Difference between revisions of "Dare! O dare!"

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* '''Dear, oh dear!'''
 
* '''Dear, oh dear!'''
  
* '''dare:''' (''Italian'') to give
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* '''dare:''' (''Italian/Spanish/Latin'') give (in various romance languages, '''o''' also means 'or', in Spanish for example, "¡Daré! O daré!" means "I will give! Or I will give!")
  
 
* '''dair:''' (''Irish'') oak
 
* '''dair:''' (''Irish'') oak

Latest revision as of 23:06, 17 February 2020

  • Ah dearo dear → the refrain of the Four Old Men, X in Book III, Chapter 4 (FW 581.20)
  • dare-dare: (French) double quick
  • Dear, oh dear!
  • dare: (Italian/Spanish/Latin) give (in various romance languages, o also means 'or', in Spanish for example, "¡Daré! O daré!" means "I will give! Or I will give!")
  • dair: (Irish) oak