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  1. signaling / signalling | WordReference Forums

    Sep 15, 2008 · I have encountered both writings: signaling and signalling: which one is the correct one ? Thanks

  2. Call a timeout on someone | WordReference Forums

    Dec 23, 2022 · Hi, He made a T with his hands, signaling a time-out. He realized, as he did it, that this proved he actually had learned something in gym class. Time-out? Asked Principal Stern, confused. …

  3. signaling pathways/pathway - WordReference Forums

    Jan 14, 2009 · Hola! Podrían ayudarme a traducir "signaling pathways"? el contexto es: "The early signaling pathways leading to toxic responses are the recent focus of cardiotoxicologic research" He …

  4. Cantonese: 唔該 (m goi) | WordReference Forums

    Oct 1, 2008 · From another thread: 謝謝 (xie xie) is Standard Chinese/Mandarin, you cannot say that in Cantonese. If you want to say "Thank you", you must say 唔該 (m goi) in return for favors. If you …

  5. nothing really - WordReference Forums

    Nov 26, 2010 · Are you busy? Not really. (Meaning that you're not doing anything important, but you're not doing nothing, either.) Furthermore, when your friends says that she's doing "nothing, really," she …

  6. Is the structure "we was" wrong? then why do native speakers use it?

    Sep 3, 2016 · Bottom line, I wouldn't adopt "we was" in your own speech, but I also wouldn't assume that the people using it don't know any better. All dialects, including those that incorporate deliberate …

  7. I waved for a taxi but the taxi was "occupied" or not available?

    Oct 23, 2016 · If I am signaling a specific nearby driver (by any means) I am doing something "at him" or "to him". I could wave to him, wave at him, shout at him, etc. The object of "for" is an action, not a …

  8. A fish is technically fast when it bears a waif

    Nov 18, 2022 · waif A flag used for signaling or indicating wind direction. Also called waft. Fast in this context means secured to a boat or ship. That is, a "fish" (he means a whale, even though whales …

  9. onomatopoeia for a wolf whistle | WordReference Forums

    Jan 15, 2006 · The second "syllable" of a wolf whistle is at least twice as long as the first syllable. Also, if the cartoon animal is making a wolf whistle, then according to 50s and 60s cartoon "iconography" his …

  10. How to pronounce Ca²+ | WordReference Forums

    Nov 21, 2019 · How to pronounce Ca2+? Calcium ion two plus? Sequential activation of STIM1 links Ca2+with luminal domain unfolding Source: Science. Sequential activation of STIM1 links Ca2+ with …