What are some (non-English) idioms, and what do they mean (both literally and in context)? Odd ones, your favorite ones - any and all are welcome. :)...
It seems like France stands out among terrorist attacks in the news. Is it because they are more likely to be critical of Muslim culture than other European nations? Is it because there is a security failure allowing terrorist to come in and organize better?
They were not right winger by any way, quite the opposite, they were100% anticlerical far left. Maybe stop talking about something you know nothing about?
Madison County Public Library administrators were asked to go over a list of potentially "sexually explicit" books to be moved from the children's and young adult section to the adult section. The majority of these books were about the LGBTQ community. At least one was added to the list because the author's last name is Gay.
Would you rather be stuck in the woods with an updated Windows 11 or a Windows 7?
Closest subway line from you, France (jlai.lu)
Does it seem odd to track my lifespan?
So I have a widget in my phone’s home screen tracking the days I have lived so far, to remind me of the time I have, and not to waste it....
AI nowaday is like Bluetooth 20 years ago: they put it everywhere where it's almost never useful
Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits (www.nola.com)
Yay… more bad news from the land of the free.
Breaking the law for real (lemmy.world)
This is their album cover. What's the name of the band? (lemmy.world)
Mozilla is testing new tab wallpapers in desktop Nightly (i.imgur.com)
about:config --> browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabWallpapers.enabled true
What todo app are you using?
Chromium Manifest V3 Explained for Toddlers (youtu.be)
Most people still haven’t heard of Manifest V3, so if you are one of those not using Firefox, this is for you....
Does The NBA Really Think We’re This Stupid? (youtu.be)
Evictions skyrocket nationwide as housing costs rise (www.nbcnews.com)
Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk facing pressure as study finds $1,000 appetite suppressant can be made for just $5 (fortune.com)
The film fans who refuse to surrender to streaming: ‘One day you’ll barter bread for our DVDs’ (www.theguardian.com)
La Lampe Philosophique - René Magritte (1936) (uploads4.wikiart.org)
Multilingual folks: what are some odd idioms in your language(s)?
What are some (non-English) idioms, and what do they mean (both literally and in context)? Odd ones, your favorite ones - any and all are welcome. :)...
Good Morning, Bonjour, Buenos días, Buongiorno, Guten Morgen, Goedemorgen, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień dobry, Καλημέρα (sopuli.xyz)
UK-US air strikes launched against Houthis in Yemen (www.bbc.com)
Languages are weird (lemmy.world)
Does France have a terrorism problem?
It seems like France stands out among terrorist attacks in the news. Is it because they are more likely to be critical of Muslim culture than other European nations? Is it because there is a security failure allowing terrorist to come in and organize better?
Your partner/mom/cat has been kidnapped, and the only way to save them is to "write a comment that is guaranteed to get downvoted on Lemmy." What do you comment?
Why are there circles of melted snow on this icy pond? (lemmy.world)
Police say there’s an active shooter in Lewiston, Maine, and they are investigating multiple scenes (www.politico.com)
Children’s picture book flagged at Alabama library because author’s last name is ‘Gay’ (www.al.com)
Madison County Public Library administrators were asked to go over a list of potentially "sexually explicit" books to be moved from the children's and young adult section to the adult section. The majority of these books were about the LGBTQ community. At least one was added to the list because the author's last name is Gay.