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Translation for “calificador” (from Spanish to English) [migrated]
In Spanish, calificador means someone (or something) that examines some score or performance and gives you a grade, like a teacher gives you an A, B, C, etc. or in a contest a judge gives you a 10, 9, ...
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Meaning: “Any more” in context [closed]
I am not sure about the meaning of the "any more" in the following phrase and how can I spot it:
Would the things I've said and done matter any more?
1) Would it matter any longer?
2) Would it ...
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Equivalent for Dutch commode?
In Holland we use commode to indicate a dressing table or lowboy specifically for changing diapers and dressing a baby:
The commode is usually ditched after the babies have grown out the diapers. ...
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“ground occupied..” meaning
I cannot figure out the meaning of this sentence:
There is a ground in between the voluntary and the involuntary
occupied by expressions that were once learned but come to operate
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Meaning of “to be” in the example
I cannot get the meaning of the following:
The failure to include these actions, which could be easily performed,
might by their absence betray an otherwise convincing claim to be
feeling fear ...
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Should titles of people be translated?
Should titles of persons like (Mr., Herr, Sr...) be translated into English?
For example:
Herr Albert or Mr. Albert ?
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“shown to produce” [closed]
I am struggling with understanding of the following:
It might be shown to produce the same changes in the sound of the
voice as saddness.
I do not get why there is "shown to produce", it is ...
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Meaning of “ still” in context [closed]
I have been trying to translate the following:
Some saw just the face, others just the body, still others heard the
speech run through a filter that made the words unintelligible but
left the ...
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How to say “bolillero”?
In lottery games or bingo games, sometimes an object like this is used:
What is the name of this? In Spanish we call it bolillero but I didn’t find the definition in Enlgish.
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“Leakage” in context
I have been reading a text about spotting lies by analysis of voice, gestures, etc., and cannot understand the word leakage in this sentence:
... clues of emotions... These are what provide ...
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How to translate: university application sentences
I would need to know whether the following is correct:
I applied for study of mathematics and physics.
or do I need to say it like that:
I applied for admission to university to study ...
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Correct translation of 2 sentences [closed]
I wanted to help a friend whose TV got broken in the guarantee period. I am not sure whether these are correct. We have a 2 years warranty stated in the law so I wanted to express he must prove it's ...
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Some battles take long to win - correct? [closed]
I was speaking with my friend (neither of us is English native speaker) and regarding his relationships, I used the following:
Some battles take long to win
I have never heard that or been able ...
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What does “military profile” mean?
The word "military profile" is sometimes in the news.
For example,
(1) India Monday said it was 'conscious and watchful' of China's growing military profile
and...
(2) NATO to raise military ...
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What word or phrase expresses shortly detaining a suspect on the street and then letting him/her go?
Today, a Dutch paper published a little research triggered by a politician outing the English phrase (abbreviated) "65 percent of them have been detained by the police at least once."
I think, and ...
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Meaning of a sentence “with Invariance to Pose and Lighting” [closed]
Actually I don't know where I can ask such question but seems like anybody who knows English can explain me the meaning of sentence: "Learning Methods for Generic Object Recognition
with Invariance to ...
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Difference between “purpose” and “goal”
What does this sentence from Star Trek: The Alternative Factor mean?
Jim, madness has no purpose ... or reason ... but it may have a
goal.
As far as I know purpose and goal are synonyms. How ...
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What does “to become controversial” mean?
As a non-native speaker, I do not fully understand the meaning of the term "to become controversial" in the following text, which I have to translate into German:
Where translators have made their ...
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Minimum and maximum age of “guy”
Guy has pretty much the same meaning as the German counterpart Kerl.
There is the progression of age in the sequence child, teenager, adolescent, (young) fellow, guy, old man/guy (?), senior.
But ...
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Housekeeping App — does it make sense?
We are providing an app which manages your finances — like a housekeeping book. Our space is limited; therefore, we want to use the slogan "Housekeeping App".
Would an English speaker know what is ...
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What does “lost sales” mean?
What does "lost sales" mean in the sentence below?
The most important quality cost, lost sales, is often omitted from quality cost reports.
