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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Muriel Vasconcellos United States Local time: 13:50 | ||||||
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the democratic excitement Explanation: my take |
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[in the] democratic fervor Explanation: Same root. From Merriam-Webster: Main Entry:fer£vor Pronunciation:*f*rv*r, *fuv*(r, *f*iv*(r Function:noun Inflected Form:-s Usage:see -or Etymology:Middle English fervour, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ferveur, from Latin fervor, from ferv*re to boil, glow + -or 1 : intense heat *those deserts T whose T fervors scarce allowed a bird to live— P.B.Shelley* **2 a : intensity of feeling or expression : PASSION *rejected communism with as much fervor as they had accepted it— Margaret Marshall* *she cried quietly but with fervor— Robert Murphy*; specifically : deep or excited interest in or enthusiasm for something** Main Entry:ef£fer£vesce Pronunciation:|ef*(r)|ves Function:intransitive verb Inflected Form:-ed/-ing/-s Etymology:Latin effervescere, from ex- + fervescere to begin to boil, incho. of ferv*re to boil * more at BURN 1 : to bubble and hiss (as of fermenting liquors or carbonated water); also : to issue in bubbles (as of the escaping gas from carbonated water) 2 : to exhibit (as in speech or action) almost unrestrainable enthusiasm or happy emotion : bubble over *I was full and effervescing with joy of creation— Mary Austin* *the honeymooners hectically effervesced into small talk— Owen Wister* |
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