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PRONUNCIATION OF LIKE SARDINES

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIKE SARDINES

like a shag on a rock
like a shot
like a ton of bricks
like anything
like billyo
like cat and dog
like clockwork
like death warmed up
like fun
like fury
like grim death
like hell
like mad
like magic
like nobody´s business
like stink
like taking candy from a baby
like that
like the devil
like water off a duck´s back

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIKE SARDINES

confines
Des Moines
double yellow lines
Grenadines
headlines
Hines
imagines
lines
make hay while the sun shines
news headlines
Philippines
Pines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
secundines
sidelines
teredines
testudines
the Grenadines
uredines
Yvelines

Synonyms and antonyms of like sardines in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «like sardines» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIKE SARDINES

Find out the translation of like sardines to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of like sardines from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «like sardines» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

像沙丁鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

como sardinas
570 millions of speakers

English

like sardines
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सार्डिन की तरह
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مثل السردين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

как сардины
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

como sardinhas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সার্ডিনের মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comme des sardines
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti sardin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wie Sardinen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イワシのような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정어리 와 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya sarden
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như cá mòi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மந்தாரை போன்றது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सारडीइन सारख्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sardalye gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

come sardine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak sardynki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

як сардини
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cum ar fi sardine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαν σαρδέλες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soos sardientjies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

som sardiner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

som sardiner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of like sardines

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIKE SARDINES»

The term «like sardines» is regularly used and occupies the 65.301 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIKE SARDINES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about like sardines

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIKE SARDINES»

Discover the use of like sardines in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to like sardines and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slow Food: Collected Thoughts on Taste, Tradition, and the ...
Do not forget that these tiny creatures are delicate and fragile. I like sardines Chapter FOURTEEN Animals and Meat FOURTEEN:1 MEAT ON THE MOVE. Marinated Sardines (For one person) INGREDIENTS: 12 very fresh sardines 243.
Carlo Petrini, Ben Watson, Slow Food Editore, 2001
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Literacy and the Bilingual Learner: Texts and Practices in ...
Teacher: Like sardines, thank you, to go back to that bit of the play, sardines, you never think sardines swim in the sea .... Mathew: I think I know what he means by that. Teacher: Tell me, go on. Matthew: I think he means, you wouldn't think that ...
Catherine Wallace, 2013
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Pedagogy and the Social Construction of Meaning
[33:54] SARAH: Like sardines. TEACHER: Like sardines, thank you, to go back to that bit of the play, sardines, you never think sardines swim in the sea [3 seconds] it's, I feel that my job at the moment is a bit difficult. MARTIN: I think I know what ...
John Yandell, 2013
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Senso Owari
A total of 1,162 men were packed like sardines in the hold of the Noto Maru. We boarded the ship on August 13, 1944, and sailed out of Manila Harbor two days later. The Japanese guards warned us that there would be no smoking in the hold ...
Vincent Silva, 2008
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Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
PACKED IN LIKE SARDINES See Packed like Sardines. PACKED LIKE SARDINES to be packed (in) like sardines. To be crowded in a small enclosure. DC: 1894. Source: SARDINE. MWCD: 14th cent. The sardine is a small or immature fish ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 2000
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What We Eat When We Eat Alone
Actually I do like sardines, but not enough, apparently. Still, they would be good to have on hand in an emergency, which is why we had them in the first place. But what kind of emergency? Say you've ended up in Austin, Nevada (population , ...
Deborah Madison, 2009
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Radiohead and the Resistant Concept Album: How to Disappear ...
“Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box” Amnesiac contains many of the compositional techniques used in other Radiohead albums, including the pivot tone and the accumulative groove. The album begins with “Packt Like Sardines in a ...
Marianne Tatom Letts, 2010
8
Towards a 'Natural' Narratology
[1⁄4] he got up and went into the kitchen, coming back for no reason with an opened can of sardines in his hand, placed it at the foot of his wife's chair saying, Cats like sardines, and she suddenly looked up, startled, saying, Oh my god, my  ...
Monika Fludernik, 2002
9
International Management: Insights from Fiction and Practice
"There's nothing to prepare," Alipio was saying, as he opened the refrigerator. " What you want to eat? Me, I don't eat bread so I got no bread. I eat rice. I was just opening a can of sardines when you come. I like sardines with lotsa tomato juice,  ...
Sheila M. Puffer, 2004
10
Me, You and the Kids Too: The Ultimate Time-Saving Cookbook ...
If you and your kids like sardines, try to slot them into your weekly routine. They are a great fast food and make an easy lunch served on toast with mayonnaise or on crispbreads. Seaweeds Dried seaweeds probably contain more minerals ...
Renee Elliott, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIKE SARDINES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term like sardines is used in the context of the following news items.
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The 'boat people' crisis won't end until Burma stops persecuting the …
... Bangladesh to vile jungle camps in Thailand and Malaysia, most have been systematically tortured, packed like sardines into small quarters, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Covering President Barack Obama: Our experience - OUDaily.com …
Then we waited another two and a half hours, though it felt like more since Brady and I were packed in like sardines with the other reporters ... «The Oklahoma Daily, Jul 15»
3
It's high time Mumbaikars vote for real issues
This may give an impression that Mumbaikars no longer travel in suburban trains packed like sardines, roads are completely pothole-free, ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
4
Inspired by Karlton's passion for justice | The Sacramento Bee
... I showed hundreds of photographs of gyms and day rooms filled with men and women on triple bunks, crammed together like sardines. «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
5
TODAY'S EDITORIAL COMMENT - The Post
Inmates are packed in police cells and prisons like sardines. Even if we built more prisons, police stations and courtrooms, they will still be full ... «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
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Review: Sanborn the star of eclectic mix | The Columbus Dispatch
The hit-making saxophonist didn't dally much more, though, to the delight of the gigantic crowd, packed like sardines on the AEP Stage's ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
7
The human cargo fleeing jihad and slavery who IAN BIRRELL …
There were 414 people stacked like sardines on this stinking boat's two decks – most of them, it transpired, escaping the chaos engulfing Libya. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Philippines' Angeles City filled with children fathered by Australian …
... where kids are packed like sardines, educated in two shifts because there is not enough room, and the teachers have to buy chalk and paper ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Is the Airbus A350 the Most Comfortable Plane in the Sky?
In fact, Airbus execs have made a point of saying airlines should hold the line on squeezing fliers like sardines, declaring an 18-inch-wide seat ... «Condé Nast Traveler, Jul 15»
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North York's evolution has made fans of residents and builder …
94, packed like sardines in tins waiting to buy a suite.” That was the beginning of the couple's long relationship with condo living and with ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»

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