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101 nowhere
['nəuweə](in or to no place; not anywhere: It was nowhere to be found; `Where have you been?' `Nowhere in particular.') intetsteds; ingen steder* * *['nəuweə](in or to no place; not anywhere: It was nowhere to be found; `Where have you been?' `Nowhere in particular.') intetsteds; ingen steder -
102 пилея
scatter, throttling about/away(разхищавам) squander; waste; dissipate; overspendпилея пари make the money fly; launch out; spill the moneyпилея си времето diddle; fiddle away o.'s timeпилея си парите throw o.'s money aboutпилея се (скитам се) rove; roam, loiter, linger aboutкъде се пилееш толкова време? where have you been all his time?* * *пилѐя,гл., мин. св. деят. прич. пиля̀л scatter, throw/fling about/away; ( разхищавам) squander; waste; dissipate; overspend; fritter away; \пилея времето си diddle; fiddle away o.’s time; dilly-dally; \пилея пари make the money fly; launch out; spill the money; splurge, splash out;\пилея се ( скитам се) rove; roam, loiter, linger about, idle, potter about, амер. around.* * *scatter; throw about: Do not throw your father's money about! - Не пилей парите на баща си!; overspend (разхищавам); squander (разхищавам); melt (пари разг.); chaffer; consume; dally away; rove (скитам се)* * *1. (разхищавам) squander;waste;dissipate;overspend 2. scatter, throttling about/away 3. ПИЛЕЯ пари make the money fly;launch out;spill the money 4. ПИЛЕЯ се (скитам се) rove;roam, loiter, linger about 5. ПИЛЕЯ си времето diddle;fiddle away o.'s time 6. ПИЛЕЯ си парите throw o.'s money about 7. къде се пилееш толкова време? where have you been all his time? -
103 be
UK / US1. pp been vb aux was, were1)(with present participle: forming continuous tenses)
what are you doing? — was machst du (gerade)?2)pp: forming passives) to be killed — getötet werden3)it was fun, wasn't it? — es hat Spaß gemacht, nicht wahr?4)(+ to +
infin) the house is to be sold — das Haus soll verkauft werden2. vb + comp1) (usu) seinI'm hot/cold — mir ist heiß/kalt
2 and 2 are 4 — 2 und 2 ist o sind 4
she's tall/pretty — sie ist groß/hübsch
be careful/quiet — sei vorsichtig/ruhig
2)how are you? — wie geht es dir?3)how old are you? — wie alt bist du?4)how much was the meal? — was o wie viel hat das Essen gekostet?that'll be Ј5.75, please — das macht Ј5.75, bitte
3. vi1) (exist, occur etc) sein2) (referring to place) sein3)where have you been? — wo bist du gewesen?4. impers vb1) (referring to time, distance, weather) seinit's too hot/cold — es ist zu heiß/kalt
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104 be
UK / US1. pp been vb aux was, were1)(with present participle: forming continuous tenses)
what are you doing? — was machst du (gerade)?2)pp: forming passives) to be killed — getötet werden3)it was fun, wasn't it? — es hat Spaß gemacht, nicht wahr?4)(+ to +
infin) the house is to be sold — das Haus soll verkauft werden2. vb + comp1) (usu) seinI'm hot/cold — mir ist heiß/kalt
2 and 2 are 4 — 2 und 2 ist o sind 4
she's tall/pretty — sie ist groß/hübsch
be careful/quiet — sei vorsichtig/ruhig
2)how are you? — wie geht es dir?3)how old are you? — wie alt bist du?4)how much was the meal? — was o wie viel hat das Essen gekostet?that'll be Ј5.75, please — das macht Ј5.75, bitte
3. vi1) (exist, occur etc) sein2) (referring to place) sein3)where have you been? — wo bist du gewesen?4. impers vb1) (referring to time, distance, weather) seinit's too hot/cold — es ist zu heiß/kalt
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105 stecken;
