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English Linguistics Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
article?		in this case with article; use depends on context
articles before product/brand names		article when it's an object: a count noun
as good as they make them		the best
assert		to make allegations of/about
background (here)		in dentistry
bankability		ability to get financing as a technical term in solar industry
bare owner(s)		it comes from 'nu-propriété'
barrel vs. cask vs. keg of beer		barrel or cask but not keg
bear with just a few more questions on that line		please allow me to ask you a few more questions on that topic
bibliographic abbreviation		id., idem	Nick Lingris
Entered by: Nick Lingris
bigoted		prejudiced, intolerant, narrow-minded
bindingly?		use a different construction	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
Blue moon		una volta ogni morte di papa
both top-down and bottom-up research approaches		top down bottom up	milena ferrante
Entered by: milena ferrante
brad-shaped		from the Old Norse word "broddr", meaning "spike"; shaped like a small nail with a side projection instead of a head
break one's tongue		it would really tie my tongue in knots
buckle		sail-snaps
bunkum		placebo (these are not the same, but in the context of a provocative title, placebo worked well as an alliterative alternative)
but		although, even though, in spite of the fact
carpe carp		Seize the carp	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
carved? shaped? engraved?		honed
cemetery versus graveyard		graveyard is normally next to a church
cl or cl.		cl (without period)
clearwater		a popular place name having little contemporary environmental significance
close		careful/pay close attention
Cohesive words		idioms, collocation	Balasubramaniam L.
Entered by: Balasubramaniam L.
commas		no commas
committee		on
competence v competency		potential to perform versus actual performance
consciously		(never see with our eyes,) no matter how hard we try	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
considerably vs noticeably - which is stronger?		considerably outperforms	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
consisted of		to consist (of)
contingent feature		(not) solely the result of the particular historical circumstances
converge with the United States.		converge with that of the US
Cubicle		(here) partitioned-off space in an office building
diminuitive for grandma (UK version)		granny, gran, nan	David Knowles
Entered by: David Knowles
discriminating?		bigoted
dismayed		discouraged, fearful
does it takes?		grammatically incorrect
double bullet points		bullet points within bullet points	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge

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