Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/February 2021

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February 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 3

1. German technical engineering term

February 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 5

1. What language is this?

February 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 6

1. English words to describe these people
2. Etymology of Shrek
3. Suspended (in) sentence

February 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 9

1. German dialogue

February 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 12

1. phrasal and prefixed verbs: IE only?
2. Chinese question

February 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 14

1. Bands: is or are?
2. "c" -> "qu" in Spanish
3. Damnatio memoriae

February 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 17

1. Ministry in Japanese
2. "Semi" on screen

February 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 19

1. I would have thought ...

February 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 20

1. Translating Shakespeare into "normal" / contemporary English
2. Bombshell

February 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 21

1. How exactly do you translate the word/term "grrrl" into Russian?

February 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 22

1. The term "ass bandit" in Russian?
2. Languages with different inflection of gendered plural pronouns

February 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 23

1. Piranha = slut in portuguese?
2. Wing On?

February 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 24

1. Is mastery of close reading expected of all students at the primary, secondary, and/or tertiary levels in other countries outside of the United States?
2. Liquor, liqueur and liquorice

February 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2021 February 25

1. Meaning of 'penny' in 'penny matchbox'