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27 paź 2013 · Tunisian Arabic. Oct 27, 2013. #3. The difference between the two expressions is that the second is more idiomatic than the first. It is more likely to be used in natural speech than 'beyond comparison'. beyond compare. Something that is beyond compare is so good that nothing can be compared to it. C2 .
18 wrz 2022 · Sep 18, 2022. #3. This is a very complex sentence. You need to look at it starting from the end. They understand what they are doing - they know what they’re doing. Beyond what (=the place where) they understand what they are doing - they have gone beyond the point where they know what they’re doing. Beyond what I think they understand what ...
4 gru 2009 · Good evening everyone :) ! I was wondering if it was possible to say "Beyond beautiful". I have just seen a picture of my friend and she is just gorgeous on it. Is it correct to write this comment (?) : Beyond beautiful, if I may say so. Thank you in advance for your help. Have a nice night !
22 cze 2011 · I would not use "beyond scheduled time" as a replacement for "after hours". This is how I would use that phrase: I had an appointment with the dentist at 2:30 p.m. and I was supposed to be out by 3:00 p.m. But the surgery took us well beyond the scheduled time and I did not get out until 4:00 o'clock.
2 cze 2007 · As another example, "Beyond the Dictionary" means learning idioms and grammar, building on a knowledge of vocabulary. The opposite of "beyond" in these cases might be an either-or: either remaining ignorant of the pleasure principle or adhering tightly to the pleasure principle, unable to temper it with common sense or the lessons of experience.
20 kwi 2020 · Apr 21, 2020. #6. NewAmerica said: "Beyond comprehension” means "impossible to imagine" - And so in your opinion, "beyong comprehensible" means "possible to imagine"? It does not not really mean anything, but we can imagine a scale or line from utterly incomprehensible to barely understandable to difficult to understand to fully comprehensible.
27 sty 2018 · We all know that human beings are capable of incredible brutality, but we would do well to ask, What sort of ideology will make us most capable of it? And how can we place these beliefs beyond the fray of normal discourse, so that they might endure for thousands of years, unperturbed by the course of history or the conquests of reason?-Sam Harris
24 mar 2011 · Mar 24, 2011. #5. An alloy is a mix of metals, so "unalloyed" is unmixed. So when she (Marianne, I presume) is pleased, or in pleasure, she feels only pleasure. Marianne goes to extremes in either direction. EDIT: Maybe "come nella gioia era al di là di ogni riserva." To me, though "gioia" is stronger than pleasure.
14 maj 2011 · A search in COCA reveals that, apart from the usual nouns carrying moral and ethical implications, "beyond reproach" also collocates with and refers to such nouns as salad, results, peripherals (referring to wrapping paper, sealing glass, astrological calendars, etc.), knowledge, sweetbread, mushrooms and olives, Big Bang model, technical qualities, toss of an apple...
5 sie 2006 · English, USA. Aug 5, 2006. #2. Yes, "just beyond acceptable" would mean "slightly over the edge", drifting into unacceptability; in other words, it would be unacceptable by a narrow margin, as you say. It's a wonderful phrase, by the way. It reminds me of Terry Pratchett's writings, one of my favorite authors.
