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That Is

Definition: That Is

That Is

Adverb

1. That is to say; in other words.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Synonyms: That Is

Synonyms: i.e. (adv), id est (adv), ie (adv). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: That Is

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Attribution

Phrase: that is why; hinc illae lachrymae.

Hell

Hell fire; everlasting fire, everlasting torment, eternal damnation; lake of fire and brimstone; fire that is never quenched; worm that never dies.

Imagination

Adverb: to that effect; that is to say; (being interpreted).

Interpretation

Adverb: in explanation; Noun: that is to say, id est, videlicet, to wit, namely, in other words.

Pleasure

A wilderness of sweets; "I wish you all the joy that you can wish"; jour de ma vie; "joy ruled the day and love the night"; "joys season'd high and tasting strong of guilt"; "oh happiness, our being's end and aim!"; "there is a pleasure that is born of pain"; "throned on highest bliss"; vedi Napoli e poi muori; zwischen Freud und Leid ist die Brucke nicht weit.

Poverty

Phrase: zonam perdidit; "a penniless lass wi' a lang pedigree"; a pobreza no hay verguenza; "he that is down can fall no lower"; poca roba poco pensiero; "steeped.. in poverty to the very lips"; "the short and simple annals of the poor".

Speciality

Namely, that is to say, for example, id est, exemplia gratia, e.g., i.e.,videlicet, viz.; to wit.

The Present Time

Adjective: present, actual, instant, current, existing, extant, that is; present-day, up-to-date, up-to-the-moment.

Transientness

Phrase: one's days are numbered; the time is up; here today and gone tomorrow; non semper erit aestas; eheu! fugaces labuntur anni; sic transit gloria mundi; a schoolboy's tale, the wonder of the hour!; dum loquimur fugerit invidia aetas; fugit hora; all that is transitory is but an illusion.

Untruth

Noun: untruth, falsehood, lie, story, thing that is not, fib, bounce, crammer, taradiddle, whopper; jhuth.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: That Is

English words defined with "that is": that is to say. (references)
Etymologies containing "that is": Verjuice. (references)

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Modern Usage: That Is

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Now that is a strange case (A Time to Kill; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Well, now that depends where that is. (Eyes Wide Shut; writing credit: Arthur Schnitzler; Stanley Kubrick)

I could brush up on my English, or bring along an interpreter, that is if they'd let in a movie actor (Singin' in the Rain; writing credit: Betty Comden; Adolph Green)

A vision of the universe, that tells us undeniably, that we belong to something that is greater then ourselves, and that none of us are alone (Contact; writing credit: Carl Sagan;)

So that is, I guess you'd say, sort of why I came here (Mulholland Dr.; writing credit: David Lynch)

Lyrics

Gotta crush on you and that is true to me (One In A Million; performing artist: Aaliyah)

I see the soul that is inside (Sk8er Boi; performing artist: Avril Lavigne)

All I need is time, a moment that is mine (I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman; performing artist: Britney Spears)

Everybody plays a different game, that is all. (Tuesday's Dead; performing artist: Cat Stevens)

But I'm sure as hell that is starts with me. (Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now); performing artist: Cracker)

Clever

Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living. (references; author: Mark Twain)

The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast. [About Russia] (references; author: Bob Hope)

People will believe most anything that is whispered to another. (references; author: unknown)

Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. (references; author: unknown)

The phrase that is guaranteed to wake up an audience: "And in conclusion. (references; author: unknown)

Tongue Twisters

My dame hath a lame tame crane, my dame hath a crane that is lame. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

A Tale That Is Knot (1916)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: That Is

DomainTitle

References

  • The World Market for Keyboard Musical Instruments with Sound That Is Produced or Must Be Amplified Electrically Excluding Accordions: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • The Commanding Heights: the Battle Between Government & the Marketplace That Is Remaking the Modern World (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: That Is

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Shown are polarized crystals photographed through the microscope of the drug 2'3'-dideoxyadenosine, ddA, a drug that is closely related to AZT, azidothymidine. The antiviral effect of ddA against HIV was discovered at the National Cancer Institute, when trying to find a drug to treat patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Credit: Larry Ostby (photographer).

