noun: A curse.

Definition: (noun) (Often followed by "of") a large number or amount or extent. Synonyms: great deal, hatful, lot, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight. Usage: The President faces a passel of domestic issues. Discuss

«Si può costruire un trono con le baionette, ma non ci si sederà su di esso a lungo.»

Die Bildung kommt nicht vom Lesen, sondern vom Nachdenken über das Gelesene. Carl HiltySchweizer Staatsrechtler und Laientheologe1833 – 1909

© Ernst Ferstl(*1955), österreichischer Lehrer, Dichter und Aphoristiker

Definition: (adjective) (Of persons) lacking art or knowledge. Synonyms: uncultured, artless. Usage: Never had they witnessed such power of mastication, and such marvelous capacity of stomach, as in this native and uncultivated gastronome. Discuss

«La scienza ci insegna a non trascurare niente, a non disdegnare gli inizi modesti, in quanto nel piccolo sono sempre presenti i principi del grande, come nel grande è contenuto il piccolo.» (Michael Faraday)

Unbekannt

adverb: Formerly: in the past.

Definition: (noun) An incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums. Synonyms: calculus, tophus. Usage: The dentist told me that I should brush and floss my teeth twice a day to help prevent the accumulation of tartar in my mouth. Discuss

«L’uomo è la più infelice e la più fragile fra tutte le creature, e nello stesso tempo la più orgogliosa.» (Michel Foucault)

Man kann die Erfahrung nicht früh genug machen, wie entbehrlich man in der Welt ist. Johann Wolfgang von GoetheDeutscher Schriftsteller1749 – 1832

© Stefan Fleischer(*1938), Rentner, vorher Organisator einer Großbank

adjective: Loyal; honest; true.

Definition: (adjective) Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses. Synonyms: remorseful, rueful, ruthful. Usage: He was so contrite that he wrote me a letter of apology. Discuss