On Monday 20 March 2006 11:13, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> I have to admit I have never seen this word. Do people really use it
> in normal discussion?

  Don't you have this word (or similar) in French?

  This comes from Latin, we have it in Portuguese.

Something like this old saying:
  "Scalded cat of cold water is afraid"

> Thanks for the lesson.
>
> JMarc

-- 
José Abílio

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