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Limba engleză
barbarian, barbaric, barbarous
Cuvintele "barbarian", "barbaric" şi "barbarous" se traduc în limba română prin "barbar". Deşi apar prin dicţionare ca sinonime, sensurile lor nu sunt chiar identice. Toate aceste cuvinte au originea în grecescul "barbaros", care înseamnă "străin" sau "neobişnuit" (faţă …
Playing Horsey
One afternoon a little boy was playing outdoors. He used his mother's broom as a horse and had a wonderful time until it was getting dark. He left the broom on the back porch. His mother was cleaning …
Little Johnny at the Zoo
Little Johnny wanted to go to the zoo and pestered his parents for days. Finally his mother talked his reluctant father into taking him. “So how was it?” his mother asked when they returned home. “Great,” Little Johnny …
