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  1. Labelled vs. labeled - WordReference Forums

    Nov 20, 2012 · Hi! I've discovered that this word can be spelled in both ways. However, my Microsoft dictionary (set to AE) always corrects "labelled" (which is my preferred spelling) to "labeled". …

  2. ground floor, ground zero, first floor | WordReference Forums

    May 23, 2014 · In Asia, the "first floor" is always the first story of a building. When I traveled to the European countries, I saw the "first floor" marked in an elevator is actually the second story of the …

  3. installation classée pour la protection de l'environnement (ICPE)

    Jul 17, 2008 · I am trying to translate (or at least succinctly explain) Installation classée pour la protection de l'environnement (ICPE) I have been thinking of using labeled for classée: Labeled …

  4. Hear stative or dynamic - WordReference Forums

    Sep 24, 2021 · I hear a noise. I think it is stative, but some say that it has to be intransitive in order to be stative, which is not the case in the given example. So is it stative or dynamic?

  5. So meta - WordReference Forums

    Mar 20, 2021 · His writings that followed physics in that edition were labeled 'metaphysics' because they came after the section on physics. Later on, the actual topic was called (by the Romans) 'metaphysics.'

  6. absent/ out of office - WordReference Forums

    Aug 22, 2021 · Is it true that it sounds more natural to use 'out of office/not in the office' rather than 'absent' when it comes to work or business scenes? Can the word 'absent' only work in school? …

  7. baking soda | WordReference Forums

    Jul 16, 2010 · Puede ser, pero todavía hay una gran diferencia entre los dos (bicarbonato de sodio o polvo de hornear). Perhaps if you look / ask around for the various types of levadura in Spain you …

  8. a manual winch known as a comalong [comealong]

    Nov 7, 2008 · On the page that is referenced, the comealong would be the type labeled as tecle tipo señorita and several ferreterias here in the south as well as some in Perú show them as "tecle …

  9. faucet / tap - WordReference Forums

    Jun 2, 2008 · I'll say it's a faucet. But the pipe that water flows out is usually labeled as a tap, and it's known widely as a tap here.

  10. Surroundings / neighbourhood / vicinity ... describing photos

    Nov 28, 2016 · Hello. I would like to know your opinion on which of these words is better to use in the following context. I would like to name a folder that contains photos of the area around where I live. …