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it's an emergencyIndicates that the current situation is an emergency.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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every man for himself!Everyone has to fight for his or her own survival. This extraordinary admonition, generally applies during an extreme emergency, commercial or military wherein rescue assistance or other lifesaving help is unlikely.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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homeless dumpingThe practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.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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at a pinchin an emergencyRate it:

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Batten Down the HatchesTo prepare for any sort of emergency before time by taking proper measuresRate 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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clear the deckMove out of the area of congestion, evacuate an area for safety's sake. Make way for emergency crews, Listen to the Boss.Rate it:

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crash diveAn emergency maneuver by a submarine in which it suddenly descends, especially to considerable depth, usually in order to escape an attack or to avoid a collision.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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fire escapeemergency exitRate it:

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first aidemergency medical treatmentRate 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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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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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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magistratus et imperia (Sall. Iug. 3. 1)civil and military offices.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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see the elephantTo witness something unexpected and awe-filling. [early 19th c. to Civil War]Rate it:

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skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate 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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