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ex vulgari idiomate Lombardico
And in one MS. copy of the same Friar Pipino's Chronicle, existing in the library at Modena, he refers to the said version as made " ex vulgari idiomate Lombardico."
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

eight VOLT I like
MOS: "Of cloth of gold, two more"— CORB: Is it done, Mosca? MOS: "Of several velvets, eight"— VOLT: I like his care.
— from Volpone; Or, The Fox by Ben Jonson

evidently very important looked
Ivan Ivanitch suddenly took me by the elbow, and, preparing to say something evidently very important, looked at me in silence for a couple of minutes.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

every virtue in life
Let us, then, take the argument as our guide, which has revealed to us that the best way of life is to practise justice and every virtue in life and death.
— from Gorgias by Plato

empty vessel in lieu
About midnight, my companion's bowels being disordered, he got up, in order to go backward, but in his return, mistaking one door for another, entered Weazel's chamber, and without any hesitation went to bed to his wife, who was fast asleep, the captain being at another end of the room groping for some empty vessel, in lieu of his own chamberpot, which was leaky: as he did not perceive Strap coming in, he went towards his own bed, after having found a c
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

exhaust valve is lifted
The inlet valve here works automatically, being pulled in by suction; but on many engines—on all powerful engines—the inlet, like the exhaust valve, is lifted by a cam, lest it should stick or work irregularly.
— from How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Archibald Williams

eius vim inter leges
Cum igitur tanta vis iustitiae sit, ut ea etiam latronum opes firmet atque augeat, quantam eius vim inter leges et iudicia et in constituta re publica fore putamus?
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

eingegangene Verpflichtungen incurred liabilities
einer Spur nachgehen; ausfindig machen trace einer Verbindlichkeit entheben discharge from liability einer Verpflichtung nachkommen fulfil an obligation einer Ware zugeordnetes Material direct materials einfach simple einfache Buchführung single entry bookkeeping einfache Haverie simple average einfache Mehrheit bare majority einfache Mehrheit simple majority einfache Verzinsung simple interest einfache Zeitmessung simple timing einfache Zinsen simple interest einfacher Beschluss ordinary resolution einfacher Stücklohn clean piece rate einfacher Vertrag simple contract einfaches Inkasso clean collection einfaches Prämiengeschäft single option Einfall gag einfallsreich resourceful Einfallsreichtum resoursefulness einfarbig monochrome einfarbig single-coloured Einfluß influence Einflußsphäre sphere of influence einfrieren freeze einfügen insert Einfuhr importation Einfuhr unter Zollverschluss importation in bond Einfuhr zur Lohnveredelung admission temporaire Einfuhr zur Wiederausfuhr temporary admission Einfuhrabfertigung clearing the goods for import Einfuhrabgabe; Einfuhrzoll import levy Einfuhrbeschränkungen import restrictions einführen introduce Einfuhrerlaubnis import licence Einfuhrerlaubnis import permit Einfuhrhandel import trade Einfuhrkontrol import control Einfuhrquote import quota Einfuhrumsatzsteuer import-turnover tax Einführung introduction Einführung introtuction Einführung einer neuen Methode introduction of a new method Einführung von Aktien an der Börse introduction of shares Einführungsangebot introductory offer Einführungsanzeige launch advertisement Einführungskampagne initial campagne Einführungsschreiben letter of introduction Einführungsschreiben; Empfehlung letter of introduction Einführungswerbung initial advertising Einführungswerbung introductory advertising Einführungswerbung introductory capaign Einfuhrverbot import ban Einfuhrvergünstigung import rebate Einfuhrwaren imported goods Einfuhrwaren; eingeführte Waren imported commodities Einfuhrwaren; eingeführte Waren imported goods Einfuhrzoll entrance duty Einfuhrzoll import duty Eingabe input Eingänge receipts Eingangsbuch book of arrivals Eingangsdatum date of receipt Eingangsdeklaration clearance inwards Eingangsfracht freight inward Eingangspost incoming mail Eingangstelex incoming telex Eingangsware incoming goods eingearbeiteter Arbeiter qualified worker eingebüßte Aktien forfeited shares eingefroren frozen eingefrorener Preis frozen price eingefrorenes Kapital frozen capital eingegangene Verpflichtungen incurred liabilities eingehende Beschreibung full particulars eingehende Beschreibung narrow description eingehende Post incoming mail eingehende Schecks incoming exchanges eingehendes Gespräch incoming call eingeplant scheduled eingeplante Obsoleszenz planned obsolescence eingeplante Veralterung eines Gebrauchsguts planned obsolescence eingeschaltete Bank intermediary bank eingeschlossen included eingeschränkte Bewegung constrained movement eingeschränktes Indossament qualified endorsement eingeschriebene Post registered mail eingesetzte Maschinen engaged machinery eingesetzter Maschinenpark machinery in operation eingesetztes Kapital capital employed eingetragen registered eingetragener Eigentümer registered proprietor eingetragener Firmenname business name eingetragener Firmenname registered name of the company eingetragener Firmensitz registered office eingetragener Inhaber von Wertpapieren registered holder eingetragener Kunde registered customer eingetragener Name registered name eingetragener Wohnsitz registered residence eingetragenes Kapital nominal capital eingetragenes Kapital registered capital eingetragenes Kapital; Nominalkapital nominal capital eingetragenes Warenzeichen registered trade mark eingewanderte Bevölkerung immigrant population eingeweihte Kreise insiders eingewickelt wrapped up eingezahltes Kapital paid-up capital eingezogene Beträge amounts collected Eingruppierung; Einstufung; Graduierung classification Einhaltung compliance Einhaltung der Vorschriften compliance with regulations Einhaltung der Vorschriften erleichtern facilitate compliance with regulations Einhaltung einer Frist adherence to a time limit Einheit entity Einheit unit Einheit; Gerät unit Einheit; Stück; Gerät unit einheitlich uniform einheitliche Richtlinien uniform customs einheitliche Richtlinien uniform rules Einheitliche Richtlinien für Inkassi Uniform Rules for Collections einheitlicher Satz flat rate einheitlicher Zinssatz flat rate of interest einheitliches Gesetz uniform law Einheitspreis flat price Einheitspreis; Normalpreis standard price Einheitspreisgeschäft one-price store Einheitstarif flat tarif Einheitstarif uniform tarif Einheitswert für die Grundsteuer rateable value einige der Kosten some of the costs payable einige Kosten some of the costs einige übliche
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

