In Dutch, “niksen” literally means “to do nothing”. Niksen used to have negative associations of laziness.【小题1】 The world today is more connected and faster. Niksen is allowing ourselves to take time out and consciously switch off, without feeling guilty. 【小题2】 It enables you ...
What will be the next? If it’s the conversation among a few people or between two, you will ask their name. Ask their name and show that you are interested in knowing about them. Let’s see how to say “What is your name?” in 50 different languages. >> Downloadour appand listen...
Does it serve your purpose? 对你有用吗? Don't flatter me. 过奖了。 Big mouth! 多嘴! Sure thing! 当然! I’m going to go. 我这就去。 Never mind. 别担心。 Drop it! 停止! Bottle it! 闭嘴! Don’t play possum! 别装蒜! There is nobody by that name working here. 这里没你说的这...
A mark is also a number or letter which indicates your score in a test or examination. You need 120 marks out of 200 to pass. Note that in American English, the word for this is usually points. I got 30 points on the test out of 60. Mark sometimes appears in the name of a vehic...
Is Indonesia like Hindi? This inter-cultural exchange has had a great impact on Bahasa – the national language of Indonesia, which has borrowed many words into its language from Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Chinese, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese and the many Austronesian languages. ... ...
73. take one's time to use as much time as is needed; not rush 74. take place to happen or occur 75. take someone's name in vain a. to use a name, esp of God, disrespectfully or irreverently b. jocular to say (someone's) name 76. take something upon oneself to assume the...
MARTHE.From the Latin nameMartha, which stretches back through a long string of languages to the Hebrew wordM-R-H, “lady, the mistress of the house.” MARYSE.A Dutch contraction ofMARIE-LOUISEthat became a name in its own right. Also spelledMARISE. ...
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑,长一智。 A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改,本性难移。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难,失朋友易。
Settling the “Dutch Reach” once and for all So please, enlighten me. I know in the UK and US practice of“Dooring”— as it’s called when you take someone out on a bicycle with your door — is a major problem. For the sake of mankind, let’s get to the bottom of this once...
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