a place full of confusion?

answered Apr 18, 2019 at 9:45

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Someone who is granted access to information but not expected to read it

answered Jun 11, 2019 at 19:58

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Sports word for winning by opponent quitting

answered Jan 17, 2020 at 23:49

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Is the word 'mistake' a concrete or abstract noun?

answered Aug 30, 2019 at 3:41

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To dislike someone while acting like you get on/along

answered Jul 2, 2018 at 19:21

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What is "plurisecular"? Can't find this word's meaning, only translations

answered May 25, 2020 at 0:39

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Is there an English equivalent for "Les carottes sont cuites", while keeping the vegetable reference?

"My colleague's body is amazing"

What is the wife of a henpecked husband called?

Word for "software with a large size"?

Word for a person who has no opinion about whether god exists

Definition of 'vrit'

What do you call a document which has no content?

Formal or polite alternative for "f***ing around"

Word for not being able to focus on one task

What is the best word describing the nature of expiring in a short amount of time, connoting "losing public attention"?

Is there a word for an object that is no longer kept for its original purpose but instead for sentimental value?

Origin of the expression "Independent as a pig on ice."

Proverb for when one person sees something, but someone else takes it

Why is "Consequences inflicted." not a sentence?

Is there punctuation for words treated as words?

He discovered that his father had a special box in the basement

How do I express a time point which is a decade ago, counting from another time point mentioned in a passage?

Expression for a situation which you’re forced to be in but would still choose over something else since you’ve gotten used to it with time

Non-existing or nonexisting

What is a "tittering order"?

What word means "to make something obsolete"?

What's a good word to describe a public place that looks like it wouldn't be rough?

Word for “someone who makes a little go a long way”

Is there a better term to use in place of "gold standard"

Is there any word for a place full of confusion?

Someone who is granted access to information but not expected to read it

Sports word for winning by opponent quitting

Is the word 'mistake' a concrete or abstract noun?

To dislike someone while acting like you get on/along

What is "plurisecular"? Can't find this word's meaning, only translations