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Vsuresh Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
idler for nonce
Hi
Please tell me what this means:
He was a watchmaker and an idler for nonce.
Please tell me what this means:
He was a watchmaker and an idler for nonce.
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It really does matter what words are there in which order. " for the nonce = for the time being, temporarily
- It really does matter what words are there in which order.
- " for the nonce = for the time being, temporarily
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It really does matter what words are there in which order. The translation goes "Monsieur Morissot, watchmaker by profession and idler for the nonce ...."
for the nonce = for the time being, temporarily
for the nonce = for the time being, temporarily
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This sentence would mean "hoping that things would soon change". I hope you enjoyed Two Friends by Maupassant despite not getting than line
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