JB's new words interactive section

Hee Hee...we managed to fool two smart kittens JB.
Seems there was a typo and you were looking for bandolier...

Etymology: Middle French bandouliere, ultimately from Old Spanish bando band, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic bandwo
: a belt worn over the shoulder and across the breast often for the suspending or supporting of some article (as cartridges) or as a part of an official or ceremonial dress

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panzade wrote:

Hee Hee...we managed to fool two smart kittens JB.
Seems there was a typo and you were looking for bandolier...

Etymology: Middle French bandouliere, ultimately from Old Spanish bando band, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic bandwo
: a belt worn over the shoulder and across the breast often for the suspending or supporting of some article (as cartridges) or as a part of an official or ceremonial dress

Panz, Bandolier - bandoulière. I knew this terms were akin. That's why I posted the picture. Maybe handolier is a typo in the present case but I've seen this word written this way so many times I thought it was evolving in that form.

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Could be, although I have never in my life seen it spelled handolier. In any case, the photo was illustrative.

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Oh, BANDolier! No wonder I never heard of HANDolier! Teehee!

Still learned "satchel charges."

I recently learned the military term "picket," a small group of soldiers (or one soldier) who guards the outlying areas of an army, to watch for attack. Like a guard, guarding the army. There are a lot of military terms to learn!

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FOOLISH...

Anyway, thanks for the help. Very Happy

BK: Certainly! Smile

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Thesaurusanddictionary

What is the difference?

JB

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A thesaurus gives a list of words with similar meanings to the word you're looking up. They're synonyms. So, if you look up "hat," you'll see cap, hood, tam, beret, fedora, etc.

A dictionary gives definitions of words. So, if you look up "hat," you'll see something like, "a covering for the head."

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Clear explanation. Thanks kitten Smile

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Male siblings often travel together for life, competing with other groups for territories and mates. Females roam wide ranges on their own.
National Geographic Jan. 2005 issue

How to understand "range" here?

Thanks Smile

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"Yippee" is a new word to me .
can some one can tell me how to use it ?
thank you .

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Pretend you just won a huge lottery. You would be jumping and shouting "Yipee!"

中国话 (Simplified Chinese)
int. - 开心, 快乐等时叫起来的感叹词

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Cool panzade Very Happy

You type it?

And maybe I have to change the section's name buddies Smile

"JB's" is obviously no longer suitable.

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What are the possible new names?
Anybody can help?

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^JB^ wrote:

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Male siblings often travel together for life, competing with other groups for territories and mates. Females roam wide ranges on their own.
National Geographic Jan. 2005 issue

How to understand "range" here?

Thanks

A range here is the same as a territory. It's the area animals roam in search of food, mates, etc. They don't go beyond these ranges unless there's a natural disaster to chase them out. They defend these ranges against animals of the same type.

Animals usually mark the outer boundaries of their range or territory with claw marks on trees or scent markings.

How come JB isn't a good name any more???? Panzade's post looked like it had a bunch of little boxes in it.... something wrong with my internet setttings?

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They are Chinese characters indeed Very Happy

That was why I was surprised to see it Smile

About the name, I think that this room is not only for me but for all the people who want to learn more about this language. And the current name seems a bit selfish.
But Honestly I haven't worked out a new one yet. Smile

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I'm sorry JB but I forbid you to change the name. The name has been shining like a beacon for over 9 months, beckoning the English-hungry, the weary and frightened, to a new thread where they can post without fear of retribution and harassment.
In short, it must stay JB's new word interactive section.
That is all.

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OK.. panzade has raised dissension. Smile

And it makes me foresee that it will be terribly uncomfortable if I really take that action.
So, sorry for the disturbance buddies, just drop it :wink:

Today's question:

Quote:

1. Once a seat of Muslim mystics and still a lure for pilgrim, the town of Zaouia Sidi Hamza was built in the 1660s.

1. How to understand seathere?
2. Can I understand "lure" as "temptation" or "draw"?

Quote:

2. A storm was about to break over the treeless ridges above, and might was coming on. We set up our tents on a patch of level ground and climbed inside just as thunder sounded.

1. "break" here means "to have a big shower"?
2. "a patch of level ground"??

Thanks , JB Smile

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oops. I was letting someone else take a turn...I'll be back.

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^JB^ wrote:

OK.. panzade has raised dissension. And it makes me foresee that it will be terribly uncomfortable if I really take that action.
So, sorry for the disturbance buddies, just drop it :wink:

Today's question:

Quote:
1. Once a seat of Muslim mystics and still a lure for pilgrim, the town of Zaouia Sidi Hamza was built in the 1660s.

1. How to understand seathere?
2. Can I understand "lure" as "temptation" or "draw"?

Quote:
2. A storm was about to break over the treeless ridges above, and might was coming on. We set up our tents on a patch of level ground and climbed inside just as thunder sounded.

1. "break" here means "to have a big shower"?
2. "a patch of level ground"??

Thanks , JB

Wow, that's a lot of questions! I'll give it a try....

SEAT in this case means the center of activity, usually an official center. For example, in the US, states are divided into smaller counties, and each county has a "County Seat," which is where the county government offices are located.

DRAW is a good substitute word for "lure" here, so you're right. A fishing lure is a little wiggly worm or shiny thing thrown into the water to make fish bite. So this "lure" is to the pilgrims like the worm is to a fish. Though the pilgrims don't eat the lure!

A storm breaks when thunder and lightning starts, and it rains. Storms will "loom" on the horizon for a while. Once the loud stuff begins, the storm has "broken." Also, morning breaks as well, when the sun comes up. "The break of day" means dawn.

"A patch of level ground" would be a flat spot in a hilly or mountainous terrain. I suppose they mentioned that because it's really hard to pitch a tent on a slope!

And I agree, JB's section should stay JB's section! I like the name.

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