quid+pro+quo
71quid — pro quo d Apothicaire, Antiballomenon. Marcellus in Dioscoride fol. 151. Quand il s abuse prenant un simple pour l autre …
72Quid est veritas? — Lateinische Phrasen A B C D E F G H I L M N O P …
73quid — (Del lat. quid, ¿qué?) ► sustantivo masculino 1 Razón esencial o punto más importante de una cosa: ■ encontró el quid de la cuestión. SINÓNIMO clave esencia FRASEOLOGÍA dar en el quid Acertar en una cosa que se quería resolver. * * * quid (del… …
74quid — English has two words quid. The colloquial term for a ‘pound’ appears to be the same word as Latin quid ‘something’, and may have been inspired by the expression quid pro quo [16], literally ‘something for something’. Quid ‘piece of chewing… …
75quid — {{11}}quid (n.1) bite sized piece (of tobacco, etc.), 1727, dialectal variant of M.E. cudde, from O.E. cudu, cwidu (see CUD (Cf. cud)). {{12}}quid (n.2) one pound sterling, 1680s, British slang, possibly from quid that which is (c.1600, see …
76quid — English has two words quid. The colloquial term for a ‘pound’ appears to be the same word as Latin quid ‘something’, and may have been inspired by the expression quid pro quo [16], literally ‘something for something’. Quid ‘piece of chewing… …
77Quid — Slang for the pound sterling, the currency of the United Kingdom. A quid is equivalent to 100 pence. It is thought to come from the Latin phrase quid pro quo meaning something for something, or an equal exchange for goods or services. The use of… …
78quid — n a pound sterling. The word was first used to refer to a guinea, then a sover eign, later to the sum of one pound. The origin of the word (it arose in the 17th century) is obscure. Partridge suggests what (quid in Latin) as a synonym for… …
79quo — Merchandise; or stuff that you buy. Originates from the Latin quid pro quo which translates as this for that, or, in modern British usage, money for stuff. I m going to the shopping mall for some quo today; want to join me? …
80quo — Merchandise; or stuff that you buy. Originates from the Latin quid pro quo which translates as this for that, or, in modern British usage, money for stuff. I m going to the shopping mall for some quo today; want to join me? …