steckt, steckte oder stak, hat oder ist gestecktI v/t (hat)1. irgendwohin: put, stick umg.; heimlich: slip; (Blumen) arrange; mit Nadeln: pin; (Saum) tack; die Hände in die Hosentaschen stecken stick one’s hands in one’s trouser (Am. pant) pockets; sich (Dat) heimlich etw. in die Tasche etc. stecken slip s.th. secretively into one’s pocket etc.; den Kopf aus dem Fenster stecken stick one’s head out of (Am. auch out) the window; sich (Dat) die Haare zu einem Knoten stecken put one’s hair up in a knot; sich (Dat) eine Blume ins Haar stecken put ( oder stick umg.) a flower in one’s hair2. umg. (bringen) put, stick; jemanden ins Gefängnis / Bett stecken put s.o. in prison / to bed; jemanden in eine Anstalt / ein Heim stecken stick s.o. in an institution / a home; wir stecken dich gleich in den Keller! you’ll be locked up in the cellar if you’re not careful; ich weiß nicht, wohin ich ihn stecken soll fig. I can’t place him4. umg. (verraten) tell; wer hat ihm das gesteckt? who told him (that)?, who passed that on to him?; es jemandem tüchtig stecken umg. tell s.o. what’s what5. AGR. (Erbsen, Kartoffeln etc.) plant6. umg. (aufgeben) give up, chuck in; ich glaub, ich steck’s! I think I’ll give up ( oder chuck it in); hineinstecken, Brand 1, Nase1 5, Tasche 2, Ziel 4 etc.1. (sich befinden) be; (festsitzen) be stuck; Kugel, Splitter etc.: be lodged ( oder embedded) in; der Schlüssel steckt the key’s in the door2. stecken bleiben get stuck; umg., fig., beim Vortragen: auch dry up, come unstuck; THEAT. auch forget one’s lines; Verhandlungen: come to a standstill, reach deadlock; mitten im Satz stecken bleiben fig. break off in mid-sentence; das Projekt ist in den Anfangsstadien stecken geblieben the project didn’t get beyond the early stages3. stecken lassen leave in; den Schlüssel stecken lassen leave the key in the door; lass das Messer / den Revolver stecken! leave your knife / gun where it is; lass dein Geld nur stecken umg. put your money away, this is on me4. umg., fig. (sein) be; voller Fehler stecken Brief etc.: be full of mistakes; voller Bosheit / Neugier stecken be a spiteful character / a nosy old so-and-so; mitten in der Arbeit stecken be in the middle of ( oder busy with) one’s work; mitten in den Prüfungen stecken be in the middle of ( oder in the throes of) (taking) one’s exams; er steckt immer zu Hause he’s stuck at home all the time, he never goes out; in mir steckt eine Grippe I think I might be coming down with flu; der Schreck steckte ihm noch in den Gliedern his knees were still like jelly; wo steckst du denn ( so lange)? where have you been (all this time)?, where did you get to (all this time)?; wo steckt er bloß immer? where does he keep disappearing to ( oder hiding himself)?; dahinter steckt etwas there’s something behind it (all); da steckt er dahinter he’s at the bottom of it, he’s behind it (all); darin steckt viel Arbeit a lot of work has gone into it; in dem Geschäft steckt eine Menge Geld (es wurde viel investiert) a lot of money has gone into that business; (man kann viel verdienen) there’s a packet (Am. bundle) of money to be made out of that business; zeigen, was in einem steckt show what one is made of, show one’s mettle; in ihm steckt etwas he’s got what it takes, he’ll go far ( oder a long way); Anfang 3, Decke 2, gesteckt, Hals 3, Haut 4 etc. -
106 hangi
"Which...? -niz Which of you? - akla hizmet ediyor? colloq. What´s making him do such a strange thing? - biri Which one (of a large number)? - cehennemin dibinden geldin? colloq. Where the hell did you come from? - dağda kurt öldü? colloq. This is a nice surprise, but whatever made you/him do it? - peygambere kulluk edeceğini/ümmet olacağını şaşırmak/bilmemek to be at a loss as to whose orders to follow. - taşı kaldırsan, altından çıkar. colloq. 1. He has an opinion about anything you mention. 2. He has a finger in every pie. - taş pekse/katıysa, başını ona vur. colloq. 1. Nothing can be done to help you; and if you don´t believe me, go ask my boss. 2. You´re to blame for the mess you´re in, so don´t come crying to me! Seni/Sizi - rüzgâr attı buraya/böyle? colloq. What on earth brought you here?/Where have you been all this time?" -
107 tempo sm
['tɛmpo]1) (gen) timescusa, adesso non ho tempo — sorry, I haven't got time at the moment
c'è o abbiamo tempo — there is plenty of time
rilassati, abbiamo ancora tempo! — relax, we've still got time!
