Time

Meaning: Actually means 'hour'. En halv time = half an hour. Time in the general sense is tid.

Origin: Norwegian splits what English packs into one word: tid is time that passes, en time is sixty minutes of it.

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Compliments and insults from around the world, from the sweet to the savage.

Courir sur le haricot To get badly on someone's nerves.
Tienes menos luces que un barco pirata You're really not the brightest.
Eres más lento que el caballo del malo You're painfully slow — the villain's horse never catches the hero.

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