What do they call French toast in France? (And other similar questions)
Read moreIn English, many things are named after a particular country – but have you ever wondered what those things are called in those countries?
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de última hora- I urge everyone to get involved in last-minute campaigning to save them.
- A last-minute offer may be a ruse or a bluff but I'm the guy who ought to make that call.
- Following his re-admittance, he has faced a further series of last-minute cancellations.
- Although talk suggests the recruitment of several of them was a bit of a last-minute scramble, it looks well crafted.
- Yorkshire buyers expected to leave rest of country in wake as they splash out on last-minute presents
- He may have been prey to last-minute doubts, but the more likely explanation was that his visit was a prelude to an approval.
- However most were anticipating a hectic Christmas Eve as last-minute shoppers make a dash to the high street.
- The teenager is now busy making last-minute plans before she jets off in early April.
- Adults smile and wish each other well as they hurry along doing last-minute chores.
- You can check your e-mails while you are out shopping or you've got time to book a last-minute flight or rail journey.
- Bidding closes today and if you wish to top the single bid with a well-timed last-minute offer, the book is yours.
- Will there be a last-minute dash for the on-off lovers to be reunited?
- An amateur operatic society has found a last-minute venue for a show which looked like being cancelled.
- But despite a strong start, France came back with a dramatic last-minute victory.
- Too much legislation, as a result, was last-minute and poorly thought out.
- He called candidates in target seats to offer last-minute encouragement from a Midlands phone centre.
- There will no doubt be further last-minute changes to the new pensions regime due to begin after April 5.
- A last-minute rescue plan has saved Bradford's Priestley Centre from closure.
- Despite last-minute government moves to avert the strike, it went ahead on Thursday.
- No matter how many last-minute things you have to fit in before December 25, try to find time for a manicure.
Further reading
12 ways to say goodbye in other languages
Find out moreEnglish has borrowed many of the following foreign expressions of parting, so you’ve probably encountered some of these ways to say goodbye in other languages.
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