
By the 1980s - WordReference Forums
Oct 30, 2021 · Hello What is the meaning of the "by the 1980s"? Until 1980s (1980s and earlier)? Or at 1980s (only the decade of 1980s)? I will appreciate your help.
'80s, 80s, 80's, of the 80s | WordReference Forums
Aug 11, 2016 · "The '80s" is short for "the 1980s" in most contexts, though if one were writing a history of the 19th century, it might be short for "the 1880s." As you can tell from the previous paragraph, I …
I was the first Western TV reporter <permitted>/<to be permitted> to ...
Oct 1, 2020 · My connection with pandas goes back to my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s, when I was the first Western TV reporter ______ (permit) to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued …
Keep Rocking! / Rock On! | WordReference Forums
Feb 5, 2007 · Yes, but I understood fenixpollo's post to suggest that those translations would be appropriate, as rock on was also "sooo 1980s". If that were the case, then the translations are fine; …
ninos [niños] pera - WordReference Forums
Mar 25, 2019 · I've encountered this phrase I've never seen before in an article Does anyone know what these means? The context is that men are having haircuts but are 'dejaba Como ninos-pera' (context …
下馆子,上馆子 | WordReference Forums
Dec 20, 2023 · It makes me think of the the 1980s and 1990s. If we go back in history when most Chinese struggled to make ends meet, eating out was considered a luxury. These days, going out to …
Geezer -- AE vs BE | WordReference Forums
Nov 13, 2024 · Stereotypical working-class London males, no later than the 1980s. Well, only four months ago The Guardian was keeping the word on life support in connection with (have you …
this time 12 months - WordReference Forums
Sep 5, 2022 · Hello, This is from an Irish film taking place in the country at the beginning of the 1980s. A father leaves his 10 year-old daughter to a cousin to spend the summer. He's very negative about his …
Does the name "Kieran" sound strange to you? - WordReference Forums
Jul 12, 2022 · Here are the name statistics for babies given the names Kieran and Connor in the US: Popularity for the name Kieran - Behind the Name Connor is more common than Kieran, but both are …
chapstick - WordReference Forums
Jun 16, 2007 · Just to be clear: burro cacao is the Italian term for all kinds of lip balm, whether they contain cocoa butter or not? Just like some English speakers use the term chapstick for all kinds of …