Archive for October, 2009

sacudida – Diccionario Ingles-Español WordReference.com

October 22, 2009

sacudida sustantivo femenino

1. (agitando) shake, shaking;

(golpeando) beating

2. (de terremoto) tremor;

(de explosión) blast;

(de tren, coche) jerk, jolt

3. (fam) (descarga) electric shock

sacudida sustantivo feminino

1 (movimiento brusco) shake

2 avanzar a sacudidas, to go forwards in jerks, to jerk along

3 (de terremoto) tremor

4 fam (eléctrica) electric shock

5 (fuerte impresión) shock

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Don Omar Lyrics » Virtual Diva Lyrics

Ella es ese sueño
Que tuve despierto
Un recuerdo leve
De esto que siento
Una sacudida
A mis salidas
La cima de un beso en un brinco suicida

menea – Diccionario Ingles-Español WordReference.com

October 22, 2009

menear (conjugate⇒) verbo transitivo ‹rabo› to wag;

‹cabeza› to shake;

‹caderas› to wiggle

menearse verbo pronominal

1. (con inquietud) to fidget

2. (provocativamente) to wiggle one’s hips

menear verbo transitivo

1 to shake, move: mira cómo menea a la muñeca, look how he shakes the doll

2 (el rabo) to wag, waggle

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Don Omar Lyrics » Virtual Diva Lyrics

[CORO]
Salio a la disco a bailar
Una diva virtual
Chequea como se menea
Uuuuuh!
Chequea como se menea

A house divided against itself cannot stand, Idiom

October 21, 2009

Meaning

Literal meaning (house meaning household).

Origin

From the Bible, Matthew 12:25 (King James Version):

“And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand”.

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Blood is thicker than water

October 21, 2009

Blood is thicker than water

Meaning

So it is, but this proverb hasn’t to do with measures of viscosity. The expression, meaning that family bonds are closer than those of outsiders.

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Beware of Greeks bearing gifts, Idiom

October 20, 2009

Meaning

Don’t trust your enemies.

Origin

beware of greeks bearing giftsAn allusion to the story of the wooden horse of Troy, used by the Greeks to trick their way into the city. It is recorded in Virgil’s Aeneid, Book 2, 19 BC:

“Do not trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.”

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Beware of Greeks bearing gifts, Idiom

October 20, 2009

Meaning

Don’t trust your enemies.

Origin

beware of greeks bearing giftsAn allusion to the story of the wooden horse of Troy, used by the Greeks to trick their way into the city. It is recorded in Virgil’s Aeneid, Book 2, 19 BC:

“Do not trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.”

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Meme Definition | Definition of Meme at Dictionary.com

October 19, 2009

meme

–noun

a cultural item that is transmitted by repetition in a manner analogous to the biological transmission of genes.

Origin:

1976; < Gk mīmeîsthai to imitate, copy; coined by R. Dawkins, Brit. biologist

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The whole “malpractice claims are killing medicine” meme is bullshit and always has been….In the 1990s, the Texas Medical Association had a study made, and it showed that malpractice claims had a negligible effect upon the cost of medicine. As with most rightwing memes, they use the big lie to get the public to believe a certain theme.

Technical terminology – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

October 15, 2009

terms of art or words of art

Technical terminology is the specialized vocabulary of a field, the nomenclature. These terms have specific definitions within the field, which is not necessarily the same as their meaning in common use. Jargon is similar, but more informal in definition and use, while legal terms of art or words of art have meanings that are strictly defined by law.

“Mail fraud” is a term of art referring to a specific statutory crime in the United States of America.

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Reproof Definition | Definition of Reproof at Dictionary.com

October 15, 2009

re⋅proof

–noun

1. the act of reproving, censuring, or rebuking.

2. an expression of censure or rebuke.

Related forms:

re⋅proof⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:

1. rebuke, reproach, remonstrance, chiding.

re-prove

–verb (used with object)
1.     to criticize or correct, esp. gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
2.     to disapprove of strongly; censure: to reprove a bad decision.
3.     Obsolete. to disprove or refute.
–verb (used without object)
4.     to speak in reproof; administer a reproof.

Related forms:
re⋅prov⋅er, noun
re⋅prov⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. scold, reprimand, upbraid, chide, reprehend, admonish. See reproach.

Antonyms:
1. praise.

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Coital Definition | Definition of Coital at Dictionary.com

October 15, 2009

co⋅i⋅tus (noun: coition)

–noun

sexual intercourse, esp. between a man and a woman.

Origin:

1705–15; < L: a coming together, uniting, sexual intercourse, equiv. to coi- (see coition ) + -tus suffix of v. action

Related forms:

co⋅i⋅tal, adjective

co-i-tion-al, adjective ?

co⋅i⋅tal⋅ly, adverb

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I cannot believe any woman on earth has ever made more babies out of less coition