
By the 1980s - WordReference Forums
Oct 30, 2021 · Hello What is the meaning of the "by the 1980s"? Until 1980s (1980s and earlier)? Or at 1980s (only the decade of 1980s)? I will appreciate your help.
'80s, 80s, 80's, of the 80s | WordReference Forums
Aug 11, 2016 · "The '80s" is short for "the 1980s" in most contexts, though if one were writing a history of the 19th century, it might be short for "the 1880s." As you can tell from the previous paragraph, I …
I was the first Western TV reporter <permitted>/<to be permitted> to ...
Oct 1, 2020 · My connection with pandas goes back to my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s, when I was the first Western TV reporter ______ (permit) to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued …
Geezer -- AE vs BE | WordReference Forums
Nov 13, 2024 · Stereotypical working-class London males, no later than the 1980s. Well, only four months ago The Guardian was keeping the word on life support in connection with (have you …
ninos [niños] pera - WordReference Forums
Mar 25, 2019 · I've encountered this phrase I've never seen before in an article Does anyone know what these means? The context is that men are having haircuts but are 'dejaba Como ninos-pera' (context …
So meta - WordReference Forums
Mar 20, 2021 · There are about a dozen terms starting with "meta-" in the index. Gödel, Escher, Bach - Wikipedia In my propositional logic class, we defined logical languages and then languages which …
this time 12 months - WordReference Forums
Sep 5, 2022 · Hello, This is from an Irish film taking place in the country at the beginning of the 1980s. A father leaves his 10 year-old daughter to a cousin to spend the summer. He's very negative about his …
chapstick - WordReference Forums
Jun 16, 2007 · Buon giorno a tutti! Io desidero dire 'chap stick' nell'italiano. Mi riferisco a una crema che si usa per evitare alle screpolature delle labbra. Mille grazie!
下馆子,上馆子 | WordReference Forums
Dec 20, 2023 · It makes me think of the the 1980s and 1990s. If we go back in history when most Chinese struggled to make ends meet, eating out was considered a luxury. These days, going out to …
'Twist in the tail' and 'Twist in the tale'. | WordReference Forums
Feb 14, 2018 · You could also undertake your own search in Google Books to discover that there are many examples of "twist in the tail" in books published in the 19th century - all referring to animals' …