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Jan 7, 2022 · In The Old Man and the Sea by Hermingway there is the following sentence: When the wind was in the east a smell came across the harbour from the shark factory; but today there was only the faint edge of the odour because the wind had backed into the north and then dropped off and it was...
Aug 22, 2013 · 歌曲名:Faint. 歌手:Linkin Park. 专辑:Live In Amneville. Linkin Park - Faint. I am a little bit of loneliness 我有一点孤独. A little bit of disregard 有一点冷漠. Handful of complaints 有一些抱怨. But I help the fact 但是我逃避事实. That everybody can see these scars 每个人都可以看到这些伤痕.
Sep 30, 2008 · Spanish-Spain. Sep 30, 2008. #1. Hi everybody!!!!, I would like to know the translation of this expression; there´s a faint chance!!!! it could be something like "hay una remota posibilidad"? what´s the different between there´s a slim and there´s a faint chance... I think is so slight that I can´t get it.
Apr 12, 2008 · Faint (adjective) = not strong or clear; slight, weak. To fade (verb) = to (cause to) lose colour, brightness or strength gradually; faded = less bright in colour than before. Note: do not confuse "faint" as adjective (see above), and "to faint", meaning to loose consciousness. In your example, the copies from the machine could be faint now due ...
Sep 10, 2006 · Sometimes we say we feel 'dizzy' when we are actually feeling 'faint', that is, lightheaded. In that case it means we feel like we might fall down for whatever reason, whether loss of balance in the vestibular system or low blood flow to the brain. To 'pass out' means to lose consciousness, but it is more colloquial.
Senior Member. Russian & Dutch. Sep 20, 2012. #1. The writing is so faint that I can hardly read it. What does "faint" mean in this sentence? I have looked up faint here and the only definition that makes any sense to me is the first one. Is the writing difficult?
Mar 7, 2023 · English - England. Mar 7, 2023. #2. Yet stalking that gratitude, buried deep somewhere in the faint-anise-distant-licorice of the Diet Coke, and filling my lungs like every drag of every cigarette, there’s a nagging agony. The example is inverted: Even so, there’s a nagging agony that is stalking that gratitude, [the agony is] buried deep ...
Oct 24, 2007 · Hi, is there a direct translation for the phrase "feint of heart"? the closest i have found so far is "faible", but it's not really the same.
Aug 27, 2013 · Aug 27, 2013. #2. Fainting is something that happens over a fairly short period of time. If she fainted and is still unconscious, you need to say just that - "She fainted, and she hasn't regained consciousness yet." In that case, though, you really can't say she's in bed "resting." I suppose someone who's unconscious is getting some rest , but ...
Nov 30, 2005 · Damn someone or something with faint praise: to criticize someone or something indirectly by not praising enthusiastically. The critic did not say that he disliked the play, but he damned it with faint praise. Mrs. Brown is very proud of her son's achievements, but damns her daughter's with faint praise.
