what does it mean?"lessen" for example in this phrase"inevitable lessening"?
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I've not heard the phrase, but if they are referring to something getting smaller, that would be the more common use for the word "lessening".  But if they use the archaic use of the word, it could mean of lessening value.\n\nA synonym for the first definition is decrease, the synonym for the second meaning is degrade.
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Err.. isn't it obvious?\n\nEverything is gonna get small.
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I thought it could also be  a double meaning in the context of an example.\n\nLike maybe, "There are some people who just won't stop talking.  Take my wife, please."\n\nSo that would be saying take the wife as an example and also take her away.
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It means "just hold me tightly" or "just hold me closely".\nAlso, it is spelled without the "n".  (étroitement)
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Your question is very vague, as you can see by the many different answers. If you are looking for an English word that has two opposite meanings, then one answer is "cleave." It can mean "to split" or "to cling to or adhere."\n\nIs that the sort of thing you are looking for?
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Literal translation is NO MORE...NO MORE.  But in this context the better translation would be\nEnough!  Stop it!
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I believe it refers to death.  The term is the title of a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson, about dying.  You can read it at the url below.
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I have seen it used, but cannot find it in any dictionary.  It seems to be used "as in a liberal sense" or using prudence in a poetic license context.
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The process of mitigating ,to cause to become less harsh or hostile,to make less severe or painful In a word it means to reduce impact, a mitigated sentence or charge in the legal world, to lessen pain, mitigated reaction, in the medical scenario, ect... you get the idea.
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The correct phrase reads:\n\nThe QUIET before the storm.  \n\nThis typically refers to pathetic fallacy (nature in sympathy with "man") and refers to the *LULL* of activity before events unfold in a dramatic (stormy) manner.
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It means:\nNice,\nCool,\nGood,\nRight on.\nIt is a phrase one uses to give approval to something nice, something cool, something you like...
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I am not sure but I know that this made possible through the Necessary and Proper Clause or the ELastic Clause.  SO maybe it is something similar to the word elastic. Good Luck!
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I don't know, but I can guess- it looks like a contraction. Written out with spaces in it, it is 'You no gaw no'- just add an 'n', it becomes 'You no gawn no'; then, 'You no gawn know.' Finally, 'You are not going to know', or 'You will not know (this thing)'.\n\nObviously it's slang- I imagine that you might use if someone asks you a question that you don't want to answer in order to annoy the person asking you.\n\n"What do you have in the bag there?"\n\n"Younogawno, fool!"\n\nThat's the best I can do... I'd be interested if it meant anything very different than that though.
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Sometimes having too much of something makes it less valuable, less attractive, or less of a novelty. That is what "Less is more" means. :)
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Politely it means "It is none of your business"\n\nDirectly translated\n- It concernes you wet dirt (shit) - \n\nI think whoever it is is trying to tell you to mind your own business. lol
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It's slang, actually.\n\n"Go away, dude! I'm with someone else. Go die far.  Now, we go our separate ways."\nIt's not a literal translation, I tried to keep the sense and the meaning. Basically, this person is  ending a relationship with someone who keeps insisting.
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to be rather than to seem\n\nPoints please :)