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  • 41Gall — Gạll,   1) Ernst, Kunsthistoriker, * Danzig 17. 2. 1888, ✝ München 5. 8. 1958; war 1930 45 Direktor der preußischen, 1946 53 der bayerischen Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser und Gärten. 1947 wurde er Professor an der Universität München.… …

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  • 42Gall — This most interesting and ancient surname has two possible derivations. Firstly, it may derive from a nickname of Celtic origins, meaning foreigner, stranger , from the Old Gaelic word gall , stranger. In the Highlands of Scotland, the term was… …

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  • 43gall — [[t]gɔ͟ːl[/t]] galls, galling, galled 1) N UNCOUNT: oft the N of n, the N to inf (disapproval) If you say that someone has the gall to do something, you are criticizing them for behaving in a rude or disrespectful way. I daresay he thought he was …

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  • 44gall — I noun 1) she had the gall to ask for money Syn: effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek, cheekiness, insolence, audacity, temerity, presumption, cockiness, nerve, shamelessness, disrespect, bad manners; informal face, chutzpah; sauce …

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  • 45gall — 1. n. 1 sl. impudence. 2 asperity, rancour. 3 bitterness; anything bitter (gall and wormwood). 4 the bile of animals. 5 the gall bladder and its contents. Phrases and idioms: gall bladder the vessel storing bile after its secretion by the liver… …

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  • 46Gall — Este artículo o sección sobre ficción necesita ser wikificado con un formato acorde a las convenciones de estilo. Por favor, edítalo para que las cumpla. Mientras tanto, no elimines este aviso puesto el 27 de septiembre de 2008. También puedes… …

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  • 47Gall — (Géo Gal) • Gall, né à Clermont, moine, puis évêque, mort en 553. Oncle de saint Grégoire de Tours. Nom latin Gallus , issu de l irlandais gal (exploit). Fête le 1er juillet. • Gall (16 octobre), né en 551, moine de Bangor, suivit saint Colomban… …

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  • 48gall — gall1 [go:l US go:l] n [Sense: 1 3; Origin: Old English gealla] [Sense: 4; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin galla] [Sense: 5; Origin: Old English gealla, from Latin galla] 1.) have the gall to do sth …

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  • 49gall — gall1 [gɔ:l] noun 1》 bold and impudent behaviour. 2》 an animal s gall bladder.     ↘archaic the contents of the gall bladder; bile. 3》 bitterness or cruelty: life s gall. Origin OE gealla (denoting bile), of Gmc origin. gall2 [gɔ:l] noun …

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  • 50gäll — I s ( et, gäll) galande II s ( et, gäll) pastorat III adj ( t, a) gäll röst hög och genomträngande …

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