Author Topic: Guess what that word/phrase means in English (Read 35505 times)

One Above All · « **Reply #290 on:** February 13, 2014, 01:48:09 PM »

Mrjason and jynnan tonnix win.

Quote from: Mrjason on February 10, 2014, 05:32:05 AM

So I'll go for Bacterium because I think you're trying to confuse us by putting in "Bacteria"

The plural of "bactéria" is "bactérias".
Short story: I was unaware that "bacteria" in English was plural, until I saw the Supernatural episode "Two Minutes to Midnight" and heard Death call Dean a "bacterium".

Next word: Exausto

Meaning in English:

Exhaust
Exhausted (male; verb, second person, present tense)
Exhausted (female; verb, second person, present tense)
The first and second options
The second and third options
The first, second, and third options
None of the above

nogodsforme · « **Reply #291 on:** February 13, 2014, 04:58:40 PM »

The second choice.

jynnan tonnix · « **Reply #292 on:** February 13, 2014, 07:13:54 PM »

I'll guess the first and second choices. Probably wrong, but I can't decide which sounds more as though it could fit, so I'll just go with both of them this time.

One Above All · « **Reply #293 on:** February 17, 2014, 01:56:08 PM »

Just trying to get a few more replies. I have new words, but I don't want to use them too soon and risk running out.

ThatZenoGuy · « **Reply #294 on:** February 19, 2014, 02:31:39 AM »

First option.

Mrjason · « **Reply #295 on:** February 19, 2014, 05:25:41 AM »

second as well because of the "o" at the end

One Above All · « **Reply #296 on:** February 21, 2014, 01:26:53 PM »

nogodsforme and Mrjason win.

Quote from: nogodsforme on February 13, 2014, 04:58:40 PM

The second choice.

Next word: Sigla

Meaning in English:

Signal
Sign
Acronym
The first and second options
The first, second, and third options
None of the above

ThatZenoGuy · « **Reply #297 on:** February 21, 2014, 07:41:18 PM »

First option...?

nogodsforme · « **Reply #298 on:** February 22, 2014, 04:41:03 PM »

Second choice again.

One Above All · « **Reply #299 on:** February 27, 2014, 05:16:25 AM »

Just waiting for some more replies.

Mrjason · « **Reply #300 on:** February 27, 2014, 05:30:03 AM »

haven't got a clue about this one. I'll guess at #2

jynnan tonnix · « **Reply #301 on:** February 27, 2014, 07:40:19 AM »

I've been having a really hard time with this one as well. At first, I was going to say option three (acronym) because the root part of it made me think more of something like sigil, or rune, and an acronym seemed more like a runic way of putting something across. Plus, it was different from the others, and it seemed as though it could be a tricky answer.

But then I thought about it some more, and realized that "signal" and sign" could really be just as runic at heart, and had the plus of a similar spelling. Plus, "sign" and "signal" can sometimes be synonymous anyway.

Decisions, decisions...why would you have put in a word like "acronym" with no visual similarity if it didn't have anything to do with it?

So I'm going to just go with all three.

One Above All · « **Reply #302 on:** February 27, 2014, 02:02:12 PM »

Everyone loses (haven't had one of those in a while!). The correct answer was "acronym". Let me explain. In Portuguese, we have two words for "acronym". One is "sigla", and the other is "acrónimo". The difference is that a "sigla" is read one letter at a time, like "PBS". An "acrónimo", on the other hand, is read as if it were a word, like "NASA".

Pronunciation[1]: uh-croh[2]-nee-moo.

Next word: Ramo

Meaning in English:

Branch
Frog (male)
Frog (female)
Toad (male)
Toad (female)
The second and third options
The fourth and fifth options
None of the above

1.	I'll be posting pronunciations from now on; please remind me if I forget.
2.	Similar to "croc", sans the "c". The "cr" pronunciation is tricky, but if you say it like people who speak English do, you should be fine with Portuguese native speakers.

jynnan tonnix · « **Reply #303 on:** February 27, 2014, 02:13:03 PM »

And again, I should have gone with my first impulse instead of overthinking it!

nogodsforme · « **Reply #304 on:** February 27, 2014, 03:34:44 PM »

Quote from: jynnan tonnix on February 27, 2014, 02:13:03 PM

And again, I should have gone with my first impulse instead of overthinking it!

I was tempted to say that to you, but since I got it wrong, I am glad I refrained.

Also, you are the sweetest person on this site, next to Nam.

ThatZenoGuy · « **Reply #305 on:** February 27, 2014, 07:53:55 PM »

First option.

One Above All · « **Reply #306 on:** March 07, 2014, 12:08:26 PM »

Bumper cars.

Mrjason · « **Reply #307 on:** March 07, 2014, 12:18:03 PM »

Hmm...

Do animal nouns have genders? Yes you do get "cow" as generic for the species and the female. However (if this answer were frog) wouldn't that be second andsecond and third... If you catch my drift.

Logic dictates that I should go for branch because of the way the answer options are given

so the answer is:
#1 Branch

One Above All · « **Reply #308 on:** March 07, 2014, 12:22:24 PM »

Quote from: Mrjason on March 07, 2014, 12:18:03 PM

Do animal nouns have genders? Yes you do get "cow" as generic for the species and the female. However (if this answer were frog) wouldn't that be second andsecond and third... If you catch my drift.

In a way, yes, and not all are as obvious as you might think. "Cavalo", for example, is "horse", but "cavala" is a kind of fish.

Quote from: Mrjason on March 07, 2014, 12:18:03 PM

Logic dictates that I should go for branch because of the way the answer options are given

I group answers so it's easier when I want to add multiple possible answers. Their order means nothing beyond that.

One Above All · « **Reply #309 on:** March 09, 2014, 09:41:40 AM »

Angus and Alexis and Mrjason win.

Quote from: Angus and Alexis on February 27, 2014, 07:53:55 PM

First option.

Pronunciation: ruh-moo

Next word: Esse

Meaning in English:

Essay
Boss
That (male; as in "That globe over there")
That (female; as in "That thing over there")
The first and second options
The third and fourth options
None of the above

ThatZenoGuy · « **Reply #310 on:** March 09, 2014, 06:47:45 PM »

First option.

jynnan tonnix · « **Reply #311 on:** March 09, 2014, 07:37:07 PM »

I'll say third and fourth options. It sounds like a sort of genderless "that".

Mrjason · « **Reply #312 on:** March 10, 2014, 10:44:24 AM »

I'll rule out "that" as I think that "that" should start with a Q as in French and D in german & dutch...

So out of Boss & Essay. Dunno. Essay seems to easy so Boss it is.

One Above All · « **Reply #313 on:** March 15, 2014, 07:11:20 PM »

Just hoping for some more replies.

One Above All · « **Reply #314 on:** March 22, 2014, 08:35:09 AM »

Everyone loses. The correct answer was "That (male; as in "That globe over there")".

Next word: Abreviação

Meaning in English:

Abbreviation
Abscond
None of the above

ThatZenoGuy · « **Reply #315 on:** March 22, 2014, 09:43:30 AM »

Abbreviation.

One Above All · « **Reply #316 on:** March 29, 2014, 05:10:09 PM »

Bumper cars.

jynnan tonnix · « **Reply #317 on:** March 29, 2014, 06:06:38 PM »

That was the definition? Well, I certainly wouldn't have come up with that at random

Mrjason · « **Reply #318 on:** April 03, 2014, 09:49:39 AM »

Abbreviation. It's long enough.

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Author Topic: Guess what that word/phrase means in English (Read 35505 times)