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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Expectation | Adverb: on the watch; Adjective: with breathless expectation; Noun: with bated breath, with rapt anticipation; arrectis auribus. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: AURIBUS |
| Non-English Usage: "AURIBUS" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (a discriminating sense of hearing, by the ears, ear, 'ear', hearing, pin on plow). |
Expression using "AURIBUS": arrectis auribus. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 23, Verse 9 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | EiV wta afronoV mhden lege mhpote mukthrish touV sunetouV logouV sou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | In auribus insipientium ne loquaris quia despicient doctrinam eloquii tui |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | In the eres of vnwise men speke thou not; for thei shul dispisen the doctrine of thi speche. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 23, Verse 9 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ayaw pagsulti diha sa pagdungog sa usa ka buang; Kay siya magatamay sa kaalam sa imong mga pulong. |
| Chinese | 不 要 說 話 給 愚 昧 人 聽 ． 他 必 藐 視 智 慧 的 言 語 。 |
| Croatian | Pred bezumnikom nemoj govoriti jer prezire tvoje umne rijeèi. |
| Danish | Tal ikke for Tåbens Ører, thi din kloge Tale agter han ringe. |
| Dutch | Spreek niet voor het oor van een zot, want hij zou het verstand uwer woorden verachten. |
| Finnish | Älä puhu tyhmän kuullen, sillä hän katsoo ymmärtäväiset sanasi ylen. |
| French | Ne parle pas aux oreilles de l`insensé, Car il méprise la sagesse de tes discours. |
| German | Rede nicht vor des Narren Ohren; denn er verachtet die Klugheit deiner Rede. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Pa chache fè yon moun san konprann konprann anyen. Li p'ap tande anyen nan sa w'ap di l' la. Lèfini, l'ap meprize ou met sou li. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Janganlah menasihati orang bodoh; ia tidak akan menghargai nasihatmu itu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Janganlah engkau berkata-kata, sehingga kedengaranlah katamu kepada orang bodoh, karena dicelakannya kelak budi perkataanmu. |
| Italian | Non parlare agli orecchi di uno stolto, perché egli disprezzer le tue sagge parole. |
| Maori | ¶ Kaua e korero ki nga taringa o te kuware; ka whakahawea hoki ia ki te whakaaro nui o au kupu. |
| Norwegian | Tal ikke for dårens ører, for han forakter dine forstandige ord! |
| Portuguese | Não fales aos ouvidos do tolo; porque desprezará a sabedoria das tuas palavras. |
| Rumanian | Nu vorbi la urechea celui nebun, cqci el nesocotewte cuvintele tale knyelepte. |
| Russian | ч ХЫЙ ЗМХ ПЗП ОЕ ЗПЧПТЙ, ПФПНХ ЮФП ПО ТЕЪТЙФ ТБЪХНОЩЕ УМПЧБ ФЧПЙ. |
| Spanish | No hables a oídos del necio, porque despreciará la prudencia de tus palabras. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-i-r-s-u-u" | |
-1 letter: airbus, urbias. | |
-2 letters: abris, auris, buras, bursa, rubus, sabir, urbia. | |
-3 letters: abri, airs, arbs, bars, bias, bras, bris, bura, burs, isba, rias, ribs, rubs, sari, suba, sura, urbs, ursa, urus. | |
-4 letters: abs, air, ais, arb, ars, bar, bas, bis, bra, bur, bus, ras, ria, rib, rub, sab, sau, sib, sir, sri, sub, urb. | |
-5 letters: ab. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-i-r-s-u-u" | |
+1 letter: suburbia. | |
+2 letters: suburbias. | |
+3 letters: manubriums, salubrious. | |
+4 letters: burglarious, subcurative, suburbanise, suburbanite, suburbanize, uninsurable. | |
+5 letters: albuminurias, harquebusier, insalubrious, lucubrations, rambunctious, salubriously, subcuratives, subminiature, suborbicular, suburbanised, suburbanises, suburbanites, suburbanized, suburbanizes. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 55 52 49 42 55 53 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- ..- .-. .. -... ..- ... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01010101 01010010 01001001 01000010 01010101 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A U R I B U S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0055 0052 0049 0042 0055 0053 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35555243365553 |
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