Members of the first National Advisory Cancer Council at the groundbreaking ceremonies at the NCI's building 6 in June, 1938. (Left to right) Francis Wood, C.C Little, James Ewing, Arthur Compton, James Conant, Thomas Parran, and Ludwig Hektoen. This new building, erected on land donated by Mrs. Luke J. Wilson was the fourth to be constructed in the complex that is now the National Institutes of Health. The structure was unique in that year of 1939, with its physical equipment and facilities designed solely for scientific research in a specialized field of science. Building 6 was to house the National Cancer Institute, the first of the nine specialized institutes that would comprise NIH. See also ar003810. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the most severe and most frequently reported rickettsial illness in the United States. The disease is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, a species of bacteria that is spread to humans by ixodid (hard) ticks. Credit: CDC.

Yersinia (Pasteurella) pestis causes plague in animals and humans. People usually get plague from being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium, or by handling an infected animal. Credit: CDC.

Great Blue Heron nesting area, or as it is called, a heronry. Yes, that is a person's head peering out from the tree. Why he was there is unknown. Credit: America's Coastlines.

A single Brown Pelican rests on the water in Tampa Bay. Brown Pelicans are one of the species that benefit from the monofilament clean-up that is organized yearly by Tampa Baywatch. Brown Pelicans and other birds fall victim to discarded monofilament fishing line when they roost on estuary islands. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Geotubes being filled at Barren Island. A crane holds the boom that is filling the bag. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Servicing the National Weather Service automated weather buoy that is nicknamed Peggy in honor of the lady who radioed weather to fishermen for many years in the Aleutian Islands. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Large animal confinement operation in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Manure management practices are applied in this operation that is located in southwest Wisconsin. Credit: Bob Nichols.

District Conservationist Rhonda Foster and Grasslands Specialist Ralph Harris evaluating an intensive grazing system that is utilizing a 3 week rotation of cattle grazing. The area on the right has been grazed for 3 weeks while the area on the left has r. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Sounds Captioned with "That Is".

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A processed bass note that is distorted.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: That Is

AuthorQuotation

Charles Dickens

A boy's story is the best that is ever told.

Desiderius Erasmus

No one respects a talent that is concealed.

Emily Dickinson

Where thou art, that is home.

Johann Friedrich Von Schiller

Nothing leads to good that is not natural.

Joseph Hall

He is great enough that is his own master.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

To fill the hour -- that is happiness.
Never read any book that is not a year old.

Samuel Butler

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Thomas p Kempis

Love makes everything that is heavy light.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: That Is

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

Further, in all matters, the execution of which is entrusted,to these twenty five barons, if perchance these twenty five are present and disagree about anything, or if some of them, after being summoned, are unwilling or unable to be present, that which the majority of those present ordain or command shall be held as fixed and established, exactly as if the whole twenty five had concurred in this; and the said twenty five shall swear that they will faithfully observe all that is aforesaid, and cause it to be observed with all their might. (reference)

John Locke

1690

The earth, and all that is therein, is given to men for the support and comfort of their being. (Second Treatise of Government)

Marbury v. Madison

1803

If any other construction would render the clause inoperative, that is an additional reason for rejecting such other construction, and for adhering to their obvious meaning. (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

Precisely so; that is just what we intend. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: That Is

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

That is too young to settle

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

That is binding on us as Theists

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

That is to say, to wash the sewer

The Fellowship of the Ring

J.R.R. Tolkien

All that is gold does not glitter, Not all who wander are lost

Absalom and Achitophel

John Dryden

For every inch that is not fool is rogue

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

That is integritas

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

I was too hot to do somebody good That is too cold in thinking of it now.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Her face looked for the answer that is always concealed in language

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: That Is

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Dry clean clothing that is not washable. (references)

That is where new sores usually will appear. (references)

Eat small amounts at a time, if that is helpful. (references)

Business

That is the same throughout Europe, except in France. (references)

Telemedicine is an area that is experiencing success. (references)

For this reason, contractors require equipment that is less costly and more robust. (references)

