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This tag is for question about determining English equivalents for words or phrases in other languages.
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is frola paste an accurate translation of this pastrie/cake or is it a translator failed att...
I have no idea why the translator used the word frola: paste could be a mis-translation of pastry, which the pie base and lattice are made from. …
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an English proverb meaning "the good suffer with the bad"
These are idioms rather than proverbs.
For punishment specifically:
punishing all for the acts of one
For unfairly blaming a whole group of people for the problems caused by some, you can say t …
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Translate Chinese `收腹` (an abdomen exercise) to proper words
Formally, you can say tighten your abdominal muscles. Here is an example:
Tighten your abdominal muscles and your buttock muscles together to tilt your pelvis back- wards and flatten your lower sp …
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Is "to treat" a proper synonym for "to handle (an event)" or "to process (some information)"...
I understand your concern and agree with you: treat cannot be used in the same sense as one would use handle or process. As specified in your definition, an important element is in a particular way: i …
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The opposite act of blowing your nose
snuffle - to breathe in quickly and repeatedly through the nose, usually because you are crying or because you have a cold
I can't stand your snuffling any longer.
snotty has more than one …
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Interpretation and meaning of ""They were speaking to each other halfcircular words at the s...
The expression circular talk is occasionally used, however the meaning is not specific. Some people think that it means a conversation that doesn't go anywhere, or is very indirect: others that it's l …
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Is there an English equivalent for the Italian saying "It's another pair of sleeves"?
In British English, you can indicate that two subjects, things or situations are completely different by saying about one of them:
That's another kettle of fish
That's a different kettle of fish …
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Is there an English equivalent to the Hindi proverb, "A washerman's dog belongs neither at h...
You could use the expression "falling between two stools". It means that something tries to satisfy two different sets of requirements, and so fails to satisfy either.
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