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Christmas presentUsed other than as an idiom: see Christmas, present.Rate it:

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Christmas presentA contemporary Christmas.Rate it:

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no time like the presentA shortened form of there's no time like the present; Now (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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present company exceptedThese negative remarks do not pertain to anyone who is currently listening to them (including the speaker).Rate it:

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present company excludedAlternative form of present company exceptedRate it:

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present daycurrentRate it:

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there's no time like the presentNow (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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ce qui est simple est faux, ce qui est compliqué est inutilisableProverbe résumant la difficulté d’une tâche : si on fait les choses au plus simple, on oublie probablement beaucoup de cas particuliers ; si on essaie de prévoir tous les cas, le résultat devient tellement complexe que plus personne ne peut comprendre comment cela fonctionne.Rate it:

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pourquoi faire compliqué quand on peut faire simpleQuestion rhétorique mettant en évidence l’existence d’une alternative plus simple.Rate it:

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ce qui est simple est fauxForme abrégée du proverbe ce qui est simple est faux, ce qui est compliqué est inutilisable.Rate it:

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a simple vistaSin especial atención o esmeroRate it:

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a simple vistaSin ayuda de aparatos o técnicas específicasRate it:

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c'est simple comme bonjourIt is as easy as kiss your hand.Rate it:

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cláusula simpleClase de oración que solamente tiene un núcleo o una sola forma personal del verbo.Rate it:

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futuro simpleTiempo verbal que indica de manera absoluta que algo existirá o sucederá con posterioridad al momento en que se habla. En español, indica también una conjetura o probabilidad en el presente. Puede también tener valor de imperativo. Y puede expresar incredulidad o sorpresa. Se llama simple porque no emplea verbo auxiliar.Rate it:

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oración simpleClase de oración que solamente tiene un núcleo o una sola forma personal del verbo.Rate it:

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pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliquéRenversement de la question « pourquoi faire compliqué quand on peut faire simple ? » qui met en évidence l’existence d’une alternative plus simple.Rate it:

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pretérito perfecto simpleTiempo verbal que expresa una acción del pasado ya terminada.Rate it:

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pure and simplePlain and unadorned.Rate it:

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simple as kiss your handVery easy.Rate it:

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simple EnglishUsed other than as an idiom: see simple, English.Rate it:

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simple EnglishControlled language originally developed for aerospace industry maintenance manualsRate it:

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simple EnglishConstructed language created by Charles Kay Ogden which only contains a small number of wordsRate it:

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simple promesaLa promesa que no se confirma con voto o juramento.Rate it:

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too young, too simple, sometimes naiveFoolish or imprudent, caused by a lack of social experiences.Rate it:

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Bob's your uncle"No problem", "the solution is simple", "there you have it", you have what you want, all will be well; indicates a desirable conclusion has been reached.Rate it:

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c'était le bon tempsPhrase utilisé pour parler d'une époque révolue, souvent que le locuteur a connue lui-même, avec nostalgie, souvent pour indiquer que le temps présent est moins agréable que cette époque.Rate it:

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carpe diemEmploi moderne de cette locution : invitation à l'insouciance et au plaisir sans arrière-pensée. Profite de l’instant présent.Rate it:

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in evidenceVisibly present; noticeable.Rate it:

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in layman's termsExplaining something in simple words.Rate it:

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jam todayAvailability of a resource at the present date.Rate it:

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no frillsBasic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancy.Rate it:

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simplify to amplifyMake something more simple to give it more focusRate it:

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stay wokeFirst used by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter in a 1938 interview afterword of his song Scottsboro Boys-named for nine Black teenagers and young men falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. Lead Belly knew the Scottsboro boys, and urged Black listeners and Black persons traveling through that area in Alabama to "Stay Woke" (be vigilant, cautious, and alert) in the spoken afterword to the song. Lead Belly's direct relative, Global Activist and Equality Advocate Greshun De Bouse began the #STAYWOKELEADBELLY movement to acknowledge the phrase's origin, and redefine its present-day meaning as a more generalized, all-inclusive phrase admonishing all to be cognizant of past, present, and future world occurrences.Rate it:

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you had to be thereUsed to indicate to the interlocutor that the situation being talked about could only be properly understood if that person had been present.Rate it:

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balls upThird-person singular simple present indicative form of ball up.Rate it:

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account forTo explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.Rate it:

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cakes and aleThe simple material pleasures of life.Rate it:

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cheese downTo coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.Rate it:

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are your ears burningSaid of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.Rate it:

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carpe diemseize the day, make the most of today, enjoy the presentRate it:

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Catch You LaterTo say farewell to someone for a short time-period or just a simple good byeRate it:

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civitatem alicui dare, tribuere, impertireto present a person with the freedom of the city.Rate it:

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fire awayTo begin to talk or present information quickly.Rate it:

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get ahead of oneselfTo focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.Rate it:

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have one's head in the cloudsTo daydream; to think about matters other than the present reality.Rate it:

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put upTo present, especially in "put up a fight".Rate it:

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seize the dayTo enjoy the present and not worry about the future; to live for the moment.Rate it:

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sufficient unto the day is the evil thereofNo need to worry about the future; the present provides enough to worry about.Rate it:

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YOLOyou only live once, i.e. expressing the view that one should make the most of the present moment.Rate it:

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