Children

Burkina Faso

If a child qualifies on the basis of grades and social condition (that is, the family is "poor"), free education can continue through junior high and high school. (references)

Uganda

Government efforts to enforce the statute's provisions were hampered by the large proportion of the population that is below 18 (50 percent of the country's population is under 15), manpower and fiscal constraints on the judiciary, and cultural norms. (references)

Civil Liberties

Israel and the occupied territories

It also states that is has provided funds for some holy sites of other faiths. (references)

Discrimination

Hong Kong

The Bill of Rights Ordinance, which provides for the incorporation into law of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as applied to Hong Kong, entitles residents to the civil and political rights recognized therein "without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status." However, the ordinance binds only the Government, public authorities and persons acting on their behalf; that is, not private persons or entities. (references)

Economic History

Sri Lanka

Much of that is due to past government interference. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

That is at least a three-fold increase in the past 18 months. (references)

Human Rights

Djibouti

The ICRC maintains a small office that is staffed with locally hired personnel. (references)

Suriname

The OPZ is an office within the Police Department that is responsible for investigating complaints against officers. (references)

Egypt

Appointed lawyers are drawn from a roster that is chosen by the Bar Association; however, expenses are incurred by the State. (references)

Indigenous People

Brunei

The 6 percent of the population that is composed of indigenous people long has been integrated into society, and enjoys the same rights as other citizens. (references)

Bangladesh

The Land Commission that is to deal with land disputes between tribals and Bengali settlers does not yet function effectively in addressing critical land disputes. (references)

Malaysia

Indigenous people (that is, the descendants of the original inhabitants of peninsular region of the country and the Borneo states) generally enjoy the same constitutional rights as the rest of the population. (references)

Minorities

Hungary

The Minister of Justice leads an interministerial Roma affairs committee that is tasked with assigning Roma-related issues in the Government. (references)

Cambodia

The rights of minorities under the 1996 nationality law are not explicit; constitutional protections are extended only to "Khmer people," that is, Cambodians. (references)

Yugoslavia

For example, in Sabac, in western Serbia, Roma were barred from using a municipal swimming pool that is owned by the president of the local branch of the Serbian Radical Party. (references)

Political Economy

Iran

Iran has a mixed economy that is heavily dependent on export earnings from the country's extensive petroleum reserves. (references)

Gambia

The Gambian National Army (GNA) reports to the Secretary of State for Defense, a position that is held by the President. (references)

ECUADOR

In 2001, Ecuador was removed from the list entirely, the only country in the Andean region that is not currently listed. (references)

Political Rights

Peru

There were more than 20,000 complaints nationwide, a number that is fairly consistent with previous elections in the country. (references)

East Timor

UNTAET, the CNRT, and the NC devised the plan that is being implemented for East Timor's first constitution and subsequent government. (references)

Tajikistan

This fact, combined with a lack of democratic culture, results in a legislative branch that is not genuinely independent of the executive branch. (references)

Trade

New Zealand

Canadian imports have a separate tariff rate that is somewhat reduced from the standard rate. (references)

Austria

The VAT is a pure tax on transactions that is ultimately absorbed by the end-user or consumer. (references)

El Salvador

Under this agreement the countries began a process of free trade that is to be completed in 2003. (references)

Travel

Georgia

Travelers are advised to have U.S. medical insurance that is valid outside the United States. (references)

Taiwan

The Taiwan Railway Administration operates an extensive rail network that is more than 1,000 kilometers in length. (references)

Finland

Finnish food is consistent to produce that is in season, which provides an array of berries, mushrooms, seafood etc. (references)

Women

Bolivia

Rape is also a serious problem that is highly underreported. (references)

Taiwan

Sexual harassment is a problem that is being actively addressed. (references)

Kuwait

The husband is obligated to provide the first wife a separate household if that is her preference. (references)

Worker Rights

Dominican Republic

They also call for a workplace that is safe and healthy. (references)

Morocco

The conference included frank discussion of a subject that is commonly taboo. (references)

South Africa

Essentially, for a strike to proceed, all that is required is that a dispute be referred for conciliation. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

MONEY, n. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it. An evidence of culture and a passport to polite society. Supportable property.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: That Is

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Bob Jones

That is a God-given natural choice. God ordained that. God put that in me. Homosexuality is a perversity. It is a choice of sin.

