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Psyche vidit mollemque ex
Caesariem auream habentem, ubi Psyche vidit, mollemque ex ambrosia cervicem inspexit, crines crispos, purpureas genas candidasque, &c. Apuleius.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

pero van muy envalentonados
Después se dispersaron los bravos guerrilleros; pero van muy envalentonados, y quizá oiga usted maravillas.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

promises vanishing mysterious expectations
High hopes extinguished and excited at the same moment; cherished promises vanishing, mysterious expectations rising up; revelations of astounding state secrets; chief ministers voluntarily renouncing their highest means of influence, and an obscure private individual distributing those distinctions which sovereigns were obliged to hoard, and to obtain which the first men in the country were ready to injure their estates and to sacrifice their honour!
— from Sybil, Or, The Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

public virtues must ever
This is the only way to expand the heart; for public affections, as well as public virtues, must ever grow out of the private character, or they are merely meteors that shoot athwart a dark sky, and disappear as they are gazed at and admired.
— from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects by Mary Wollstonecraft

pendant vingt minutes et
Dans quel autre endroit peut-on chercher au hasard pendant vingt minutes et trouver des informations intéressantes dans trois langues différentes sinon plus ?
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

possibly very much exceed
There were, however, many particulars inducing me to believe that my average rate of travelling might possibly very much exceed that of thirty miles per hour, and, as these considerations did not fail to make a deep impression upon my mind, I will mention them more fully hereafter.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

prospects Verkaufsbemühen marketing effort
Verkaufsaussichten sales prospects Verkaufsbemühen marketing effort Verkaufsbemühen sales effort Verkaufsbüro sales office Verkaufserfahrung selling experience Verkaufsfläche sales area Verkaufsfläche sales floor Verkaufsförderer; Werber sales promoter Verkaufsförderung sales promotion Verkaufsförderung; Werbung sales promotion Verkaufsförderungsmittel sales promotion aids Verkaufsgebiet sales territory Verkaufsgespräch sales talk Verkaufskampagne sales drive Verkaufskampagne selling campaign Verkaufskatalog sales catalogue Verkaufskonto trading account Verkaufskonzession franchise Verkaufskunst salesmanship Verkaufskurs selling rate Verkaufskurve sales curve Verkaufsleitung sales management Verkaufsmakler; Verkaufsvertreter selling broker Verkaufsmethode sales method Verkaufsnetz sales network Verkaufsnote bill of sale Verkaufsorganisation; Vertriebsapparat sales organization verkaufsorientiert sales oriented Verkaufspersonal sales force Verkaufspersonal sales personnel Verkaufspersonal sales staff Verkaufspersonal salespeople Verkaufsplanung; Absatzplanung sales planning Verkaufspolitik; Vertriebspolitik sales policy Verkaufspreis price of sale Verkaufsprovision sales commission Verkaufsprovision selling commission Verkaufsraum sales room Verkaufsraum selling floor Verkaufsschlager bestseller Verkaufsschulung sales training Verkaufsspanne margin on sales Verkaufsspesen selling expenses Verkaufsstatistik sales statistics Verkaufsstelle outlet Verkaufsstelle sales outlet Verkaufsstelle; Abnehmer; Absatz outlet Verkaufssteuer purchase tax Verkaufstätigkeit sales activity Verkaufstechnik sales approach Verkaufstendenz sales trend Verkaufstrainer sales trainer Verkaufsvertreter sales agent Verkaufsvertreter; Handelsvertreter sales agent Verkaufsvorgang sales process Verkaufsvorgang; Verkaufsablauf selling process Verkaufswerbung sales campaign Verkaufszahlen sales figures Verkehrsdisziplin traffic discipline Verkehrserleichterung facilitation of traffic Verkehrsgewerbe transport industry Verkehrsknotenpunkt traffic junction Verkehrsstrom flow of traffic Verknappung shortage Verkündigung pronouncement Verladebescheinigung mate's receipt Verladedokument shipping document Verladehafen lading port Verladehafen; Verladeort; Übernahmeort place of taking in charge Verladekosten loading charges Verlader shipping agent Verladerampe loading bay Verladevereinbarung shipping agreement Verladung loading of goods Verladung an Bord loading on board Verladung an Bord shipment on board Verladung an Deck shipment on deck verlagern relocate Verlagerung der Nachfrage movement of demand verlangen demand verlangen daß der Verkäufer require the seller to verlängerte Obligationen continued bonds Verlängerung prolongation Verlängerung der Frist extension of time Verlängerung der Genehmigung extension of permit Verlängerung der Gültigkeit extension of validity Verlängerung des Arbeitstages extension of the working day Verlängerung des Kredits extension of credit Verlängerung einer
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

