May 11, 2003 01:40
21 yrs ago
English term
Maritza
the lover slams the door
Non-PRO
English
Art/Literary
. In binary terms, 9 is 1001--the number of adventure and romance; in England you dial 999 for emergencies (to reverse, perhaps, the diabolic effect of 666). Yet 9 also has an edge to it, the menace that comes from lying along a fault line: it is the number just before the boxer is counted out, the cat runs out of-lives, the lover slams the door.
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| 3 +4 | See explanation |
Kim Metzger
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| 5 | al/la amante azota la puerta |
Terry Burgess
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
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English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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See explanation
A boxer is counted out when the referee gets to 10. The cat only has 9 lives. The lover says, "I'm so angry I'm going to count to ten so that I won't do anything I'll regret." When he/she has counted to nine and there is no response, she'll walk out and slam the door.
Peer comment(s):
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JoeYeckley (X)
: Yes. It is the 'full stop' at the end of the argument.
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Hi Joseph!
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Sarah Ponting
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airmailrpl
9 hrs
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Jana Teteris
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many, many thanks :)"
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Terry Burgess
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
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English
Mexico
I place Quality and Accuracy above speed
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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al/la amante azota la puerta
Suerte!
terry
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Note added at 2003-05-11 01:44:33 (GMT)
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Perdón Maritza!
Debí escribir \"el\" y no \"al\".---aunque \"amante\" puede ser masculino o feminino.
t
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Note added at 2003-05-11 01:46:28 (GMT)
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Oooooooppps!
I did it again!....sorry!
Thought it was English into Spanish
t
terry
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Note added at 2003-05-11 01:44:33 (GMT)
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Perdón Maritza!
Debí escribir \"el\" y no \"al\".---aunque \"amante\" puede ser masculino o feminino.
t
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Note added at 2003-05-11 01:46:28 (GMT)
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Oooooooppps!
I did it again!....sorry!
Thought it was English into Spanish
t
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