Christopher Reeve

It's to the point where it hopefully will kick in autonomically, and I will be able to breath on my own. That is my goal and I will do that.

Dennis Miller

The biggest problem facing citizens of the Third World is one quite literally of their own making, and that is over-population.

Jack Hanna

Right, it's an odor they have to locate each other. The foxes live three or four in a group. And they're an animal that is still hunted for their coat and that type of thing.

John McCain

Life in public service, you not only have to be careful about what you do, but you have to be careful about what you appear to do. And that is the real lesson.

Mary Tyler Moore

Well, because it used to be thought that it only hit children in the way that you have to treat it as a type-one, we call it now. It's insulin dependency that is called juvenile or type one.

Phil McGraw

Your passion is misguided. You got to have balance. That's the key. Find your passion and apply it in a way that is balanced to you and those you care about.

Rush Limbaugh

There are people that simply distrust anything that is in a commercial of any kind.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: That Is

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Where that is competent it is always the most desirable.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953Only by helping the least fortunate of its members to help themselves can the human family achieve the decent, satisfying life that is the right of all people.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963Until that is done, difficult problems remain.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969Think of our world as it looks from the rocket that is heading toward Mars.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974At every turn, we have been beset by those who find everything wrong with America and little that is right.

Gerald Ford

1974-1977Tonight I will not infringe on that responsibility, but rather wish him the very best in all that is good for our country.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981Then and only then can we have a government that is efficient, open, and truly worthy of our people's understanding and respect.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Kennedy spoke of the burden and glory that is freedom.

George Bush

1989-1993Fix your vision on a new century, your century, on dreams we cannot see, on the destiny that is yours and yours alone.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001More than a government that is smaller, smarter and wiser.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derived & Related Names: That Is

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "that is".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
BaalahN/ABiblical

She that is governed or subdued

DileanN/ABiblical

That is poor

IbharN/ABiblical

He that is chosen

JeushN/ABiblical

He that is devoured

ManassehN/ABiblical

He that is forgotten

PekahN/ABiblical

That is at liberty

ShammuahN/ABiblical

He that is obeyed

ShammuahN/ABiblical

He that is heard

SimeonN/ABiblical

That is heard

TekoaN/ABiblical

That is confirmed

ZichriN/ABiblical

That is a man

ManassesN/ABiblical (Variant)

He that is forgotten

MenasheN/AJewish

He that is forgotten

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Expressions: That Is

Expressions using "that is": all that is necessary all that is transitory is but an illusion fire that is never quenched that is a bit thick! that is a mere trifle that is a pretty business! that is all that is beautiful! that is coming it rather strong that is flat! that is greek to me that is heavy to work that is his lookout that is just the point that is my business! that is neither here nor there that is no concern of mine! that is no wonder! that is not a problem that is not done that is not in my line that is not likely that is not mine that is not my pigeon that is not my scene that is not required that is not the question that is nothing to me that is one way to say it that is out of my sphere that is proper word that is quite possible that is right up my alley that is tantamount to saying that is that that is the case that is the honest truth that is the long and the short of it that is the rule that is to say that is too much for me that is too much! that is true that is useful! that is very kind of you that is very surprising that is why that is you all over the mote that is in your brother's eye. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: That Is

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

body piercing jewelry that is trend setting

58

airline that is hiring

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: That Is

Language Translations for "that is"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

prandaj (accordingly, ergo, hence, hereupon, so, that is why, therefore, wherefore), domethënë (namely, scilicet, that is to say, to wit, videlicet). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ذلك بعيدا عن السؤال. (various references)

   

Basque

  

den. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

亦即 (namely), 就是說 (in other words). (various references)

   

Czech

  

mrva v oku bratra tvého (the mote that is in your brother's eye). (various references)

   

