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actions speak louder than words (actions indicate true sentiments) phrase | |
actions speak louder than words (it is more effective to act than speak) phrase | obras son amoresphrase que no buenas razonesphrase |
agnathan (member of the superclass Agnatha of jawless vertebrates) noun | agnatonoun |
athanor (furnace or stove designed and used to maintain uniform heat, primarily used by alchemists) noun | athanornoun |
better late than never (it's better to do something late, than to never do it at all) adverb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) leɪt ðæn ˈne.və(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈleɪt ˈðæn ˈne.vər] | más vale tarde que nuncaadverb |
better safe than sorry (it is preferable to be cautious) phrase [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) seɪf ðæn ˈsɒ.ri] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈseɪf ˈðæn ˈsɑː.ri] | |
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know (something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown) phrase | |
better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness (in bad times it is worthwhile to do good) phrase | es mejor encender una sola vela que maldecir a la penumbraphrase |
bite off more than one can chew (To try to do too much) verb [UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː] [US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː] | abarcar más de lo que se puedeverb poco aprietaverb |
blood is thicker than water (relationships are stronger within the family) phrase [UK: blʌd ɪz ˈθɪkə(r) ðæn ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈbləd ˈɪz ˈθɪkər ˈðæn ˈwɒ.tər] | la sangre tiraphrase |
easier said than done (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) adjective [UK: ˈiː.zɪə(r) ˈsed ðæn dʌn] [US: ˈiː.ziər ˈsed ˈðæn ˈdən] | del dicho al hecho hay mucho trechoadjective es fácil decirloadjective es más fácil decirlo que hacerloadjective que se dice prontoadjective una cosa es predicaradjective y otra dar trigoadjective |
Elizabethan (pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland; or to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom) adjective [UK: ɪ.ˌlɪ.zə.ˈbiːθ.n̩] [US: ˌe.ˌlɪ.zə.ˈbiːθ.n̩] | isabelinoadjective |
ethane [ethanes] (aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6) noun [UK: ˈiː.θeɪn] [US: ˈe.ˌθen] | etanonoun |
ethanol [ethanols] (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) noun [UK: ˈe.θə.nɒl] [US: ˈe.θə.ˌnɒl] | etanolnoun |
euthanasia [euthanasias] (practice of killing a human being or animal) noun [UK: ˌjuː.θə.ˈneɪ.zɪə] [US: ˌjuː.θə.ˈneɪ.ʒə] | eutanasianoun |
euthanize (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) verb [UK: ˈjuː.θə.ˌnaɪz] [US: ˈjuː.θə.ˌnaɪz] | eutanasiarverb |
firsthand (direct, without intermediate stages) adjective [UK: fərst.ˈhænd] [US: fərst.ˈhænd] | de primera manoadjective |
greater than (the '>' character) noun | mayor quenoun |
half a loaf is better than none phrase | a falta de panphrase a mucha hambrephrase a pan de quince díasphrase buenas son tortasphrase hambre de tres semanasphrase no hay pan durophrase |
have eyes bigger than one's stomach (take more food than one can eat) verb | |
holier-than-thou (hypocritically or self-righteously pious) adjective [UK: ˈhəʊ.lɪə(r) ðæn ðaʊ] [US: ˈhoʊ.lɪə(r) ˈðæn ˈðaʊ] | gazmoñoadjective santurrónadjective |
I'm fine, thank you (expected, polite response to How are you?) phrase [UK: aɪm faɪn θæŋk juː] [US: ˈaɪm ˈfaɪn ˈθæŋk ˈjuː] | estoy bienphrase graciasphrase |