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  2. Tabula in naufragio - Wikipedia

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    Tabula in naufragio is a legal Latin phrase, literally interpreted as "a plank in a shipwreck". It is used metaphorically, particularly in law , to convey: "when all else has failed, it is the thing that stops (or is intended to stop) you from drowning."

  3. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    Latin translation of no. 72 of John Chrysostom's 88 Greek homilies on the Gospel of John, [29] citing Isaiah 22:13: communibus annis: in common years: One year with another; on an average. "Common" here does not mean "ordinary", but "common to every situation" communibus locis: in common places

  4. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...

  5. Get Paid To Watch Videos: 10 Easy Ways - AOL

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    In general, the more effort you put into an endeavor, the more money you will earn. Here are 10 ways to get paid to watch videos — online, in movie theaters or even on your TV at home in your ...

  6. Jus naufragii - Wikipedia

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    The Codex and the Digesta of Justinian I include sections respectively titled De naufragiis and De incendio, ruina, naufragio rate, nave expugnata. They refer to a law of the emperor Antoninus Pius outlawing exercise of the jus naufragii. Around 500 the Breviarium Alaricianum of the Visigoths, probably following Roman law, forbade the custom.

  7. Amara (organization) - Wikipedia

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    Amara first hosted a "Translation Party" with PBS NewsHour in order to attempt to translate an interview into as many languages as possible on December 23, 2010, [11] [12] then gained a partnership with PBS NewsHour in 2012 with a focus on translating videos to languages other than English. [13]

  8. The Raft of the Medusa - Wikipedia

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    The subject of marine tragedy was undertaken by J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), who, like many English artists, probably saw Géricault's painting when it was exhibited in London in 1820. [ 78 ] [ 79 ] His A Disaster at Sea ( c. 1835 ) chronicled a similar incident, this time a British catastrophe, with a swamped vessel and dying figures also ...

  9. The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor - Wikipedia

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    The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor (original Spanish-language title: Relato de un náufrago) is a work of non-fiction by Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez.The full title is The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor: Who Drifted on a Liferaft for Ten Days Without Food or Water, Was Proclaimed a National Hero, Kissed by Beauty Queens, Made Rich Through Publicity, and Then Spurned by the ...