Danish

  

varer og tjenester er markedsmæssige,dvs.om de sælges på markedet,eller om de er ikke-markedsmæssige,dvs.om de er gratis eller praktisk taget gratis (distributed free or almost free of charge, or non-market, sold on the market, that is to say, the goods and services market), udvikling af en metode som fastlaegger taerskelvaerdien for stoevindholdet, d.v.s. den maengde stoev, som kan taales uden men, eller m.a.o. det maximalt tilladelige stoevindhold (or in other words the maximum admissible concentration, that is the tolerable amount of dust concentration), roedskoert staal (hot-short steel, steel that is brittle either when hot), oploesningen,der spredes som flydende goedning,bestaar af regnvand med ajle og findelt goedning som naeringsstoffer (the solution that is being spread as slurry consists of rain water with liquid and shredded solid manure as nutrient elements), mest interesseret part (party that is first to take action), gratis eller praktisk taget gratis (distributed free or almost free of charge, that is to say), efter nedsaetning af alle noedvendige stammer af mellemliggende foringsroer kommer den sidste foringsstamme,den lange stamme eller produktionsforingsroeret,dvs.den foringsstamme,der anbringes umiddelbart over eller gennem den producerende formation (after all necessary intermediate strings of casing have been set, or through, that is the string of casing which is set immediately above, the final string of casing required is the long string or oil string, the producing formation), bestemt til salg eller afsaetning paa markedet imod betaling (sold on the market, that is to say). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

dit is, dat wil zeggen, dat is, d.i.. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

tio estas. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

tað er (namely, viz.). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

se on, nimittäin (namely). (various references)

   

French

  

c'est- -dire (that is to say). (various references)

   

German

  

das heißt (i.e. (id est), that is to say), das ist (i.e.). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ήτοι (namely, to wit, viz). (various references)

   

Guarani

  

neporãva (that is very good), ipyahúva (that is fresh), iporãitereíva (that is very good). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

זות אומרת, "י ו (namely, this is). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

tehát (accordingly, by this token, consequently, ergo, so), vagyis (i.e., in a word, in one word, namely, that is to say), azaz (i.e., namely, say, that is to say, to wit, viz, viz., what is to say). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

yakni (viz), yaitu (i.e., namely, viz), artinya (meaning), adalah (am, are, is, namely). (various references)

   

Irish

  

sin (that), ar (at, in, is, on, upon, would be). (various references)

   

Italian

  

cioè (i.e., id est, namely, scilicet, viz). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

即ち (i.e., namely). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

すなわち (i.e., namely), ""で (i.e.), とりもなおさず (namely, which is to say). (various references)

   

Manx

  

shen y fa (hence, that is why, therefore, wherefore). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

atthay isay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

asaber. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

e cam tare ceea ce spui (that is coming it rather strong, that's rough), acesta este adevãrul curat (that is the honest truth), acesta este cuvântul potrivit (that is proper word), aici e problemã (that is just the point), asta e clar (that is flat), asta e toatã povestea (that is the long and the short of it), asta nu e de competenţa mea (that is out of my sphere), asta nu este verosimil (that is not likely), asta nu mã priveşte (that does not regard me, that is nothing to me), asta-i prea de tot (that is a bit thick), asta-i treaba mea (that is my business), da (accord, administer, afford, avail, beat, bestow, bind, deal, deliver, deliver up, extend, fetch, find, gift, give, give away, grant, hallo, hand, inflict, launch, lend, offer, pass, pay, push, reach, render, restore, return, sell, send, set, sound, sprout, yea, yes, yield), aceasta nu se referã la subiect (that is neither here nor there), e ca şi cum ai zice (that is tantamount to saying), nu-i decât un fleac (that is a mere trifle), e foarte posibil (that is quite possible), e treaba lui (that is his lookout), e un lucru fãrã importanţã (that is neither here nor there), este adevãrat (that is the case), frumoasã treabã (a fine kettle of fish, that is a pretty business), habar n-am de asta (that is greek to me), nici o mirare (that is no wonder), nu despre asta e vorbã (that is not the question), nu mã priveşte (that is his lookout), nu-i în specialitatea mea (that is not in my line), nu-i asta problemã (that is not the question), e adevãrat (that is true, you said it). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

