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  • 21Cain —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Kane. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cain (mot anglais pour désigner Caïn) peut désigner : Sommaire …

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  • 22Caín — (De Caín, personaje bíblico.) ► locución adverbial 1 coloquial Se usa para indicar que una persona actúa con mala idea en la expresión con las de Caín. 2 coloquial Indica que una persona padece mucho o sufre situaciones adversas en la expresión… …

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  • 23Cain — Cain1 Cainism, n. Cainitic /kay nit ik/, adj. /kayn/, n. 1. the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel. Gen. 4. 2. a murderer. 3. raise Cain, Slang. a. become angry or violent: He ll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch …

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  • 24cain — /kayn/, n. Scot. and Irish Eng. rent paid in kind, esp. a percentage of a farm crop. [ME (Scots) cane < ScotGael; cf. OIr cáin statute, law, rent] * * * ▪ biblical figure  in the Old Testament, first born son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his&#8230; …

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  • 25Cain — I. /keɪn/ (say kayn) noun 1. Bible the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel. (Genesis 4). 2. a murderer. –phrase 3. raise Cain, a. to cause a lot of commotion or trouble. b. to complain or protest vociferously. {Phrase Origin …

  • 26Caïn — Jardin des Tuileries, Paris Auguste Nicolas Caïn (* 4. November 1822 in Paris; † 6. August 1894 ebenda) war ein französischer Tierbildhauer und Medailleur. Caïn erlernte anfangs das Metzgerhandwerk, wurde dann aber Schüler des Holzbildhauers&#8230; …

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  • 27caín — {{#}}{{LM C06542}}{{〓}} {{[}}caín{{]}} ‹ca·ín› ► {{{}}pasar las de Caín{{}}} {{《}}▍ loc.verb.{{》}} {{※}}col.{{¤}} Sufrir grandes apuros o contratiempos: • Pasé las de Caín hasta que conseguí un trabajo.{{○}} {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} Por alusión …

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  • 28Cain —    A possession; a spear.    1) The first born son of Adam and Eve (Gen. 4). He became a tiller of the ground, as his brother Abel followed the pursuits of pastoral life. He was a sullen, self willed, haughty, vindictive man; wanting the&#8230; …

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  • 29Cain — This interesting surname has three possible sources; firstly, it may be of Old French origin, and is either a nickname for a tall, thin man, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered reeds, which were needed in the Middle Ages as&#8230; …

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  • 30Cain — I [[t]keɪn[/t]] n. bib the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel. Gen. 4 • raise Cain Cain•it′ic, adj. II Cain [[t]keɪn[/t]] big James M., 1892–1977, U.S. novelist …

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