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6 de may. de 2019 · Ricochet is normally used for fast moving projectiles (usually bullets) where they bounce off a hard surface and change direction, but retain enough velocity to be dangerous. It might be used for non-projectiles; for example, a football could "ricochet" off a defender and go into the goal.
5 de jun. de 2014 · backfire: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker. backlash: a strong negative reaction, as to some social or political change. kickback: a sharp violent reaction. payback: a bad or unpleasant thing that someone does to you after you've done something bad or unpleasant to them. E.g. payback on French Nazi after WW2.
3 de ene. de 2014 · 2. They are the same. skimming stones: to throw in a smooth, gliding path over or near a surface, or so as to bounce or ricochet along a surface: ...skimmed a stone across the lake. skipping stones:to ricochet or bounce along a surface: The stone skipped over the lake. North America: "skipping rocks" or "skipping stones" (Wiki)
24 de mar. de 2016 · 3. "Pew! Pew!" is a phonetic representation that native (American) English speakers make to simulate the sound and explosive nature of gunfire. Young boys typically made (still make) this sound when simulating gun battles, initially simulating firearms, and over time evolving to also represent science fiction weapons.
2 de jun. de 2018 · Link to the sound in question Another example of the sound I'm trying to write a sword fight scene where a swordsman is able to predict his opponent's next swing. And every time he does, he hears...
10 de abr. de 2013 · Hm, “charm” likely comes from French, and it's a variation of /ʃarm/ in French (and, at least, in Russian). So it's a bit strange that it has /tʃ/ in English…. "charm" was borrowed from Old (Norman) French, where ch was pronounced /tʃ/. "character" (at least in this spelling) was borrowed from Latin.
29 de abr. de 2019 · It's common to distinguish primary stress from other kinds of stress in English. For example, the word deˈterioˌrate has primary stress on the second syllable but the word deˌterioˈration has primary stress on the penultimate syllable, and secondary stress on the second syllable.
7 de mar. de 2016 · 2. A story, picture, etc. which uses symbols to convey a hidden or ulterior meaning, typically a moral or political one; a symbolic representation; an extended or continued metaphor. ["allegory, n.". OED Online. December 2015.
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6 de ago. de 2013 · 1. I would suggest you need a hyphen (or no space) when it's a noun, but I would write meet up as a phrasal verb (with a space). – TrevorD. Aug 6, 2013 at 10:24. I wouldn't use meet up as a verb at all.