то есть (i.e., namely, scilicet, that is to say, to wit). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

as (from out, prep.pron. out of him; carries the accent). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

to će reći (scilicet, that is to say), zbog toga (consequently, hereof, that is why, thitherto). (various references)

   

Somali

  

waa (here is, is, it is), oo (and, that, that are), ee (of, which). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

es decir (ergo, in other words, namely, scilicet, that is to say), a saber (namely, scilicet). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

som är (that's), det vill säga (scilicet, that's, to wit, videlicet, viz), det är (it's, that's), alltså (accordingly, consequently, so, that's, then, therefore, thus, well). (various references)

   

Tswana

  

go (it, to, you). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

demek ki (sc., scil., scilicet, so, that is to say, that means, to wit), bu yapılamaz (that is not done), beni ilgilendirmez (hard cheese, I am not concerned, it does not concern me, that is no concern of mine, that leaves me cold, that's not my bag), çok naziksiniz (that is very kind of you). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

яagny (that is to say...). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

dyna (there are, there is, those are). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: That Is

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

i.e., id est. (various references)

Avestan200-600

hyat. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: That Is

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 43, Verse 11
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEipen de autoiV israhl o pathr autwn ei outwV estin touto poihsate labete apo twn karpwn thV ghV en toiV aggeioiV umwn kai katagagete tw anqrwpw dwra thV rhtinhV kai tou melitoV qumiama kai stakthn kai tereminqon kai karua
Latin405VulgateIgitur Israhel pater eorum dixit ad eos si sic necesse est facite quod vultis sumite de optimis terrae fructibus in vasis vestris et deferte viro munera modicum resinae et mellis et styracis et stactes et terebinthi et amigdalarum
Middle English1395WyclifThanne Yrael, the fader of hem, seide to hem, If so it is nede, doth what ye wolen; take ye of the beste fruytis of the loond in youre vessils, and berith yiftis to the man, a litil of precious licoure of swete gumme, and of hony, and of licoure of the tree of storax, and of stactes, the licoure of myrre tree, and of therebynt, and of almaundis;
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThan their father Israel sayde vnto the Yf it must nedes be so now: than do thus take of the best frutes of the lande in youre vesselles and brynge the man a present a curtesie bawlme and a curtesie of hony spyces and myrre dates and almondes.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
Basic English1964OgdenAnd take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error;

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Matched Bible Translations: That Is

