Census

An official count of the population, carried out every 10 years. It includes details on every member of a household, e.g. name, age, occupation and place of birth.

Census is done every 10 years.

by Jafje May 25, 2007

Infinitive

Basic form of verb: a form of a verb with no reference to a specific tense, person, or subject.

In English, an infinitive is usually preceded by the word "to," e.g., "to see."

by Jafje September 09, 2007

Commences

Verb:
To begin happening, or begin something, to start.

The year's commences are at the 1st of Januari.

by Jafje April 26, 2007

Euthanasia

Euthanasia, (from Greek: åõèáíáóßá -åõ, eu, "good", èÜíáôïò, thanatos, death),is the practice of terminating the life of a person or animal in a painless or minimally painful way in order to stop suffering or other undesired conditions in life.

So in fact it's just ending someone's misery.

The man could have lived for another month, but the cancer had gone too far. They performed euthanasia to end his life withoug further pain.

by Jafje March 06, 2007

Eaves

Part of roof: The part of a roof that projects beyond the wall that supports it.

When it started to rain, the animals took shelter underneath the eaves.

by Jafje April 05, 2007

diabolic

Definitions:

1. of devil: connected with the devil or devil worship


2. evil: extremely cruel or evil

That guy's diabolic; he worships the devil and likes torture.

by Jafje February 01, 2007

Flemish

Dutch dialect spoken in the Northern part of Belgium.

In Dutch and Flemish: Vlaams (= flemish).
In Dutch and Flemish: Nederlands (= Dutch).

The grammar and spelling of both languages is the same, the only difference is in the pronounciation.

Dutch/Flemish: "Ik spreek Vlaams."
English: "I speak Flemish."

by Jafje May 20, 2007