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11 mar 2008 · "I bet you could suck a golf ball through a garden hose." After hearing this, I began to wonder how this would be said in Spanish and I was wondering if someone could give me a hand. I want something that sounds colloquial and something that would sound as funny in Spanish as it does in English.
18 lut 2007 · Learn the meaning and usage of the phrase "turn the hose on someone" from a forum discussion. It means to spray water on someone with a hose, or to give someone a mouthful of language in a figurative sense.
16 lip 2007 · Soviel ich weiß, ist beides richtig. Der Plural wird oft benutzt, obwohl eine einzelne Hose gemeint ist. Für standardsprachlich wird die Form im Singular gehalten. Ich persönlich würde immer sagen: Ich habe mir eine neue Hose gekauft. Ich habe die Hose hochgekrempelt, also würde ich in allen Fällen den Singular präferieren.
21 lut 2015 · Hello, which sentence is more correct (usual) -The house stands (or is standing?) on the Green Street. -The house is located on the Green Street, -The house is situated,,,?
13 cze 2008 · A forum discussion about the usage of want and to be in different contexts. See examples, explanations and alternative expressions for want something to be done.
16 gru 2008 · GWB's "spigot" is also sometimes called a "hose bibb" or an outside faucet. In my professional experience in the western US, a valved connection created for the express purpose of withdrawing a sample or aliquot is called a "tap". (A "tap" is also the connection to a water main.) Consider a water tank with an adjacent laboratory.
21 cze 2008 · Learn the difference between arrive at home and arrive home, and when to use them correctly. See examples, explanations and opinions from native speakers and language learners.
6 cze 2007 · A discussion forum about the correct usage of hyphens and plural forms of measurements in English. Learn the rule and exceptions for phrases like 5-foot-long rope and 6-feet-tall man.
22 gru 2015 · A discussion about the meaning and usage of the term "schlonged" in politics, coined by Donald Trump to describe Hillary Clinton's defeat in 2008. Learn the origin, alternative expressions and reactions of the word.
2 cze 2009 · Users of WordReference Forums exchange opinions and examples on whether to use "the" or no article before Netherlands, the name of a country. See different perspectives from English speakers and a Dutch native.