pawned verpfändet mit einer
seemäßige Verpackung seaworthy packing Verpackung im Verschlag crate packing Verpackungsabteilung packing department Verpackungsbetrieb packing station Verpackungsdatum date of packing Verpackungsindustrie packaging industry Verpackungskosten packing charges Verpackungskosten packing costs Verpackungsmaschine packing machine Verpackungsmaterial packing material verpfändbar pawnable verpfänden hypothecate verpfänden pledge verpfänden put sth in pawn verpfänden; Pfand pledge verpfändet in pawn verpfändet pawned verpfändet; mit einer Hypothek belastet mortgaged verpfändete Wertpapiere pawned securities verpfändeter Gegenstand pledged object Verpfändung hypothecation Verpfändung beweglicher Sachen pledge of chattels Verpfändungsurkunde letter of hypothecation Verpfändungsurkunde letter of lien Verpfändungsurkunde mortgage instrument verpflichten oblige verpflichtet den Käufer requires the buyer Verpflichtung bond Verpflichtung commitment Verpflichtung indebtedness Verpflichtung vorbehaltlich übernehmen to incur an undertaking under reserve Verpflichtung zur hinausgeschobenen Zahlung
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

people very much especially
These things re-established the minds of the people very much, especially in the first of their fright, when they talked of making so universal a flight that the city would have been in danger of being entirely deserted of its inhabitants except the poor, and the country of being plundered and laid waste by the multitude.
— from A Journal of the Plague Year Written by a Citizen Who Continued All the While in London by Daniel Defoe

Personal Vanity Modesty etc
Personal Vanity, Modesty, etc.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

people very much exercised
When we got into the neighborhood at the base of the Blue Ridge, we found the people very much exercised in regard to their stock.
— from The Scout and Ranger Being the Personal Adventures of Corporal Pike of the Fourth Ohio cavalry by James Pike

Point very much especially
Rose was ready for anything, and enjoyed her visit to the lighthouse on the Point very much, especially climbing up the narrow stairs and going inside the great lantern.
— from Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott

peu vive Mais en
ah! &c. Il n'avait de goût onéreux Qu'une soif un peu vive; Mais, en rendant son peuple heureux, Il faut bien qu'un roi vive.
— from Ballads by William Makepeace Thackeray

pro vestrâ Majestate egisse
omnia quæ [potuerit pro] vestrâ Majestate egisse; et Bononiæ Imperatori per [horas] quatuor accurate persuadere con
— from History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. III by James Anthony Froude

Political violence marred elections
Political violence marred elections during the 1990s.
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

potassium volatilises more easily
The variation of properties with the variation in atomic weights even shows itself in the metals themselves; thus lithium volatilises with difficulty, whilst sodium is obtained by distillation, potassium volatilises more easily than sodium, and rubidium and cæsium as we have seen, are still more volatile.
— from The Principles of Chemistry, Volume I by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev

Philippa very much excited
Every one thought it a beautiful idea, and Philippa, very much excited, mounted on the window-seat by the musical box, violin in hand, with her band disposed round her.
— from Black, White and Gray: A Story of Three Homes by Amy Walton

prose version much enjoyed
A good prose version much enjoyed by boys and girls.
— from The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

probably very much earlier
What physical geologist will affirm that he knows when dry land began to exist, or will say more than that it was probably very much earlier than any extant direct evidence of terrestrial conditions indicates?
— from Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions by Thomas Henry Huxley


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