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November 22 Information
translation to spanish
How do you translate to spanish or other languages on this site?
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152.3.73.20301:37, 22 November 2006 (UTC)reply
Isn't that problematic for those who check sources... really, if you saw an article with a reference to a German or Chinese site, you would have no clue what it said. It could be anything and might not be trustworthy either.
Cbrown102301:25, 23 November 2006 (UTC)reply
I am looking for a name for my dog kennel. Could some one give me the
Yupik translation for "Love of Dogs" or some thing similar? I would really appreciate your help.
It's a cryptic clue, one of many different kinds. In any cryptic clue there is always a definition part and a subsidiary indication - a cryptic way of getting to the same answer. In this case, the definition part is "records use of fuel" - a gas meter in a house is something that records the use of fuel there. The "and phone calls?" part is playing on the alternative meaning of "gas" i.e. to talk. It's a play on words - a "gas meter" could be used to record the length of time someone spends making phone calls. --
Richardrjtalk email20:38, 22 November 2006 (UTC)reply
There are many "gasbags" in the worlds of politics, social commentary, and the like. Why, we even encounter an occasional one here, on Wikipedia. :)
JackofOz23:24, 22 November 2006 (UTC)reply
I take it that you're not a huge fan of African-American Hip-Hop or popular culture, then. =S The word has been used widely for more than a decade, see
The Chronic, allegedly a stronger form than other kinds of cannabis, I think.
惑乱 分からん14:27, 23 November 2006 (UTC)reply
Marathi name for the bird Turkey.
I would like to know the correct name of the bird Turkey in Marathi language.
In hindi language its called Teeter.
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Thanks
Shantanu21.
Meaning
Dear Sirs:
I would be very much interested in knowing the origin and meaning of the word "sodde".
Many thanks, Alvaro Rey de Castro
It is also a
surname and there is this old recipe:
Sodde Eggs
Seeth your Egges almost harde, then peele them and cut them in quarters, then take a little Butter in a frying panne and melt it a little broune, the put to it in to the panne, a little Vinegar, Mustarde, Pepper and Salte, and then put it into a platter upon your Egges.
--J. Partridge, The Widowes Treasure, 1585
In old recipes it can mean boiled or steeped (especially "y-sodde"), like "sodden". It can also be a variant spelling of sod.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME soden, sothen, ptp. of sethen to seethe]
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November 22 Information
translation to spanish
How do you translate to spanish or other languages on this site?
Translating a page directly requires an outside program, perhaps using something like babelfish. If you are looking for Wikipedia in other languages, on the main page, there is a language bar in the lower left hand side. (Note: article in the English version is not the same article in another language version!)
152.3.73.20301:37, 22 November 2006 (UTC)reply
Isn't that problematic for those who check sources... really, if you saw an article with a reference to a German or Chinese site, you would have no clue what it said. It could be anything and might not be trustworthy either.
Cbrown102301:25, 23 November 2006 (UTC)reply
I am looking for a name for my dog kennel. Could some one give me the
Yupik translation for "Love of Dogs" or some thing similar? I would really appreciate your help.
It's a cryptic clue, one of many different kinds. In any cryptic clue there is always a definition part and a subsidiary indication - a cryptic way of getting to the same answer. In this case, the definition part is "records use of fuel" - a gas meter in a house is something that records the use of fuel there. The "and phone calls?" part is playing on the alternative meaning of "gas" i.e. to talk. It's a play on words - a "gas meter" could be used to record the length of time someone spends making phone calls. --
Richardrjtalk email20:38, 22 November 2006 (UTC)reply
There are many "gasbags" in the worlds of politics, social commentary, and the like. Why, we even encounter an occasional one here, on Wikipedia. :)
JackofOz23:24, 22 November 2006 (UTC)reply
I take it that you're not a huge fan of African-American Hip-Hop or popular culture, then. =S The word has been used widely for more than a decade, see
The Chronic, allegedly a stronger form than other kinds of cannabis, I think.
惑乱 分からん14:27, 23 November 2006 (UTC)reply
Marathi name for the bird Turkey.
I would like to know the correct name of the bird Turkey in Marathi language.
In hindi language its called Teeter.
_______________________________________
Thanks
Shantanu21.
Meaning
Dear Sirs:
I would be very much interested in knowing the origin and meaning of the word "sodde".
Many thanks, Alvaro Rey de Castro
It is also a
surname and there is this old recipe:
Sodde Eggs
Seeth your Egges almost harde, then peele them and cut them in quarters, then take a little Butter in a frying panne and melt it a little broune, the put to it in to the panne, a little Vinegar, Mustarde, Pepper and Salte, and then put it into a platter upon your Egges.
--J. Partridge, The Widowes Treasure, 1585
In old recipes it can mean boiled or steeped (especially "y-sodde"), like "sodden". It can also be a variant spelling of sod.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME soden, sothen, ptp. of sethen to seethe]