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  2. Bellum omnium contra omnes - Wikipedia

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    In his Notes on the State of Virginia (1785), Thomas Jefferson uses the phrase bellum omnium in omnia ("war of all things against all things", assuming omnium is intended to be neuter like omnia) as he laments that the constitution of that state was twice at risk of being sacrificed to the nomination of a dictator after the manner of the Roman Republic.

  3. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    contre-coup against the blow. This word describes the repercussion of a physical or mental shock, or an indirect consequence of an event. Contre-jour contre-jour against daylight. This word (mostly used in art namely photography, cinema or painting) describes the light that illumines an object from the other side of your own point of view ...

  4. Military victories against the odds - Wikipedia

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    Another battle often noted for being a victory against all odds was the Battle of Agincourt (1415), [10] [11] which saw a depleted English army, led by King Henry V and composed of 5,000 to 8,000 longbowmen, achieve victory over a superior French army of 15,000 to 30,000 cavalry and heavy infantry; the English were outnumbered, possibly by as ...

  5. Incendies - Wikipedia

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    Incendies (French: [ɛ̃sɑ̃di] ⓘ; English: Fires) is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad 's play of the same name , Incendies stars Lubna Azabal , Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin , Maxim Gaudette , and Rémy Girard .

  6. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    Мало сутра (malo sutra), literally "a little bit tomorrow", has a similar meaning as "all my eye". Seychellois Creole, also known as Kreol or Seselwa (creole spoken in Seychelles) – lannen de mil zanmen is used, which means "year two thousand and never". It is a fairly new expression used mainly among the youth.

  7. Against All Odds - Wikipedia

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    Against All Odds (Conflict album), 1989; Against All Odds (Curtis Lundy album), 1999; Against All Odds, a 2000 album by Take 5; Against All Odds (Tragedy Khadafi album), 2001; Against All Oddz (Lethal Bizzle album), 2005; Against All Oddz (Young Noble and E.D.I. album), 2006; Against All Odds (N-Dubz album), 2009; Against All Odds, a 2009 album ...

  8. Grande Armée slang - Wikipedia

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    la savate (the old boot) an informal punishment where a soldier who had committed an infraction against his fellows was forcibly bent over and then kicked in the buttocks by his squadmates. Typical charges were for concealing small valuables or loot, badly preparing the squad's meal, straggling on the march, or arriving too late on the battlefield.

  9. Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Wikipedia

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    "Against All Odds" was created explicitly for the film, [11] although it was based on an earlier unreleased song Collins had written in 1981. Hackford, who previously used a song for the 1982 American drama film An Officer and a Gentleman, planned the same for the neo-noir 1984 film Against All Odds, [11] which is a remake of Out of the Past.