The man spoke four languages so fluently he was mistaken for a native in each. But he was not a linguist. He was a polyglot. "One is an academic, one is a Swiss waiter," he remarked.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
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subit
subir. To suffer.
En lieu de subir, il faut agir.
constater. It means to note, find, or determine.
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пытаться - to try, attempt [imp]
Если вы умны, вы не будете пытаться это сделать. If you are smart, you won't attempt this. Я пытался играть на гитаре , но не могу. I ...
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Gamahouche or gamahuche . I came across this archaic term in, unlikely though it is, a modern urban murder mystery by highly lauded nove...
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Wieso ist der Schatten unter Bäumen kälter als der Schatten unter Sonnenschirmen? Why is the shade under trees cooler than the shade under...
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Después del postre, le pedimos la cuenta al camarero. After dessert, we asked the waiter for the bill.