Microbiology and Cell Science University Student—aspiring fluent Italian speaker and Graduate student
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Latest Posts by lingophilospher - Page 8
Bolt looks like me ---- running away from my problems, responsibilities, duolingo
Bolt outchea just playin..
2/100 days of productivity Reviewing and writing some Spanish notes for the discussion tomorrow
Yes please!!!
If you’re interested in a vocabulary list for Norwegian - French - Dutch - English about daily things, like/reblog this and I’ll make some!
I need this!!!
french linking words 🌿
Ainsi – Thus, In This/That Manner
La fée transforma ses jambes en queue de poisson, et ainsi, la princesse devint une sirène. The fairy transformed her legs into a fish tale, and thus, the princess became a mermaid.
C’est Ainsi Que – It’s This Way
Elle a travaillé dur pendant dix ans. C’est ainsi qu’elle a gagné la compétition. She worked hard for 10 years. She won the competition that way.
Alors – Then, So, Hence
Jean Noël ne pouvait pas supporter le bruit dans le club, alors il est sorti. JN couldn’t bear the noise in the club, so he went out.
Alors Que – While, Whereas, When
Alors que Sophie aime le jazz, Marie déteste ça. Whereas Sophie loves jazz, Mary hates it.
Aussitôt Que –As Soon As
Aussitôt que la chatte s’est endormie, les souris se sont montrées.
As soon as the cat fell asleep, the mice showed themselves.
D’autant Plus – All The More
Il partageait sa passion de la danse. Elle l’aimait d’autant plus. He shared her passion for dance. She loved him all the more.
D’autant Plus Que – Even More So Since
Je suis vraiment déçue. D’autant plus que je lui avais dit de venir chez nous. I am really disappointed. Even more so since I told him to come to our house.
Bien Que – Even Though (*Followed By The Subjunctive)
Elle l’a fait, bien qu’elle n’en ait pas eu envie. she did it even though she didn’t feel like it.
Si Bien Que – Hence
Ils parlaient à demi-voix si bien qu’elle ne pouvait pas les entendre. They spoke softly, hence she couldn’t hear them.
Cependant – Nevertheless, Meanwhile, However
Je ne suis pas de son avis. Cependant je le suivrai. I don’t share his opinion. Nevertheless I will follow it.
Dès – Since, From
Dès ce moment, il a refusé de parler d’elle. From that moment, he refused to talk about her.
Dès Que – As Soon As
Je te téléphonerai dès qu’elle arrivera. I’ll call you as soon as she gets here.
En Tant Que – As (A)
En tant qu’ingénieur, elle est très précise. As an Engineer, she is very precise.
Lorsque – When
Ils ont cueilli les cerises lorsqu’elles étaient mûres. They picked the cherries when they were ripe.
Malgré – Despite
Malgré son effort, cela n’a pas suffi. Despite her efforts, it wasn’t enough.
Même Si – Even If
Il ira même si elle n’y va pas. He’ll go even if she doesn’t.
À Moins Que – Unless (*Followed By The Subjunctive)
Vous ne pourrez pas voir la directrice à moins que vous ayez un rendez-vous. You will not be able to see the director unless you have an appointment.
Néanmoins – However, Nevertheless, Nonetheless
Elle avait peu d’argent néanmoins elle lui a tout donné. She had little money, but she gave all to him nonetheless.
Pendant Que – While, As
Marc étudie la chimie pendant qu’il écoute la radio. Marc studies chemistry while he is listening to the radio.
Pour Que – So That (*Followed By The Subjunctive)
Il a couru pour qu’elle ne l’attende pas trop longtemps. He ran so that she wouldn’t wait for him too long.
Pourtant – Although, Still, Nevertheless
La femme a plus de quarante ans, mais c’est pourtant une beauté. The woman is over forty, but she is nevertheless a beauty.
Puisque – Since, Because, As, Seeing That, For That Reason
Puisque sa maman ne voulait pas jouer au Monopoly, le petit garçon est sorti jouer dehors. Since his mother didn’t want to play Monopoly, the boy went to play outside.
Quand Même – Even Though, All The Same, Nevertheless
Ce n’est pas lui qui chantait le mieux, mais il a gagné la compétition quand même. He wasn’t the best singer, but he won the contest all the same.
Quant À – As For
Quant à lui, il préfère ne pas discuter de ce sujet dangereux. As for him, he’d rather not talk about this dangerous topic.
Quoique – Though, Although (*Followed By The Subjunctive)
Quoiqu’elle ne sourie pas beaucoup, en réalité elle est très contente. Although she doesn’t smile much, in fact she is really happy.
Quoi Que – Whatever, No Matter What (*Followed By The Subjunctive)
Quoi qu’il dise, elle ne le croit pas. Whatever he might say, she won’t believe him.
Sinon – Except, If Not, Otherwise, Except That, Unless
Ne sors pas sans manteau, sinon tu vas attrapper froid. Don’t go out without a jacket, otherwise you’ll catch a cold.
Tandis Que – Whereas, While
Il préfère aller à la plage pour les vacances, tandis qu’elle préfère aller à la montagne. He likes to go to the beach for vacations, whereas she prefers the mountains.
Este libro es mi libro favorito!
How do you say “THIS IS MY FAVORITE BOOK” in your native language or the language you are learning?
dette er min favoritt bok (norsk) هذا هو كتابي المفضل (this might be horribly wrong arabic)
Save me Benny
this is benny the irish polyglot. reblog now to strengthen all of your target languages, ignore and you will never become fluent within three months
Je suis le même
J'aime bien travailler en groupe, mais uniquement en groupe de un.