perdere tempo — (sprecare tempo) to waste time, (far tardi) to lose time
nei ritagli di tempo; a tempo perso — in one's spare moments
tempo libero — free o spare time
2) (periodo) timea suo tempo — in due course, at the appropriate time
ogni cosa a suo tempo — we'll (o you'll ecc) deal with it in due course
in tempo utile — in due time o course
al tempo stesso; a un tempo — at the same time
arrivare/essere in tempo — to arrive/be in time
per tempo — in good time, early
3) (durata di un'operazione) time, (fase) stagerispettare i tempi — to keep to the schedule o timetable
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108 BE
[biː] 1. aux vb; pt was, were, pp been1) ( in continuous tenses)2) ( forming passives) być, zostać ( perf)3) ( in tag questions) prawdahe's good-looking, isn't he? — jest przystojny, prawda?
she's back again, is she? — a więc znów jest z powrotem?
4) (+to +infin)2. vb +complement1) byćI am hot/cold — jest mi gorąco/zimno
2) ( of health) czuć się3) ( of age)4) ( cost) kosztować3. vi1) (exist, occur etc) istnieć2) ( referring to place) być4. impers vb1) (referring to time, distance, weather) byćit's too hot/cold — jest za gorąco/zimno
2) ( emphatic)* * *['bi: ɡi:]( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) -
109 tempo
sm ['tɛmpo]1) (gen) timescusa, adesso non ho tempo — sorry, I haven't got time at the moment
c'è o abbiamo tempo — there is plenty of time
rilassati, abbiamo ancora tempo! — relax, we've still got time!
perdere tempo — (sprecare tempo) to waste time, (far tardi) to lose time
nei ritagli di tempo; a tempo perso — in one's spare moments
tempo libero — free o spare time
2) (periodo) timea suo tempo — in due course, at the appropriate time
ogni cosa a suo tempo — we'll (o you'll ecc) deal with it in due course
in tempo utile — in due time o course
al tempo stesso; a un tempo — at the same time
arrivare/essere in tempo — to arrive/be in time
per tempo — in good time, early
3) (durata di un'operazione) time, (fase) stagerispettare i tempi — to keep to the schedule o timetable
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110 a week of Sundays
разг.≈ целая вечность, сто летI've been with Mr. Gallagher for four years now and a better gentleman you wouldn't find in a week of Sundays. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘P. and Q.’) — Четыре года я находился в услужении у мистера Галлахера. Лучше человека не сыщешь, сколько ни ищи.
Where have you been hiding yourself all this time? Well, I have not seen you for a week of Sundays! — Где вы пропадали все это время? Право же, я вас целую вечность не видел!
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111 ну ты даёшь!
ну ты <и> даёшь!прост., часто ирон., неодобр.well, you are a one!; well I never!; it's a bit much!; you're really going it!; you are the limit!- Людка, ну ты и даёшь! Где была? - В коридоре. Ждала Маркина. - Только-то? А я думала, опять с каким-нибудь Генкой. (И. Грекова, Кафедра) — 'Well, you are a one, Lyudka! Where have you been?' 'In the corridor. Waiting for Markin.' 'Is that all? And I had thought that you were with a Gena of some kind again.'
