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Definition: That Is |
That IsAdverb1. That is to say; in other words. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: That IsSynonyms: i.e. (adv), id est (adv), ie (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms 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. | |
Crosswords: That Is |
| English words defined with "that is": that is to say. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "that is": Verjuice. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
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) | |
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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. |
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| Author | Quotation |
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. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
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) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
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 |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
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. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(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. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Where that is competent it is always the most desirable. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Only 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 | 1961-1963 | Until that is done, difficult problems remain. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Think of our world as it looks from the rocket that is heading toward Mars. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | At every turn, we have been beset by those who find everything wrong with America and little that is right. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Tonight I will not infringe on that responsibility, but rather wish him the very best in all that is good for our country. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Then and only then can we have a government that is efficient, open, and truly worthy of our people's understanding and respect. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Kennedy spoke of the burden and glory that is freedom. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | Fix your vision on a new century, your century, on dreams we cannot see, on the destiny that is yours and yours alone. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | More than a government that is smaller, smarter and wiser. |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "that is". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Baalah | N/A | Biblical | She that is governed or subdued |
| Dilean | N/A | Biblical | That is poor |
| Ibhar | N/A | Biblical | He that is chosen |
| Jeush | N/A | Biblical | He that is devoured |
| Manasseh | N/A | Biblical | He that is forgotten |
| Pekah | N/A | Biblical | That is at liberty |
| Shammuah | N/A | Biblical | He that is obeyed |
| Shammuah | N/A | Biblical | He that is heard |
| Simeon | N/A | Biblical | That is heard |
| Tekoa | N/A | Biblical | That is confirmed |
| Zichri | N/A | Biblical | That is a man |
| Manasses | N/A | Biblical (Variant) | He that is forgotten |
| Menashe | N/A | Jewish | He that is forgotten |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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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. |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency 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. | |
| 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. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | i.e., id est. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | hyat. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 43, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Eipen 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 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Igitur 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 English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne 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 English | 1526 | Tyndale | Than 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 English | 1611 | King James | And 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 English | 1964 | Ogden | And 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; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 43, Verse 11 |
| Cebuano | Ug 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. |
| Croatian | Njihov 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. |
| Danish | og tag dobbelt så mange Penge med, så I bringer de Penge tilbage, som var lagt oven i eders Sække; måske var det en Fejltagelse; |
| Dutch | Toen 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. |
| Finnish | Silloin 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. |
| French | Israël, 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. |
| German | Da 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-hari | Lalu 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 Lama | Lalu 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: |
| Norwegian | og 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. |
| Portuguese | Então 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; |
| Rumanian | Israel, 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. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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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