That is beautiful, it's like the ice bucket challenge but hardcore :}
Finland, since 1918
Look I don’t really have anything to say about the Finnish flag. But I do want to point out that they just celebrated the most bizarre holiday I’ve ever heard of:
National Sleepy Head Day (Finnish: Unikeonpäivä) is celebrated in Finland on July 27 every year. Traditionally on this day, the last person in the house (also dubbed as the “laziest”) to wake up is woken up using water, either by being thrown into a lake or the sea, or by having water thrown on them. Other traditions include shaving the left side of the “laziest” man’s chest. It is based on the story of the Saints of Ephesus who slept in a cave for some 200 years during the Middle Ages whilst hiding from persecution by Decius, the Roman Emperor at the time.
In the city of Naantali, a Finnish celebrity is chosen every year to be thrown in the sea from the city’s port at 7 a.m. The identity of the sleeper is kept secret until the event. People who are chosen have usually done something to the benefit of the city. Every city mayor has thus far been thrown to the sea at least once, but other sleepers have included the president Tarja Halonen’s husband, Dr Pentti Arajärvi, the CEO of Neste Oil Risto Rinne, along with many writers, artists and politicians. The celebrations continue into the evening in Naantali and include activities for people of every age.
Like seriously what the fuck is going on in Finland.
Advice that I wish to follow to the rest of my life although I'm drowning and will most likely won't follow
Lucylangblr Tips Part 1
Learn common phrases - such as, I can do that, the obvious ones like yes please and so on
Learn your target language’s reactions and daily noises - in French for example, when some people are doing something, or showing something they say hop/hop la (I don’t know how it is spelt, I use it a lot though)
Learn proverbs
READ!
Ask questions
Listen to music in your target language, the TRASHIER the BETTER
Love is everywhere! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You can find love in the strangest of places
Clockwise, top left to center:
1. In a pancreas
2. In a Pap smear
3. In a thyroid follicle
4. In an anal canal
5. In a lymph node
6. In a parotid gland
7. In a colonic crypt
8. In a bronchiole
9. In a lung carcinoma
i♡histo
Histology from the microscopes of i♡histo (2, 3, 4, 6), tamucvmclassof2019 (1), Chiara Ambrogio (8), bsymbol (7), simgeerbil (5) and João Boto (9)
This is so cool!!!
Forensic Pathology
Forensic Pathology is the art of examining bodies in order to determine the cause of death. This is usually done during cases where foul play is suspected. There are a lot of postmortem details that can give vital information about the events that took place leading up to the actual homicide. The contents of the stomach, for example, can tell medical examiners not only what the person ate, but where they might have gotten the food (a nearby diner, a specialty food store, etc.). If the food is still relatively intact then it’s obvious that the victim died only minutes after eating.
Marks on the body can indicate anything from domestic abuse to epileptic seizures. If there is blotchy hemorrhaging on the eye, it is safe to assume that the body was face down for some time after death. Similarly, petechial hemorrhaging can occur on the eyes when the airways of the throat are constricted, thus putting an increased amount of pressure on the head and causing capillaries in the eyes to break. An example of petechial hemorrhaging:
Other signs of asphyxia include a bluish skin tone, a broken larynx or windpipe, and marks around the throat that imply a strong grip or a thick piece of rope that might have been used during the strangulation.
Bite marks on bodies are examined by forensic odontologists (dentists) who try to match the shape of the bite marks to those of previous bodies or suspected killers. One of the most famous cases of this was for serial killer Ted Bundy who left these teeth marks on one of his victims:
Medical examiners can also tell you what kind of weapon was used. Was there powder on the body? How widely spread were the bullets and at what distance were the bullets shot? Through reconstructions they can even show the impact of things like meat cleavers and blunt objects against the human skull. They also examine the body to see if the person was sexually assaulted as this can help them discover the motivation for the crime.
Medical examiners are crucial in finding patterns among victims. Some serial killers have even been identified because of the keen eyes of these professionals performing autopsies behind closed doors. The work they do tells us the age of the victim, their weight, why they died, how they died, what they looked like, what kind of life they led, and so much more. Natural death is a slow process, like a spinning coin coming to a gentle tumble and then an eventual stillness. In cases of abrupt, unnatural deaths, it’s up to forensic pathologists to piece together what happened.
In 2016-17, I was planning on making a bionic hand for my school's STEM program
Me in my Speech and Debate class
Professor: (misspelled you're for your on the board) Me: TrIgGeRed (she deducted 5 points from my paper because I had 1 grammatical error) *Raises hand* (hell breaks loose)
Spread the word!
OKAY GUYS I DON’T KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN DONE BUT I NEED TO TALK ABOUT BILINGUIS. ya’ll, this site is amazing. it’s a site of free, public-domain bilingual books. and there are SO MANY LANGUAGES. it’s not just french and spanish, but also dutch, mandarin, ukrainian, esperanto and way more. there are only five books but they are all classics and they are all amazing!
see that? that’s Alice in Wonderland in Esperanto and English. AND IT GETS BETTER. in certain languages, YOU CAN PLAY THE AUDIOBOOK ALONG WITH IT AS YOU READ. it’s also worth noting that you don’t have to have it in english and another language. you can have it in any two of the languages offered.
anyway, here it is. so please guys, spread the knowledge, because it’s totally great and i have a new addiction.
Oh my god, I'm tearing up...It's so beautiful
All of this stationery and I still can’t draw a decent stick figure 😂