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  • These short cuts are called salti, or leaps, and sometimes abridge the distance between their termini by several miles.

    Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 04 (historical) 1874

  • These short cuts are called salti, or leaps, and sometimes abridge the distance between their termini by several miles.

    The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841

  • August 14, 2009 at 11:21 am hey – sum 1 gotta kik but fur da CC. liek when dat ladee was on da job adn wuz gawking at sum big destruction adn got turned into a pile of salti crackers. so don gawk at dat accidents, cause da Ebil minions are watching adn yu cud become all grainy and salty and …. duz any one else want sum potatoe crisps all ub a sudan?

    get `em boyz - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • Rope-dancers performed the most dangerous dances and _salti-mortali_.

    Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life

  • -- Similar to the tarantella, with the exception of having more jumps (_salti_).

    Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University Edward MacDowell 1884

  • In 1777, the salto of Cottaro shortened a distance of 7,000 metres by 5,000, or, in other words, reduced the length of the river by five kilometres, or about three miles, and in 1807 and 1810 the two salti of Mozzanone effected a still greater reduction.

    Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 04 (historical) 1874

  • “the acciaccatura differs from the appoggiatura in as much as it does not interfere with the value or the accent of the note to which it is prefixed,” intervals of thirds, intervals of fourths, salti di quinta, salti di sesta

    Fall On Your Knees Macdonald Ann-Marie 1996

  • “the acciaccatura differs from the appoggiatura in as much as it does not interfere with the value or the accent of the note to which it is prefixed,” intervals of thirds, intervals of fourths, salti di quinta, salti di sesta

    Fall On Your Knees Macdonald Ann-Marie 1996

  • The dishes that defined the ’90s were frozen ready meals for busy single people, such as pasta or risotto from the untranslatable 4 salti in padella brand literally, it means “four hops in the frying pan”; the packet suggests you add “a personal touch” such as a sprig of parsley or a drizzle of olive oil.

    Delizia! John Dickie 2008

  • In 1777, the salto of Cottaro shortened a distance of 7,000 metres by 5,000, or, in other words, reduced the length of the river by five kilometres, or about three miles, and in 1807 and 1810 the two salti of Mozzanone effected a still greater reduction.]

    The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841

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