LanguageGenesis Chapter 43, Verse 11
CebuanoUg si Israel nga ilang amahan, mitubag kanila: Busa, kong mao na gayud kini, nan buhata ninyo; magdala kamo sa labing maayong bunga sulod sa inyong mga sudlanan, ug dad-an ninyo kadtong tawo nga talahuron ug usa ka gasa, diyutay nga balsamo ug diyutay nga dugos, mga pahumot ug mirra, mga nueces ug mga almendra.
CroatianNjihov otac Izrael reèe im: "Kad je tako, neka bude, ali uèinite ovo: metnite u torbe najbiranijih proizvoda ove zemlje i ponesite na dar onom èovjeku: nešto balzama, nešto meda i mirodija, mirisne smole, pa lješnjaka i badema.
Danishog tag dobbelt så mange Penge med, så I bringer de Penge tilbage, som var lagt oven i eders Sække; måske var det en Fejltagelse;
DutchToen zeide Israel, hun vader, tot hen: Is het nu alzo, zo doet dit; neemt van het loffelijkste dezes lands in uwe vaten, en brengt dien man een geschenk henen af: een weinig balsem, en een weinig honig, specerijen en mirre, terpentijnnoten en amandelen.
FinnishSilloin heidän isänsä Israel sanoi heille: "Jos niin on, tehkää ainakin tämä: ottakaa säkkeihinne maan parhaimpia tuotteita ja viekää ne sille miehelle lahjaksi: vähän balsamia ja vähän hunajaa, kumihartsia ja hajupihkaa, pähkinöitä ja manteleita.
FrenchIsraël, leur père, leur dit: Puisqu`il le faut, faites ceci. Prenez dans vos sacs des meilleures productions du pays, pour en porter un présent cet homme, un peu de baume et un peu de miel, des aromates, de la myrrhe, des pistaches et des amandes.
GermanDa sprach Israel, ihr Vater, zu ihnen: Muß es denn ja also sein, so tut's und nehmt von des Landes besten Früchten in eure Säcke und bringt dem Manne Geschenke hinab: ein wenig Balsam und Honig, Würze und Myrrhe, Datteln und Mandeln.
Haitian Creole¶ Lè sa a, Izrayèl, papa yo, di: -Bon. Si se konsa sa ye, men sa pou n' fè: n'ap pran pi bon danre ki gen nan peyi a, n'ap mete nan sak nou, n'ap pote fè nonm lan kado: gonm santi bon, siwo myèl, lansan, lami, pistach ak nwa.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariLalu ayah mereka berkata, "Jika memang harus begitu, bawalah hasil yang paling baik dari negeri ini dalam karung-karungmu sebagai hadiah untuk gubernur itu: Kismis, madu, rempah-rempah, buah kemiri dan buah badam.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaLalu kata Israel, bapanya, kepada mereka itu: Jikalau demikian buatlah olehmu begini: ambillah buah-buah hasil tanah ini yang terutama dalam bekas-bekasmu, bawalah turun akan suatu persembahan kepada tuan itu, yaitu sedikit getah harum dan sedikit air madu dan rempah-rempah dan kemenyan dan buah keras dan buah badam.
Maori¶ Katahi ka mea a Iharaira, to ratou papa ki a ratou, Ki te mea ra he penei te hanga, ko tenei ta koutou e mea ai; maua atu etahi o nga hua papai o te whenua i roto i a koutou oko, kawea atu hoki he hakari ki raro, ki taua tangata, tetahi wahi pam a, me tetahi wahi honi, etahi aramona:
Norwegianog ta dobbelt så mange penger med eder, for de penger som kom igjen og lå øverst i eders sekker, må I ha med tilbake; kanskje det var en feiltagelse.
PortugueseEntão disse-lhes Israel seu pai: Se é sim, fazei isto: tomai os melhores produtos da terra nas vossas vasilhas, e levai ao homem um presente: um pouco de bálsamo e um pouco de mel, tragacanto e mirra, nozes de fístico e amêndoas;   
RumanianIsrael, tatql lor, le -a zis: ,,Fiindcq trebuie, faceyi awa. Luayi-vq kn saci ceva din cele mai bune roade ale yqrii, ca sq duceyi un dar omului aceluia, wi anume: puyin leac alinqtor, wi puyinq miere, mirodenii, smirnq, fisticuri wi migdale.

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Anagrams: That Is

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-h-i-s-t-t"

-1 letter: saith.

-2 letters: aits, hast, hats, hist, hits, sati, sith, stat, tats, that, this.

-3 letters: ais, ait, ash, att, has, hat, his, hit, its, sat, sha, sit, tas, tat, tis.

-4 letters: ah, ai, as, at, ha, hi, is, it, sh, si, ta, ti.

 Words containing the letters "a-h-i-s-t-t"
 

+1 letter: atheist, athirst, cattish, fattish, rattish, staithe, tachist, tartish, whatsit.

 

+2 letters: atheists, brattish, chartist, chastity, flattish, gastight, habitats, hastiest, hesitant, hesitate, lathiest, staithes, straight, tachiste, tachists, talliths, whatsits.

 

+3 letters: aesthetic, arthritis, asthmatic, atheistic, athletics, catchiest, catechist, catfights, chapattis, chartists, chattiest, chitchats, earthiest, gnathites, habitants, hatterias, heartiest, heathiest, heliostat, hematites, hepatitis, hesitated, hesitater, hesitates, lightfast, mistaught, pantheist, patchiest, shirttail, spaghetti, starlight, statolith, straights, tachistes, tallithes, theatrics, thematics, therapist, thionates, thiotepas, tightwads, tithonias, trashiest, withstand, wrathiest.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Sounds
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Spoken
13. Quotations: Speeches
14. Names: Derived from
15. Expressions
16. Expressions: Internet
17. Translations: Modern
18. Translations: Ancient
19. Bible Trace
20. Anagrams
21. Bibliography


  

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