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In this sense the term is synonymous with the English expression of "keeping one's finger on the pulse", and was expressed in the 18th and 19th centuries as "having a feel for combat". The term is only figurative , and cannot in itself give a realistic picture of the ability being described.
Here are the first two letters for each word: BU. DI. HE. AN. FL. ST. BE. CO (SPANGRAM) NYT Strands Spangram Answer Today. Today's spangram answer on Thursday, December 12, 2024, is COOKIECUTTER.
[4] [5] Intuitive knowledge tends to be approximate. [6] The word intuition comes from the Latin verb intueri translated as "consider" or from the late middle English word intuit, "to contemplate". [2] [7] Use of intuition is sometimes referred to as responding to a "gut feeling" or "trusting your gut". [8]
This list contains Germanic elements of the English language which have a close corresponding Latinate form. The correspondence is semantic—in most cases these words are not cognates, but in some cases they are doublets, i.e., ultimately derived from the same root, generally Proto-Indo-European, as in cow and beef, both ultimately from PIE *gʷōus.
English poet Todd Tiahrt: TEE-hart / ˈ t iː h ɑːr t / American politician Vernon Dahmer: DAY-mər / ˈ d eɪ m ər / American activist William Butler Yeats: like Yates / j eɪ t s / Irish poet and playwright William Foege: FAY-ghee / ˈ f eɪ ɡ i / American physician William Froude [11] FROOD / f r uː d / British naval engineer William ...
An insight that manifests itself suddenly, such as understanding how to solve a difficult problem, is sometimes called by the German word Aha-Erlebnis. The term was coined by the German psychologist and theoretical linguist Karl Bühler. It is also known as an epiphany, eureka moment, or (for crossword solvers) the penny dropping moment (PDM). [1]
Reverso has been active since 1998, with the aim of providing online translation and linguistic tools to corporate and mass markets. [3] [4] In 2013 it released Reverso Context, a bilingual dictionary tool based on big data and machine learning algorithms. [5] In 2016 Reverso acquired Fleex, a service for learning English via subtitled movies.
2. Hoppin’ John. Southerners are usually eating Hoppin’ John (a simmery mix of black-eyed peas and rice) on New Year's Day. Like most “vegetable” recipes from around this area, it contains ...