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Civil or civilian
When both terms are adjectives, are they interchangeable?
Civil/civilian population. Thanks. |
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Civil is an adjective and does mean pertaining to the population, but more commonly relating to polite behaviour. A "civil population" would be understood as a population of people who are polite to each other. (England for example, not Spain ) When posting on a forum, we are required to be civil to each other. |
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It could hardly be a civilian war could it?
In English language, there is an exception to every statement except this one. Sometimes it is hard to remain civil here. |
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Thank you.
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A ver qué interpretación pones en "civil engineer"
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A civil engineer is one specializing in "public works" - like roads, harbors,
wharves, etc.
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Spoilsport.
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Ingeniero de caminos y carreteras, jaajjaja
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Look up killjoy, wet blanket, party pooper, grinch, stick-in-the-mud, fuddy-duddy, sourpuss, and spoilsport. They are all synonyms.
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