Проснулся я, видимо, через много часов - в окно моей комнаты сквозь ледяной панцирь ломилось солнце. Ну ты даёшь, старик, попрекнул я сам себя. (В. Тельпугов, Дыхание костра) — I woke up many hours later, it was clear - the sun was beating through the armour of ice on the window. It's a bit much, old man, I reproached myself.
- Ну, дед, ты даёшь! Дал бог ноги. Весь посёлок исколесили. Давно ехать пора. (И. Ракша, Весь белый свет) — 'Well, Grandad, you are the limit. God certainly gave you some legs. I've driven round the whole town looking for you. We should have left long ago.'
- А школа? - Я не пошла. - Ну, мать, ты даёшь... - Александр Павлович, действительно несколько потрясённый, с размаху плюхнулся на скамью. (С. Абрамов, Требуется чудо) — 'And school?' 'I didn't go.' 'You're really going it...' Alexander Pavlovich, in truth somewhat stunned, flopped down on the bench.
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112 uithangen
1 [naar buiten hangen] hang out2 [zich bevinden] be ⇒ hang out♦voorbeelden:1 de vlag hangt uit • the flag is hanging out/has been struck2 waar heb jij uitgehangen? • where have you been (hanging out)?, what have you been up to?II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [naar buiten hangen] hang/put out2 [in zijn volle lengte ophangen] hang out♦voorbeelden:de idioot uithangen • act/play the foolde grote meneer uithangen • play the big shot -
113 rare
rare [ʀαʀ]adjectivea. ( = peu commun) [objet, mot, édition] rareb. ( = peu nombreux) [cas, exemples, visites] rare ; [passants, voitures] few• les rares fois où... on the rare occasions when...• il est l'un des rares qui... he's one of the few people who...• se faire rare [argent, légumes] to become scarced. ( = exceptionnel) [talent, qualité, sentiment, beauté] rare ; [homme, énergie] exceptional ; [saveur, moment] exquisitee. [gaz] rare* * *ʀɑʀ1) ( peu commun) [personne, objet, animal, plante] rare; [denrée, main-d'œuvre, produit] scarce; [minerai] rare, scarcedevenir or se faire rare — to be ou become scarce
2) ( peu fréquent) [cas, mot, maladie] rare; [moment] rare; [visites] infrequent; [occasion] rare, unusual; [emploi, utilisation] unusual, uncommon; [voyages, trains] infrequent; [voitures, passants, clients, amis] fewil est rare de faire/qu'il fasse — it is unusual to do/for him to do
3) ( exceptionnel) [qualité, beauté, talent] rare; [maîtrise, intelligence, énergie, courage] exceptional; [bêtise, impudence, inconséquence] singular4) ( clairsemé) [cheveux, barbe, végétation] sparse; [air] thin* * *ʀɒʀ adj1) (= inhabituel) rareil est rare que — it's rare that, it's unusual that
2) (main-d'œuvre, denrées) scarcese faire rare — to become scarce, fig, [personne] to make oneself scarce
3) (cheveux, herbe) sparse* * *rare adj1 ( peu commun) [personne, objet, animal, plante] rare; [matière première, denrée, main-d'œuvre, produit] scarce; [minerai] rare, scarce; être l'un des rares qui to be one of the few (people) who;2 ( peu fréquent) [cas, mot, maladie] rare; [moment] rare; [visites] infrequent; [occasion] rare, unusual; [emploi, utilisation] unusual, uncommon; [voyages, trains] infrequent; [voitures, passants, clients, amis] few; les clients sont rares à cette époque-ci de l'année we have very few customers at this time of year; devenir or se faire rare [argent, produit, denrée] to be ou become scarce; vous vous faites rare ces temps-ci you are not around much these days; il se fait de plus en plus rare dans le village he comes to the village less and less (frequently); quelques rares visiteurs a few occasional visitors; rares étaient ceux qui faisaient there were few who did; il est rare de faire it is unusual to do; il n'est pas rare de faire it isn't uncommon ou unusual to do; il est rare qu'il vienne en train it's unusual for him to come by train; il n'est pas rare qu'il reste pour dîner it's not unusual for him to stay for dinner; cela n'a rien de rare there's