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English term English translation
CIVILITY Title (Fr)
claim for ourselves/claiming actively assert/accept as our own
claims patronage for the legitimate drama seeks a paying audience and/or a patron
clean good
Entered by: Martin Riordan
clear approved, allowed on board, vetted
climb climb her hair as in the Rapunzel story
Entered by: airmailrpl
Clingfilm plastic foodwrap
Entered by: Rahi Moosavi
close but no cigar Fall just short of a successful outcome and get nothing for your efforts.
Entered by: Steffen Walter
close trading buying at a low price and selling on a low margin
closely behind closed doors/in secret
closer to the norm is more frequently seen
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
clouded Confused / made unclear
clumsy absentminded
clunk I suddenly understood
co-parent any adult who co-parents
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
co-teacher parallel teacher
colored vote votes of non-white citizens
come up and stand behind him "cigar store indian" is a metaphor (see below)
coming down from the rafters coming down from their places high up in the stadium to occupy empty seats lower down near the court
coming of age to become an adult/to have developed fully and successfully
Entered by: Anthony Indra
coming-out ball debutant ball..debutante ball
Entered by: airmailrpl
commended its contents to his particular regards. recommended he try it
Entered by: Tony M
commercial road main road use to transport goods
common vehicle exit/entry gates exit/entry gates shared [by all 6 units at the site]
Entered by: Tony M
comms communications
community transitional service services to assist transition from a nursing home to living in the community
Entered by: Danilo Santana
compare rehabilitation in contrast to rehabilitation
Entered by: ErichEko ⟹⭐
Concentric, Inward, With Mardi's Reef, They Leave they sail around the lagoon leaving their wake
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
CONE top
Congo, Constantinople, Formosa, Kampuchia, Nippon, Siam The democratic republic of congo, Istanbul, Taiwan, Cambodia, Japan, Thailand
congratulations for or on congratulations on
conservation or reduction or saving because conserving 50 watts equals one light bulb
considerable spirit vividly, boldly, with animation
conspicuous by its absence evident/obvious/manifest absence / lack of
continual conversation constant / continuing / ongoing discussions
continued of follow up Table 1 (cont.) abbreviation for continued
Contract Agreement contractual agreement
conversion transference; transformation, with the sense of vicarious projection
coral-hung there is coral encrusted on / hanging from the anchor
correspond/appropriate and also correspond to
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