explanatory verses in Latin
Wood engraving is supposed to have been invented in Italy, somewhere about 1285, by the two Cunio, and their earliest work was a representation, in eight parts, of the actions of Alexander, with explanatory verses in Latin beneath the prints.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 12 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

explanatory verses in Latin
Charles I had a vast fancy for dials, and had them placed everywhere; the finest and most curious was the splendid master dial placed in his private gardens at Whitehall; this had five dials set in the upper part, four in the four corners, and a great horizontal concave dial; among these were scattered equinoctial dials, vertical dials, declining dials, polar dials, plane dials, cylindrical dials, triangular dials; each was inscribed with explanatory verses in Latin.
— from Old-Time Gardens, Newly Set Forth by Alice Morse Earle

entire value is labor
Almost the entire value is labor.
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes by Robert Green Ingersoll

eclipse visible in London
It is therefore necessary to look further back than 1140 to find a total solar eclipse visible in London.
— from The Story of Eclipses by George F. (George Frederick) Chambers

educational value in leading
There is also real educational value in leading children to give clothing, food, or other necessities for the use of the needy.
— from How to Teach Religion Principles and Methods by George Herbert Betts

equaled Venus in lustre
It was a star of the first magnitude when first perceived, and daily it increased in brilliancy, till it out-shone Sirius, equaled Venus in lustre, and could be perceived, even by the naked eye, at noonday.
— from The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various

excitement violence indecent language
He notes the frequency of excitement, violence, indecent language, tearing up clothes, etc., among insane women generally at this period.
— from The Criminal by Havelock Ellis

every vein in Leon
A cold shiver ran through every vein in Leon’s body.
— from Leon Roch: A Romance, vol. 2 (of 2) by Benito Pérez Galdós

et vos in labores
Ego misi vos metere quod vos non laborastis: alii laboraverunt, et vos in labores: eorum introistis.
— from The Gospel of St. John by Joseph MacRory


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