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He describes himself as a 'shmira', a Hebrew word that translates as 'watcher of Israel'.

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  1. pronoun Used to refer to the one designated, implied, mentioned, or understood: What kind of soup is that?
  2. pronoun Used to refer to the one, thing, or type specified as follows: The relics found were those of an earlier time.
  3. pronoun Used to refer to the event, action, or time just mentioned: After that, he became a recluse.
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  • The structure of our language is set up to handle that kind of thing.In German, there is a fanciful term for “jack of all trades” that translates as “the egg-laying, wool-and-milk pig” or eierlegende wollmilchsau (Iyer-LAY-guehn-duh-vole-milsh-zow).
  • As for their intriguing name, that comes from the Sanskrit word "Janaki," symbolizing enlightenment and self realization. —  CBC | Top Stories News
  • He describes himself as a 'shmira', a Hebrew word that translates as 'watcher of Israel'. —  AWID RSS Feed
  • 'Ya Gamal ya Habib Al Malayeen, ya Gamal,' that is Arabic for Gamal beloved by millions and the song goes on to say, we are following you in your road and mission. —  Latest Articles
  • Yesterday he posted a short note reassuring his readers that "nothing was wrong" only to follow it up with a cryptic quote from Ludwig Wittgenstein that translates as "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent." —  Joe. My. God.
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  1. Middle English, from Old English thæt; see to- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Also dial. thet; from Middle English that, thet, from Anglo-Saxon thæt, that, the, = Old Saxon that = OFries. thet, dat = Middle Dutch, Dutch dat = Middle Low German dat, that, = Old High German Middle High German G. das, the, = Icelandic that, the, = Danish det, the, = Swedish det, this, = Gothic (Moesogothic) thata, the; neuter of the demonst. pron. which came to be used as the def. art., Anglo-Saxon masculine se, feminine seó, neuter thæt, Middle English and modern English in all genders, the: see further under the. Hence that, conj. and adv.
  2. from Middle English that, thet, from Anglo-Saxon that = Dutch dat = Old High German Middle High German daz, German dass = Gothic (Moesogothic) thata, that; orig. the neuter pron. or adjective that used practically as a def. article qualifying the whole sentence: see that, pron.
  3. from that, pron. or a.; abbreviation of such phrases as to that extent, to that degree.
 

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