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17:18 Mar 6, 2007 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||
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| Selected response from: liz askew United Kingdom Local time: 19:20 | ||||
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4 +4 | [to give one] the creeps/the eebie jeebies |
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5 | distress |
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4 +1 | scratching |
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5 | the willies |
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3 +2 | nails-on-a-blackboard / shiver |
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distress Explanation: ditto. suggestion |
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scratching Explanation: :) |
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[to give one] the creeps/the eebie jeebies Explanation: PromoGuy dot Net: Monday Mission 2.42 Spiders and snakes give me the creeps, and those nerdly guys who stare just ... Bugs that jump give me the creeps. I don't mind spiders and things like that ... www.promoguy.net/archives/001557.php - 28k - Cached - Similar pages Large Family Logistics: The Art and Science of Managing the Large ... I don't know what the real name is and frankly don't care; spiders give me the eebie jeebies. The boys keep these spiders, they say, to keep the girls out ... largefamilylogistics.lifewithchrist.org/category/2112 - 65k - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2007-03-06 17:30:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Depends on the "tone" of your text. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2007-03-06 17:33:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In the same vein: Spiders make my skin crawl. Spiders make my hair stand on end. Spiders give me the willies (a Scottish version!). |
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