Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Lewis"
The meaning of "Lewis" in various phrases and sentences
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Что значит Lewis Hamilton has been called out by fans?
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to call out (someone) - to criticize someone; to bring attention to something the person has done
"My boss has been called out for his rude and nasty behavior at work. I wonder if he will get fired."
"My boss has been called out for his rude and nasty behavior at work. I wonder if he will get fired."
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Что значит Lewis might of seemed to be an odd choice?
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Lewis might HAVE seemed an odd choice.
(Using "of" here is a mistake that many native English speakers make.)
(Using "of" here is a mistake that many native English speakers make.)
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Что значит In the Lewis Carrol story "the devoted friend", what does "hard by" mean in the phrase "...a green linnet, who was sitting in a willow tree hard by, and had overheard the conversation."?
A:
Very close to.
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Что значит Lewis is on his front porch, the shotgun stock braced against his hip. He pumps it once.
I tackle Sadie, and we both go down.
What is tackling here??
I tackle Sadie, and we both go down.
What is tackling here??
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@andreajesic This case actually happened when the writer saw something dangerous and tried to tell Sadie to run away from it together. In this case, still same meaning other than below meaning from the dictionary(If you tackle someone about a particular matter, you speak to them honestly about it, usually in order to get it changed or done.)?
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Что значит Lewis said he was gonna make sure that the dog would know better next time. And he told me to mind my business or I was gonna get it.”
What is the meaning of 'knowing better' and 'being gonna get it'??
What is the meaning of 'knowing better' and 'being gonna get it'??
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To know better means to know enough to not to do something.
Eg. You should know better by now than to play with knives. How old are you again?
If someone's gonna get it, then it means they're going to be punished, beaten up. Maybe it's like 죽을 줄 알아 but without the dying part.
Eg. You should know better by now than to play with knives. How old are you again?
If someone's gonna get it, then it means they're going to be punished, beaten up. Maybe it's like 죽을 줄 알아 but without the dying part.
Translations of "Lewis"
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Как сказать на Английском (американский вариант)? I believe that Lewis here is C.S. Lewis and Hem is Ernest Hemingway and thus speaker (Randall) mentioned writers. But literature is not a fine or performing art, right? So what did Randall mean by saying “Tell that to Lewis. Tell it to Hem.“?
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Yeah. In Randall’s opinion, it’s silly to think that people will one day be uninterested in reading Lewis or Hemingway or Faulkner.
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Как сказать на Английском (американский вариант)? Lewis
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Как сказать на Английском (американский вариант)? Lewis's car. Lewis' car. which one is correct?
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Lewis's car is correct. you need the extra s
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Как сказать на Английском (британский вариант)? Lewis Hamilton
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The second is closest, as you wouldn't normally drop the "H" as you do in the first example.
Other questions about "Lewis"
Q:
Пожалуйста, покажите как произносится Lewis, Owen.
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It helps me a lot. Thank you
Q:
What does "At Lewis Funeral, Obama Calls Filibuster a ‘Jim Crow Relic’" mean?
Context>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
At Lewis Funeral, Obama Calls Filibuster a ‘Jim Crow Relic’
Former President Barack Obama called for sweeping changes to voting laws on Thursday, including making Election Day a national holiday and implementing automatic voter registration, and he embraced eliminating the filibuster if necessary to enact those changes, calling the legislative tool a “Jim Crow relic.”
Context>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
At Lewis Funeral, Obama Calls Filibuster a ‘Jim Crow Relic’
Former President Barack Obama called for sweeping changes to voting laws on Thursday, including making Election Day a national holiday and implementing automatic voter registration, and he embraced eliminating the filibuster if necessary to enact those changes, calling the legislative tool a “Jim Crow relic.”
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The Jim Crow laws were laws that allowed for segregation of black people in America and prevented them from exercising their right to vote in the 19th and 20th centuries. He's claiming that the filibuster is a tool used by racist conservatives to prevent progress
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Пожалуйста, покажите как произносится Lewis Carroll.
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Lewis Carroll's book has a word FLAPPER in one of the chapters. my dictionary doesn't know it. what does this word mean? can it be FLIPPER?
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He talks about the mock turtle's flapper. We would call it a flipper but remember there is no animal called a mock turtle so it could be one of his jokes....See here to understand the joke about a mock turtle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_turtle_soup
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