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gift is called kwaypolu
If, after one or two of such solicitory gifts, the big vaygu’a is finally given, the satisfied receiver will often give some more food to his partner, which gift is called kwaypolu .
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

garrison in Coryphasium keeping
As to what follows, the Lacedaemonians and the other allies agree, if the Athenians conclude a treaty, to remain, each of us in our own territory, retaining our respective acquisitions: the garrison in Coryphasium keeping within Buphras and Tomeus: that in Cythera attempting no communication with the Peloponnesian confederacy, neither we with them, nor they with us: that in Nisaea and Minoa not crossing the road leading from the gates of the temple of Nisus to that of Poseidon and from thence straight to the bridge at Minoa: the Megarians and the allies being equally bound not to cross this road, and the Athenians retaining the island they have taken, without any communication on either side: as to Troezen, each side retaining what it has, and as was arranged with the Athenians. 4.
— from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

got into conversation Kirila
They got into conversation; Kirila told him what he had come to the hospital for, and what he had been talking about to the doctor.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

go in coaches keeping
That they have some high-fenced grove, which they call a park; that they live in larger and better-garnished saloons than he has visited, and go in coaches, keeping only the society of the elegant, to watering-places, and to distant cities, are the groundwork from which he has delineated estates of romance, compared with which their actual possessions are shanties and paddocks.
— from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson

going into China knew
While in their own country they had studied the horoscope, and on going into China knew that they were to meet a Holy Man.
— from Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts and Faries by Yuk Yi

growth in consumption Kontakt
Kommunikationsbereich communications Kommunikationsmittel means of communication Kommunikationstheorie communication theory kompakt compact Kompensation compensation Kompensationsgeschäft cross trade Kompensationsgeschäfte compensation transactions kompensieren compensate Kompensierung compensation Kompetent; zuständig; fähig competent komplementär complementary Komplementärprodukte complementary goods Komplimentärprodukte complimentary goods Komplize accomplice kompliziert complicated kompliziert machen; komplizieren complicate Komponente component komprehensiv; umfassend comprehensive Konfektionskleidung ready-made clothing Konferenztisch conference table konfiszieren confiscate Konflikt conflict Königreich kingdom Konjunkturanalyse business cycle analysis Konjunkturaufschwung economic boom konjunkturbedingt depending on market conditions konjunkturbedingt; zyklisch cyclical Konjunkturbeobachter economic forecaster Konjunkturpolitik business cycle policy Konjunkturschwankung cyclical fluctuation Konjunkturtheorie theory of business cycles Konjunkturverlauf business cycle Konjunkturvorhersage cyclical forecast Konjunkturzyklus trade cycle Konkurrent competitor Konkurrenten aus Übersee overseas competitors Konkurrenten in Übersee overseas competitors Konkurrenz unter Herstellern manufacturers' competition Konkurrenz unter Käufern buyers' competition Konkurrenz unter Verkäufern sellers' competition Konkurrenzartikel; Konkurrenzware competitive article Konkurrenzklausel competition clause konkurrieren; im Wettstreit liegen compete konkurrierende Marken competing brands konkurrierende Waren competing products Konkursdelikt act of bankruptcy Konkurseröffnung opening of bankruptcy Konkursgericht court of bankruptcy Konkursmasse bankrupt's assets Konkursordnung bankruptcy act Konkursverfahren bankruptcy proceeding Konkursverfahren bankruptcy proceedings Konkursvergehen act of bankruptcy können angenommen werden may be accepted können direkt übersandt werden may be sent directly können erheblich verringert werden can be much reduced können ermäßigt oder verkürzt werden may be reduced or curtailed können Sie etwas geheim halten can you keep a secret können über eine andere Bank übersandt werden may be sent through another bank können übersandt werden may be sent Konnossement bill of lading Konnossement master's receipt Konnossement ohne Einschränkung clean bill of lading Konnossementsindossament endorsement of a bill of lading Konsignationsware consigned goods Konsignationsware consignment goods konsolidierte Bilanz consolidated balance sheet Konsortium consortium konstant constant konstante Kosten constant costs Konsul consul konsularisch consular Konsulatsfaktura consular invoice Konsulatsgebühr consular fee Konsulatsgebühren consular charges Konsulatsgebühren consular fees konsultieren consult Konsumbesteuerung tax on consumption Konsumentenkredit consumer credit Konsumentenkredit loan for consumption Konsumgenossenschaft industrial and provident society Konsumgenossenschaft retail cooperative Konsumladen co-operative store Konsumlenkung control of consumption Konsumsteigerung growth in consumption Kontakt aufnehmen approach Kontakt aufnehmen establish contact Kontakt; kontaktieren; Kontakt aufnehmen contact Kontaktaufnahme approach Kontakter contact man Kontango backwardation Konten abstimmen agree accounts Konten der Ministerien ministerial accounts Konten fälschen manipulate accounts Kontenabstimmung reconciliation of accounts Kontenänderung change of account Kontenart type of account Kontenausgleich settlement of accounts Kontenauszug statement of account Kontenauszug der Bank bank statement Kontenbezeichnung name of account Kontenklasse class of accounts Kontenplan chart of accounts
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

gum is called kuth
The liquid gum is called kuth or cutch in India.
— from The Anabasis of Alexander or, The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great by Arrian

gardening is called kari
The same sort of communal labour extending over all stages of gardening, is called kari’ula , and it may be counted as the fifth form of communal labour in the gardens.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

gift is called kaributu
Another type of such a gift is called kaributu , and consists of a valuable which, as a rule, is not one of those which are regularly kulaed .
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

guess I can keep
I guess I can keep my mouth shut when I want to, Ingua."
— from Mary Louise in the Country by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

Germans is called Kiao
Shantung, where the missionaries were killed, is a province bordering on the Yellow Sea, and the fortified bay captured by the Germans is called Kiao Chou, and is an excellent harbor on the Shantung Coast, with the town of Kiao lying at its head.
— from The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 57, December 9, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various

Galesburg Ill circle kept
The Galesburg, Ill. circle kept alive their enthusiasm last summer by holding one in the vacation, to which all Chautauquans of the city were invited, whether graduates or not.
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, June 1884, No. 9 by Chautauqua Institution

giant is called Keel
“Keel-ee-gru—the pale giant is called Keel-ee-gru?”
— from In Search of Mademoiselle by George Gibbs

gentle Indian child knelt
As he approached the thick curtain of deer-skins that hung over the aperture between the two apartments, he thought he heard a strange sweet voice speaking the Indian language with a foreign accent; and hastily drawing aside the heavy drapery, he was astonished to see his prisoner, and intended victim, liberated from the cord that had bound him, and reclining on the furs and cushions that formed Oriana's usual resting-place; while his gentle Indian child knelt beside him, and offered him the food of which he was so much in need.
— from The Pilgrims of New England A Tale of the Early American Settlers by Mrs. (Annie) Webb-Peploe

gentleman is courteous kindly
To our fancy, a gentleman is courteous, kindly, brave, and high-principled—considerate towards the weak, and self-possessed amongst the strong.
— from General Bounce; Or, The Lady and the Locusts by G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

great inward comfort knowing
“You ought to feel great inward comfort, knowing that you have done your duty.—The queen-mother bids me take care of you,” he added in a whisper.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

geese I can kep
If I canna kep geese I can kep gaislins.
— from The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop

grasp it curiosity kept
Though I could not grasp it, curiosity kept me hovering close.
— from The Film Mystery by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

guess I can keep
If some of those educated foreigners in our room can go to night school, I guess I can keep up my school.
— from Working With the Working Woman by Cornelia Stratton Parker


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