«Ricordate, la tempesta è una buona opportunità per il pino e per il cipresso per mostrare la loro forza e la loro stabilità.» (Ho Chi Minh)
Aforisma di Roberto Vecchioni
«L’italiano, tra non molto, sarà la più bella tra le lingue morte.»
Kein Mensch weiß, was in ihm schlummert und zutage kommt, wenn sein Schicksal anfängt, ihm über den Kopf zu wachsen. ~~~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
abductor
Definition: (noun) Someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom). Synonyms: kidnapper, snatcher. Usage: Until dark the Englishman searched the nearby jungle for a trace of the missing one or a sign of the trail of her abductor. Discuss
Der Aphoristiker hilft den Worten aus den Uniformen. Nicht alle sind froh darüber.
Klaus D. Koch(*1948), Dr. med., deutscher Mediziner und Aphoristiker
consanguineous
Definition: (adjective) Related by blood. Synonyms: kin, cognate. Usage: Howard felt like an outsider in his adoptive family, as if he were somehow intruding on their consanguineous unit. Discuss
prissy
adjective: Overly prim and precise so as to appear prudish or finicky.