nothing unusual about it; à de rares exceptions près with few exceptions;3 ( exceptionnel) [qualité, beauté, talent] rare; [maîtrise, intelligence, énergie, courage] exceptional; [bêtise, impudence, inconséquence] singular; combat d'une rare violence exceptionally violent fight ou fighting; être d'une bêtise rare or d'une rare bêtise to be singularly ou exceptionally stupid; être d'une intelligence rare to be exceptionally intelligent; il est l'exemple rare de he is a rare example of;[rar] adjectifplantes/timbres rares rare plants/stamps2. [peu fréquent] rareon le voyait chez nous à de rares intervalles once in a (very long) while, he'd turn up at our houseil est rare qu'elle veuille bien venir avec moi she rarely ou seldom agrees to come with meil n'est pas rare de le voir ici it's not uncommon ou unusual to see him heretu te fais rare ces derniers temps (familier) you've become quite a stranger lately, where have you been hiding lately?3. [peu nombreux] fewà de rares exceptions près with only ou apart from a few exceptionselle est une des rares personnes que je connaisse à aimer le jazz she's one of the very few people I know who enjoys jazz[peu abondant] scarce -
114 be about
описывать суть процесса или явления That's what love is about. ≈ Вот что такое любовь. much ado about nothing ≈ много шуму из ничего
1) касаться, иметь отношение What is your new book about? ≈ О чем Ваша новая книга?
2) делать, осуществлять What are you about? I'm about my business. ≈ Чем Вы сейчас занимаетесь? У меня свой бизнес.
3) быть поблизости There's nobody about, you'd better come back later. ≈ Сейчас никого нет, может быть, Вам лучше зайти попозже? Jim is about somewhere, if you'd like to wait. ≈ Джим где-то поблизости, Вы можете подождать. Syn: be around
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4) кружиться, двигаться вокруг чего-л. Where have you been? I've just been about the town. ≈ Где ты был? Гулял по городу.
5) собираться (сделать что-л.), предполагать he is about to go ≈ он собирается уходить Syn: mean, propose, contemplate
6) быть занятым чем-л.
7) быть на ногах, встать;
выходить (после болезни), передвигаться, быть не дома
8) быть в большом количестве Do dress warmly, there are a lot of colds about just now. ≈ Одевайся теплее, сейчас много простудных заболеваний. Be careful how you drive, there are small rocks about in this area. ≈ Будь осторожен, ведя машину, в этой местности много мелких камней. Are there many gold coins about now? ≈ Сейчас большой золотой запас( монет) ?быть поблизости - he is somewhere about он где-то здесь - he is not about его здесь нет иметься, быть распространенным - there are many shops about in this little town в этом городке много магазинов - there's a lot of ice about on the roads на дорогах гололедица - there is flue about сейчас (по) всюду( свирепствует) грипп встать, быть на ногах;
приступить к работе - they are about already они уже встали - at eight they were about their business already в восемь часов они уже занялись своими делами выздороветь, быть на ногах;
оправиться после болезни (тж. be up and about)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > be about
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115 пропадать
vi; св - пропа́стьпо сообще́ниям печа́ти пропа́ло ещё не́сколько челове́к — a few more people are reported to be missing
у меня́ пропа́л зо́нтик — I've lost my umbrella
2) исчезать to disappear, быстро, неожиданно to vanishэ́ти докуме́нты пропа́ли — these documents/papers have disappeared/vanished, these documents/papers are gone
куда́ вы пропа́ли? — where did you disappear/vanish to?
где вы пропада́ли це́лую неде́лю? — where have you been all/this week?
3) погибать to be lost/gone, to be done for; о растениях и т. п. to die, to perish; пойти прахом to be wasted, to go to waste, to go down the drain collпропа́ли на́ши де́нежки — our money is as good as gone/lost
мы пропа́ли! — we're done for!
