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English History Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
isodomic		built of blocks of equal size, with the joints of one course over the middle of the blocks below
kept a loaf or two ahead of capitalism		managed to make ends meet / weren't starving
letters under the small seals		letters from the king sealed by one of his small seals
membrane		parchment
Mental Health/Social Psychiatry craze		making correctional institution accountable for mental health services
name for process of making products out of goat's hair		the crafts involved in making goat-hair products...
on this, issue was joined		on the basis of these arguments, the question was submitted for decision
organizational spark		catalyst to organize
pallandaries		palander / palendar : a flat-bottomed Turkish vessel for transporting horses
peerage lawyers		lawyers specializing in Peerage Law
peerage vs tenure		peerage titles are usually linked to property (they are tenured) but for exceptions, see below.
pennyfather		miser
physician associate / physician		assistant physician
pot gun		a short wide (pot-shaped) cannon
queer lack of imperial instinct		strange (peculiar, odd, surprising)
recognitions of assizes		the determinations made recognitors in the assizes
reversions		Re-release
seventh-grade education		12 and 13 year old adolescents (in the US)
staples		regulated markets for certain goods
The CHe had been born.		the legend of "Che" Guevara was well on its way
The Deweyites		the followers of John Dewey
the Emperor (14th-15th c. CE)		the Holy Roman Emperor	Nick Lingris
Entered by: Nick Lingris
the exilarch		the Exilarch
the Japanese marbles		prizes
The name of the warlike god of the Aborigines in Australia		Widjingara
The rail officer		the army officer in charge of railway transportation
The road not taken belongs on the map		a course of action that was not taken should not be disregarded
the situation of women / women's situation		the situation of women or women's situation (without 'the')	Vicky Papaprodromou
Entered by: Vicky Papaprodromou
the thought police		those who control people's thoughts
the vindication of Isaiah's prophecy... by Sennacherib's withdrawal was critical		the fact that Sennacherib's withdrawal justified Isaiah's prophecy and Hezekiah's religious policy..
they had very little use for		they saw no need to involve them
Unknown date of reign		date unknown
Vita Luna		Vita Luna = Crazy Life
vowel points and consonant points		The writing on the stones is at least 1000 years old
were not asleep at the switch		were paying attention to their duties, responsabilities, obligations, opportunities	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
western vs. Western		Western
What si the name of the art movement that incorporates the concept of the uncons		Surrealism
whilesome		late	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
Who is the "Lost Generation" writer who wrote the novel, The Great Gatsby?		F Scott Fitzgerald
who was the first person to successfully complete a solo, trans-Atlantic flight		Lucky Lindy

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