ETIMOLOGIA DELLA PAROLA REBARBATIVE
From French rébarbatif, from Old French rebarber to repel (an enemy), to withstand (him) face to face, from re- + barbe beard, from Latin barba.
10 LIBRI IN INGLESE ASSOCIATI CON «REBARBATIVE»
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rebarbative nella seguente selezione bibliografica. Libri associati con
rebarbative e piccoli estratti per contestualizzare il loro uso nella letteratura.
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Galen: On Antecedent Causes
... illustrate his point concerning the comparative nature of heat and cold, Galen
employs a vivid, if mildly rebarbative example: under normal circumstances, urine
is warm to the touch, but if you urinate in a hot bath, it seems comparatively cold.
Galen, R. J. Hankinson, 1998
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The Limits of Consent: A Socio-ethical Approach to Human ...
Chapter. 5. Beyond. a. rebarbative. commitment. to. consent. Kathleen. Liddell.
5.1. Introduction. In medical law, a strange and fascinating tension surrounds the
issue of consent.1 On the one hand, judicial decisions and parliamentary ...
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How to Sound Clever: Master the 600 English Words You ...
rebarbative. (adj.) = unpleasant-looking and aggressive from the Old French se
rebarber: to face each other 'beard to ... became depressed in old age, his weight
ballooned and his appearance became rebarbative redound to recalcitrant (adj.)
...
Hubert van den Bergh, 2010
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Quite Literally: Problem Words and How to Use Them
rebarbative. is literary for repellent: Then it seemed to me my body was simply the
terrain for a rebarbative courtship. (Zina Rohan). rebut,. refute. refute is more
common than rebut but these words present essentially the same problem.
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Fiske 250 Words Every High School Graduate Needs to Know
Rebarbative (re-BARB-ih-tiv) This adjective describes something repelling,
something that irritates, such as, say, rubbing your cheek against the prickly
stubble of a beard. Yes, the root word is the Latin for “beard” (as in barber). In his
later ...
Edward B. Fiske, Jane Mallison, Dave Hatcher, 2009
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Fiske WordPower: The Exclusive System to Learn, Not Just ...
rebarbative (re BARB ih tiv) This adjective describes something repelling,
something that irritates, such as, say, rubbing your cheek against the prickly
stubble of a beard. Yes, the root word is the Latin for “beard” (as in “barber”). • In
his later ...
Edward Fiske, Jane Mallison, Margery Mandell, 2006
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Handy Book of Weird Words
Europa Books. synchronous adj: occurring at the same time; simultaneous
Synchronous with the first chime of Big Ben at 11 o' clock on Remembrance
Sunday, guns are fired to signal the two-minute silence. *** rebarbative adj:
unattractive ...
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Dawn of the Coruscus: Glaiden
Rebarbative: rebarbative |rǝˈbärbǝtiv| adjective formal unattractive and
objectionable: rebarbative modern buildings. Causing annoyance, irritation, or
aversion; repellent. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French rébarbatif, -ive, from Old
French ...
Maximillian Q. Letizi, 2013
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Michel Foucault: Personal Autonomy and Education
(yet) learning is something erotic.... (but) teachers manage to make learning
unpleasant, depressing, grey, unerotic. We need to understand how that serves
the needs of society.... you have to make learning rebarbative if you want to
restrict ...
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The Transmission of Culture in Early Modern Europe
Eight essays by major authors who attempt to find out who read, published, or advertised what, when, and where from the European Renaissance on.
Anthony Grafton, Ann Blair, 1998
10 NOTIZIE DOVE SI INCLUDE IL TERMINE «REBARBATIVE»
Vedi di che si parla nei media nazionali e internazionali e come viene utilizzato il termine ino
rebarbative nel contesto delle seguenti notizie.
Greece debt crisis: 3 possible scenarios for the nation's future
Yesterday's resignation of the rebarbative Greek Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis, may make the creditors more inclined to play along. That would mean ... «The Independent, lug 15»
Robert Fulford: When Buckley fought Vidal
Their rebarbative insults were shocking in 1968 but not today. Their noisy but watchable struggle was the first hint that so-called “impartial” television was ending ... «National Post, apr 15»
Tributes flow for Malcolm Fraser
... and perhaps even more fondly thought of by the left than by the right, in his early days he was actually a divisive and rebarbative figure,' Senator Brandis said. «Sky News Australia, mar 15»
The clash of two Eds raises the ghost of Labour past
... character in the Roger Rabbit movie, that he was not so much bad but “just drawn that way”, and that maturity had taken the edge off his rebarbative manner. «The Guardian, feb 15»
The privileged are taking over the arts – without the grit, pop culture …
But he showed his more rebarbative edge on 19 January with an attack on the Labour MP Chris Bryant. Bryant had made the fairly anodyne point that posh kids ... «New Statesman, feb 15»
His foreign hand
... deadlock on the food stockpiling issue at the WTO is testament to his pragmatism and how he wishes the world to see India as constructive, not rebarbative. «The Indian Express, gen 15»
Dust to Dust
... who wouldn't have gone for the cornpone Marxism that Steinbeck put into the mouths of Tom Joad and his rebarbative mother, Ma Joad, the family matriarch. «The Weekly Standard, dic 14»
De Niro is an enigma for biographers
Famously reluctant to talk about himself and often rebarbative toward interviewers, De Niro is a difficult subject for any biographer. We're told that getting to know ... «Houston Chronicle, dic 14»
Switzerland / Cyrano de Bergerac review – Sydney Theatre …
... House theatre, is Joanna Murray-Smith's go at writing “a Highsmith about Highsmith”, a psychological thriller that (fictitiously) pits the reclusive and rebarbative ... «The Guardian, nov 14»
After the Midterms, Virtucrats Still Rule
This spirit is what has lately made politics so vituperative and generally rebarbative. If you engage in political argument with someone whose stake is much ... «Wall Street Journal, nov 14»
