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Date "CAF" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1818. (references) |
"CAF" is a common misspelling or typo for: cab, cad, cafe, calf, car, cat, cave. |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | CAF constant applicative form. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Literature | Caf (Mount). In Mohammedan mythology is that huge mountain in the middle of which the earth is sunk, as a night light is placed in a cup. Its foundation is the emerald Sakhrat, the reflection of which gives the azure hue to the sky. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Shipping | Abbreviation for "Currency Adjustment Factor." A charge, expressed as a percentage of a base rate, that is applied to compensate ocean carriers of currency fluctuations. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
CAF | English | CD8 antiviral factor | N/A |
CAF | French | Confédération africaine de football | N/A |
CAF | German | Zentralafrikanische Republik | Geography, Law |
CAF | Italian | Repubblica del Centrafrica | Geography, Law |
CAF | Portuguese | Controlo automático de frequência | N/A |
CAF | Spanish | Centro del análisis de falsificaciones | Public Administration, European Union |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: CAF |
| Specialty definitions using "CAF": constant applicative form, Currency Adjustment Factor ♦ risque écotoxicologique ♦ TLAs. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "CAF" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Latin (kaf). |
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Trade | Bolivia | Interested parties should consult the IADB, IBRD and CAF. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "CAF" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 64.71% of the time. "CAF" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 64.71% | 11 | 106,044 |
| Noun (common) | 29.41% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 5.88% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 17 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "CAF": zk-caf. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "CAF"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Portuguese | custo e frete (cost and freight). (various references) | |
Spanish | coste y flete (cost and freight), c. y f. (cost and freight). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 31, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | CeiraV de authV dihnoixen penhti karpon de exeteinen ptwcw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Caph manum suam aperuit inopi et palmas suas extendit ad pauperem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Caf. Hir hond she openede to the helpeles, and hir paumes she strayte out to the pore. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yes, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 31, Verse 20 |
| Cebuano | Ginatuy-od niya ang iyang kamot ngadto sa mga kabus; Oo, nagatunol siya sa iyang mga kamot ngadto sa mga hangul. |
| Croatian | Siromahu dlan svoj otvara, ruke pruža nevoljnicima. |
| Danish | Hun rækker sin Hånd til den arme, rækker Armene ud til den fattige. |
| Dutch | Caph. Zij breidt haar handpalm uit tot den ellendige; en zij steekt haar handen uit tot den nooddruftige. |
| Finnish | Hän avaa kätensä kurjalle, ojentaa köyhälle molemmat kätensä. |
| French | Elle tend la main au malheureux, Elle tend la main l`indigent. |
| German | Sie breitet ihre Hände aus zu dem Armen und reicht ihre Hand dem Dürftigen. |
| Hungarian | Markát megnyitja a szegénynek, és kezeit nyújtja a szûkölködõnek. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ia tidak kikir kepada yang berkekurangan; ia baik hati kepada yang memerlukan pertolongan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka dibukakannya tangannya selalu kepada orang miskin, dan diunjuknya tangannya kepada orang yang kekurangan. |
| Italian | Apre le sue mani al misero, stende la mano al povero. |
| Maori | Ka wherahia tona ringa ki te ware; ae ra, ka totoro atu ona ringa ki te rawakore. |
| Norwegian | Hun åpner sin hånd for den trengende og rekker ut sine hender til den fattige. |
| Portuguese | Cafe. Abre a mão para o pobre; sim, ao necessitado estende as suas mãos. |
| Rumanian | Ea kwi kntinde mkna cqtre cel nenorocit, kwi kntinde brayul cqtre cel lipsit. |
| Russian | дМБОШ УЧПА ПОБ ПФЛТЩЧБЕФ 'Е"ОПНХ, Й ТХЛХ УЧПА П"БЕФ ОХЦ"БАЭЕНХУС. |
| Spanish | Sus manos extiende al pobre y tiende sus manos al necesitado. |
| Swedish | För den betryckte öppnar hon sin hand och räcker ut sina armar mot den fattige. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "CAF": cafe, cafes, cafeteria, cafeterias, cafetoria, cafetorium, cafetoriums, caff, caffein, caffeinated, caffeine, caffeines, caffeins, caffs, caftan, caftans. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "CAF": decaf. (additional references) | |
Words containing "CAF": decaffeinate, decaffeinated, decaffeinates, decaffeinating, decaffeination, decaffeinations, decafs, scaffold, scaffolded, scaffolding, scaffoldings, scaffolds. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-f" | |
-1 letter: fa. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-f" | |
+1 letter: cafe, caff, calf, face, fact. | |
+2 letters: cafes, caffs, calfs, calif, chafe, chaff, chufa, craft, decaf, faced, facer, faces, facet, facia, facts, fancy, farce, farci, farcy, fecal, flack, focal, franc, mafic, scarf. | |
+3 letters: affect, biface, caftan, califs, canful, capful, carafe, carful, casefy, chafed, chafer, chafes, chaffs, chaffy, chufas, confab, crafts, crafty, decafs, deface, efface, enface, fabric, facade, facers, facete, facets, faceup, facial, facias, facies, facile, facing, factor, facula, faecal, faeces, falces, falcon, farced, farcer, farces, farcie, fasces, fascia, faucal, fauces, faucet, fecial, fecula, fiacre, fiance, fiasco, fiscal, flacks, flacon, fracas, fracti, francs, fulcra, pacify, reface, scarfs, sclaff. | |
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