Pips and seeds - WordReference Forums
WEBSep 16, 2011 · In the USA we don't usually use "stone" -- where you have stone, we'd use "pit." Also, I never, ever hear "pip" used for anything except (a) the little black dots on dice (and this is a sort of antiquated usage) and (b) the back up singers for Gladys Night (The Pips). So in the USA: cherry, peach, nectarine, plum - pit olive - pit apple, pear ...
gogo'im / ajo'im - גוגואים / עג'ואים | WordReference Forums
WEBFeb 13, 2007 · 1. "3ajame" = olive pit. I have never heard it being used to refer to the seeds or pits of other fruits. 2. "3ajwe" is a paste made out of dates. The word for "dates" is "bala7." Although 1 does not refer specifically to apricots, it's possible that the word crept into Hebrew with a more generalized meaning.
Romper el hielo y hueso de aceituna | WordReference Forums
WEBApr 19, 2005 · Hola a todos! Soy nuevo aqui. Me gustaría saber si alguien sabe como decir estas dos cosas. ¿Es correcto break the ice para romper el hielo? Supongo que no... ¿Hueso de aceituna? He encontrado para hueso de una fruta stone para inglés británico y pit para inglés americano. ¿Es alguno de los...
Substitute with / by - WordReference Forums
WEBMay 27, 2014 · Let's assume that the instructions in a recipe say to use olive oil (X), but you don't have any olive oil at the moment (or you don't like it). You will have to use sunflower oil (Y). - You can replace olive oil with sunflower oil. This is the best and simplest way to say it. - You can substitute olive oil with sunflower oil. This does not make ...
has been sent OR was sent? | WordReference Forums
WEBMay 13, 2009. #2. Basically, if the verb still has any kind of connection to the present time, then you use the present perfect ("have" + past participle); if not, then you use the simple past ("was" + past participle). For example, if your brother has not yet submitted an application, or is still considering doing so, then I would say has been ...
I'll go to the foot of our stairs! | WordReference Forums
WEBJul 22, 2008 · He smiled at Mr Brandon and said: "This is Olive Furnival, Les. I don't know if you've been introduced, but it doesn't matter either road, cos we're going to sit on our own to discuss some personal matters personally in person." Olive Furnival smiled at Mr Brandon. It was a warm smile. Uncle Mort led her away.
She's been rode hard and put up wet | WordReference Forums
WEBEnglish - American. Dec 1, 2011. #1. Good evening. There is a very Southern expression that can be used of a rough-looking woman, a woman who has obviously had a tough life; it is "She's been rode hard and put up wet." I doubt it is regularly used outside the South, so what I would like to know is whether it would be understood where you live.
How to ask for two "breads"? - WordReference Forums
WEBEnglish, United States. Sep 8, 2006. #9. You are correct, Bilyana, loaf is not at all rare. (By the way, the correct plural is l oaves, not loafs.) In a restaurant you might ask for another slice of bread, another bread stick, or another piece of bread--depending on the particular form of bread they are serving. B.
difference between spinster and old maid - WordReference Forums
WEBJun 12, 2011 · As Basil Ransom (which is the character played by Mr. Reeve) correctly points out, Olive Chancellor (which is the character played by Ms. Redgrave) was indeed a morbid old maid. Whether Ms. Redgrave herself was married was irrelevant to the marital status of the character she played, just as the words spoken by …
I pity you/I feel pity for you/I pity on you. - WordReference Forums
WEBApr 16, 2017 · English UK Southern Standard English. Apr 16, 2017. #3. Version (2) "I pity you" is the most idiomatic of the three, but as sdg implies (post #2), it can come across as condescending. Your original 'context' is probably the best way of putting it, I …