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Es más listo que el hambreAn idiom is an expression whose meaning is not readily apparent based on the individual words in the expression. This forum is dedicated to discussing idioms and other sayings. |
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Es más listo que el hambre
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He is razor sharp.
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When was the word "razor" first used in the English language?
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"Razor" is from Middle English "rasour" from Anglo-French "rasur", and apparently came into use
in English sometime after the Norman invasion of England in 1066. Merriam Webster gives 14th century.
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"Be brief, for no discourse can please when too long." miguel de cervantes saavedra Last edited by hermit; May 15, 2010 at 09:34 AM. |
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In addition to Perikles' excellent suggestion, you can also say "to be as smart as they come."
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Yes, for us rasurar(afeitar) = shave Thanks. |
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Presumably, that came from Latin rasus, past participle of radere: to scrape, shave, with associated words arrasar, arrastrar, rallar, ras, rascacielos, rascar, rasurar, etc.
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Under Onelook Dictionary Search, Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary,
11th edition, says 14th century. That Onelook site is great...
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"Be brief, for no discourse can please when too long." miguel de cervantes saavedra |
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Thanks for the link - it looks extremely useful. The reverse dictionary function could be useful as well. You type in your definition, and it comes up with suggestions for the word. Sometimes.
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I would imagine also, that rasurar is closer to "ras" thence "rasar". |
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