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familiarity breeds contemptThe more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.Rate it:

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les officiers étaient en bourgeois (or, en civil)The officers were in plain clothes, in mufti.Rate it:

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civil tongueA polite manner of speaking.Rate it:

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estado civilSituación en la que se encuentra una persona física según sus circunstancias y la legislación.Rate it:

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keep a civil tongue in one's headTo maintain a polite manner of speaking.Rate it:

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a carpet-baggerA candidate for election who has no roots or interest in the constituency he wishes to represent. The original meaning was a Unionist financier or adventurer who exploited the cheap labour in the American South after the Civil War. The carpet bags carried by these adventurers were made of carpet material.Rate it:

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hell in a hand basketto go to one's doom, to deteriorate quickly, to proceed on a course to disaster. The phrase go to hell in a handbasket is an American phrase which came into general use during the American Civil War, though its popularity has spread into other countries.Rate it:

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fuck meAn expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration, or of dismay at undesired events happening to oneself.Rate it:

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fuck youExpression to show discontent with the other party, or to show contempt.Rate it:

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ab ineunte (prima) aetate (De Or. 1. 21. 97)from one's entry into civil life.Rate it:

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actio, petitioa private, civil prosecution.Rate it:

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bellum intestinum, domesticum (opp. bellum externum)a civil war.Rate it:

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burn everything russian except the sources of their energy, coal, natural gas and oil.From an early form of boycott and civil resistance in Ireland with implied relevance in today's world.Rate it:

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causa privataa civil case.Rate it:

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chose accoutumée n'est pas fort priséeFamiliarity breeds contempt.Rate it:

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estar al loro"Estar al loro" es una expresión acuñada en la Guerra Civil Española. Los soldados aliados italianos, decían "Sono loro", en italiano, son ellos, cuando veían un avión del bando Republicano y así es como aparentemente se acuñó esta expresión.Rate it:

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filthy lucremoney (used with contempt or condemnation)Rate it:

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good God(dated, Canada) Expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.Rate it:

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hidrología fluvialEstudio de los cursos de agua en su ambiente natural con el fin de llevar a cabo obras de construcción civil.Rate it:

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hold cheapTo have a low esteem for; to look down upon; to hold in contempt.Rate it:

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Hora Universal CoordinadaUTC por sus siglas en Inglés es un estándar para la hora basada en un reloj atómico de alta precisión que de forma aproximada sigue la Hora Universal. Es la base para la hora civil en todo el planeta. Las zonas horarias al rededor del mundo son expresadas como adiciones o substracciones del UTC. En este papel también se le conoce como el termino "Hora media de Greenwich".Rate it:

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in your faceAn exclamation of derision or contempt.Rate it:

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letters after one's nameA list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honours achieved by a person.Rate it:

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look down one's noseTo regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt.Rate it:

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magistratus et imperia (Sall. Iug. 3. 1)civil and military offices.Rate it:

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make a mockery ofTo mock; to ridicule or imitate, often to express contemptRate it:

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piss onTo show complete contempt for someone or something.Rate it:

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poder temporalPoder civil, el gobierno de un país en manos de civiles, en oposición al gobierno de la iglesia, que posee el poder espiritual.Rate it:

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regarder de haut en basTo treat contemptuously; To look down upon with contempt.Rate it:

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see the elephantTo witness something unexpected and awe-filling. [early 19th c. to Civil War]Rate it:

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step ontreat with contemptRate it:

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tiempo universal coordinadoUTC, por sus siglas en inglés, es un estándar para la hora, basada en un reloj atómico de alta precisión que de forma aproximada sigue la hora universal. Es la base para la hora civil en todo el planeta. Las zonas horarias alrededor del mundo son expresadas como adiciones o substracciones del UTC. En este papel también se le conoce como hora media de Greenwich.Rate it:

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treat like dirtto treat someone badly, especially with disrespect or contemptRate it:

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