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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. "food" vs "foodstuff" | WordReference Forums

    Feb 25, 2014 · To me, a "foodstuff" is a food product. For example, the European Union has regulations for the labelling of foodstuffs. It is not a term widely used outside the food industry.

  3. faire la meuf - WordReference Forums

    May 8, 2019 · context: “j’veux pas faire la meuf mais j’ai archi trop chaud” guess: “i don’t want to be slutty but i’m super horny”

  4. < a very / a most / the most> interesting idea [Absolute superlative?]

    Mar 4, 2014 · C) is the ordinary use of the superlative, where it's comparing that idea to all other ideas. The absolute superlative B) is equivalent to "very interesting" - it's not really a comparison.

  5. a social worker's clients/patients | WordReference Forums

    Mar 6, 2019 · Hi all, Do social workers call the people that they counsel "patients", "clients", or another name? e.g. "Today I'm seeing ten clients/patients," said the social worker. I think "patient" isn't quite …

  6. long expiration date | WordReference Forums

    Mar 26, 2019 · In terms of food labelling, the wording is usually “display until (+ date)” and either “best before (+ date)” or “use by (+ date)”. Expiry/expiration is not applicable, and the term “shelf life” is …

  7. In the noughts - In the noughties - twenty-teens [decades 2000-2010 …

    Aug 3, 2007 · It simply strikes me as far too jocular to have been in wide-spread serious use. Subject to the same context caveat as above, "the two thousands" or "the twenty hundreds" seem rather more …

  8. Laboratorio acondicionador - WordReference Forums

    Jul 31, 2018 · Hello. I'm translating a document for a Quality Agreement between "Laboratorio titular de los registros" and "Laboratorio Acondicionador". Paragraph taken directly from text: (Name withheld) …

  9. The gaping wound of my wrongs - WordReference Forums

    Apr 11, 2016 · The quotation comes from Jane Eyre Chapter 21 Quotation: On a dark, misty, raw morning in January, I had left a hostile roof with a desperate and embittered heart—a sense of …

  10. Examen de rezagados - WordReference Forums

    Oct 2, 2006 · como traduzco examen de rezagados (cuando un alumno da exámen fuera de la fecha, generalmente después, por diversos motivos)?