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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: prendre une peine inutile belMarduk #172795 01/22/2008 8:29 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague "Faire de la terre le fossé"; c’est-à-dire se servir d’une chose pour en faire une autre.: to use something to make something else out of it. (recycling idea?) I found this idiomatic expression on this page, final part of page. faire de la terre le fossé This page from the Voltaire integral looks like interesting history for Canadians and Americans. Strange site. (I hope you don't see this as politics, but as history.) Jumonville Last edited by BranShea; 01/23/2008 1:52 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted TVR rating of college dictionaries tsuwm 01/21/2008 5:46 AM Re: TVR rating of college dictionaries Faldage 01/21/2008 11:21 AM Re: TVR rating of college dictionaries AnnaStrophic 01/21/2008 4:35 PM Re: TVR rating of college dictionaries zmjezhd 01/21/2008 5:13 PM Re: TVR rating of college dictionaries vocabula 01/21/2008 5:30 PM Re: TVR rating of college dictionaries Buffalo Shrdlu 01/21/2008 7:00 PM Re: TVR rating of college dictionaries BranShea 01/21/2008 8:25 PM Re: heu vae zmjezhd 01/21/2008 7:51 PM Re: TVR rating of college dictionaries Faldage 01/21/2008 11:51 PM Re: prendre une peine inutile zmjezhd 01/22/2008 2:12 AM Re: prendre une peine inutile Faldage 01/22/2008 12:07 PM Re: prendre une peine inutile zmjezhd 01/22/2008 4:15 PM Re: prendre une peine inutile belMarduk 01/22/2008 6:19 PM Re: prendre une peine inutile zmjezhd 01/22/2008 7:20 PM Re: prendre une peine inutile belMarduk 01/22/2008 7:29 PM Re: prendre une peine inutile BranShea 01/22/2008 8:29 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,305 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,153 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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