тепе́рь он пропа́л — he's a goner now coll
и́з-за за́морозков посе́вы пропа́ли — the crops were killed by the frosts
все на́ши уси́лия пропа́ли — all our efforts were wasted, all our efforts came to naught
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116 waar heb jij uitgehangen?
waar heb jij uitgehangen?where have you been (hanging out)?, what have you been up to?Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > waar heb jij uitgehangen?
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117 С-398
(ТОЛЬКО) ЗА СМЕРТЬЮ ПОСЫЛАТЬ кого coll VP these forms only impers predic the verb always takes the final position) (used to express irritation at the long absence of s.o. who was sent on an errand) when he (she etc) goes on an errand, you have to wait an extremely long time for him (her etc) to return: X-a только за смертью посылать = you could grow old waiting for X (to get back (to do the simplest little errand etc)) it takes X forever (and a day) to do the simplest of errands X is slower than molasses (in January).Где ты столько времени ходишь? Тебя только за смертью посылать! Where have you been all this time? You're slower than molasses in January! -
118 за смертью посылать
[VP; these forms only; impers predic; the verb always takes the final position]=====⇒ (used to express irritation at the long absence of s.o. who was sent on an errand) when he (she etc) goes on an errand, you have to wait an extremely long time for him (her etc) to return:- X-a только за смертью посылать≈ you could grow old waiting for X (to get back <to do the simplest little errand etc>);- X is slower than molasses (in January).♦ Где ты столько времени ходишь? Тебя только за смертью посылать! Where have you been all this time? You're slower than molasses in January!Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > за смертью посылать
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119 только за смертью посылать
• (ТОЛЬКО) ЗА СМЕРТЬЮ ПОСЫЛАТЬ кого coll[VP; these forms only; impers predic; the verb always takes the final position]=====⇒ (used to express irritation at the long absence of s.o. who was sent on an errand) when he (she etc) goes on an errand, you have to wait an extremely long time for him (her etc) to return:- X-a только за смертью посылать≈ you could grow old waiting for X (to get back <to do the simplest little errand etc>);- X is slower than molasses (in January).♦ Где ты столько времени ходишь? Тебя только за смертью посылать! Where have you been all this time? You're slower than molasses in January!Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > только за смертью посылать
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120 despelucada
despelucado,-a adj fam unkempt: ¿de dónde vienes tan despelucado?, you look as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwards, where have you been?
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Where have you been keeping yourself? — nterrog. I haven’t seen you in a long time. Where have you been? □ Long time no see. Where’ve you been keeping yourself? □ I haven’t seen you in a long time. Where you been keeping yourself? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been? — [Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been?] the title and first line of a traditional children’s ↑nursery rhyme. The full poem is: Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been? I’ve been up to London to look at the queen. Pussy cat, pussy cat, what … Useful english dictionary
Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been? — the title and first line of a traditional children’s nursery rhyme. The full poem is: Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been? I’ve been up to London to look at the queen. Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you there? I frightened a little mouse… … Universalium
Where Are You Going — Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? ( ¿Adónde vas, dónde has estado? ) es un cuento de Joyce Carol Oates, recogido en numerosas antologías. Oates se inspiró en tres… … Wikipedia Español
wheryubeen?-where have you been? ah'vbeen- i have been awrronrihooseslookingfur ye - i looling every where for you.... — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Yes or always, depending on usage Example:Aye, ah m coming oot Yes, I m coming outHe s aye gaun oot He s always going out II Mawdesley Glossary Yes.. III Glesga Glossary Yes … English dialects glossary
Have You Ever Been in Love (song) — Infobox Single Name = Have You Ever Been in Love Artist = Céline Dion from Album = One Heart Released = April 14 2003 Format = CD Recorded = Paradise Sound Studios, Master Plan Studios Genre = Pop Length = 4:08 (Album/Single Version) 2:59 (Edit)… … Wikipedia
Have You Lived Before This Life — is a Scientology / Dianetics book published by L. Ron Hubbard in 1960. It purports to be a collection of forty one actual case histories of reincarnation and past life experiences, gleaned from auditing with an e meter at the Church of… … Wikipedia