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I have many interests but my primary focus right now is to learn a bit about Portuguese: language structure and some vocabulary. I speak Romanian, which is a Latin language, and I have a pretty good idea about grammar and syntax. I'd love to learn and practice with someone who can introduce me to the Portuguese language through the use of situations and conversations in various places, through music, movies, and the news, such as current newspaper articles.
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    February 18, 2019
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    Hello. They mean the same thing: to complete, to finish off, but 'wrap up' is more popular where I am, in the American Midwest. I don't really know anyone who uses 'cap off'. It might be more popular in Britain or other parts of the US and the Anglosphere. I hope this helps.
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    November 7, 2018
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    Hello. Captions are usually provided for the hearing impaired. The assumption is that they cannot hear anything in the show/movie. I like to think of them as similar to stage directions, like when you're reading a play. Every noise is described. For instance, the characters' dialogue may go like this: (slams the door) "Why didn't you answer the phone?" (sigh) "My phone died on the way home. I was in traffic. I tried texting you when I got home". Subtitles are directed at people who hear everything but who might want to see the text. The subtitles would look something like this: "Why didn't you answer the phone?" "My phone died on the way home. I was in traffic. I tried texting you when I got home". I hope this helps.
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    November 5, 2018
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    Hmmm, I don't think anyone is entirely comfortable with this question :). Also, you're asking for 2 different things: exact meaning and synonyms. It seems that you have found the exact meaning in the dictionary. Synonyms would be: 'fuck off' or 'sod off' (British English). In less offensive terms: 'get lost'. I hope this helps.
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    November 1, 2018
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    Hello. You could say 'engage in seasonal activities' or 'explore seasonal activities'. If you want to use 'occupy yourself with seasonal activities', that's correct too. Seasonal activities include swimming in the summer, skiing in the winter, but also things like: raking dry leaves off the grass in the fall, going shopping for Christmas presents, dyeing eggs for Easter. I hope this helps.
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    November 1, 2018
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    Hi, Hazem. 'Taste' here means the ability of someone to find something enjoyable or not, inappropriate or not. Example: This was in the worst possible taste because it wasn't to his liking. This was in the worst possible taste because he found it offensive (or hurtful). It probably originated from someone's ability to discern bad taste in food, or a flavor that was unpleasant. Then it became an expression to show a wider range of experiences, like someone's offensive behavior or words leaving a bad taste in your mouth, kind of like bad food would. Then that behavior is 'in the worst possible taste'. You can also say: 'poor taste'.
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    October 30, 2018
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    You can say: The more a life decision scares you, the greater (or 'the higher') the chance that you need to do it. If you want to rephrase it, you can try different things but what matters is what you're trying to express. What is the emphasis on here? Are you trying to say that a major life decision always scares you but that's no reason for not making it? Maybe if we had more context, we'd be able to help more.
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    October 29, 2018
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    'I can't help but' is always followed by an infinitive. Examples: He couldn't help but laugh at the ridiculous request. I can't help but follow this road. They can't help but wonder about the timing of her arrival. The correct forms are: I can't help but laugh or I can't help laughing.
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    October 29, 2018
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