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  1. By the 1980s - WordReference Forums

    Oct 30, 2021 · Hello What is the meaning of the "by the 1980s"? Until 1980s (1980s and earlier)? Or at 1980s (only the decade of 1980s)? I will appreciate your help.

  2. '80s, 80s, 80's, of the 80s | WordReference Forums

    Aug 11, 2016 · "The '80s" is short for "the 1980s" in most contexts, though if one were writing a history of the 19th century, it might be short for "the 1880s." As you can tell from the previous paragraph, I …

  3. I was the first Western TV reporter <permitted>/<to be permitted> to ...

    Oct 1, 2020 · My connection with pandas goes back to my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s, when I was the first Western TV reporter ______ (permit) to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued …

  4. Geezer -- AE vs BE | WordReference Forums

    Nov 13, 2024 · Stereotypical working-class London males, no later than the 1980s. Well, only four months ago The Guardian was keeping the word on life support in connection with (have you …

  5. Keep Rocking! / Rock On! | WordReference Forums

    Feb 5, 2007 · Yes, but I understood fenixpollo's post to suggest that those translations would be appropriate, as rock on was also "sooo 1980s". If that were the case, then the translations are fine; …

  6. ninos [niños] pera - WordReference Forums

    Apr 24, 2019 · I've encountered this phrase I've never seen before in an article Does anyone know what these means? The context is that men are having haircuts but are 'dejaba Como ninos-pera' (context …

  7. chapstick - WordReference Forums

    Jun 16, 2007 · Buon giorno a tutti! Io desidero dire 'chap stick' nell'italiano. Mi riferisco a una crema che si usa per evitare alle screpolature delle labbra. Mille grazie!

  8. Thousand million vs billion | WordReference Forums

    May 6, 2023 · Back in the 1980s, when I was living overseas and listening to the BBC World Service on shortwave, they did use thousand million and it always struck me as slightly amusing. But from what I …

  9. 下馆子,上馆子 | WordReference Forums

    Dec 20, 2023 · It makes me think of the the 1980s and 1990s. If we go back in history when most Chinese struggled to make ends meet, eating out was considered a luxury. These days, going out to …

  10. Boy toy vs toy boy - WordReference Forums

    Apr 27, 2006 · After our unsuccessful attemps to translate toy boy into Italian in IE it was pointed out by some native speakers that boy toy is used in AE instead. British learners' dictionaries do indeed label …