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R.U.R.
R.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play in the Czech language by Karel Capek. R.U.R. stands for Rossum's Universal Robots, an English phrase used as the subtitle in the Czech original. It premiered in 1921 and introduced the word "robot" to the English language and to science fiction as a whole.
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Rur
The Rur (German; in Dutch and French: Roer), — not to be confused with the Ruhr — is a river which flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right (eastern) tributary to the river Meuse. About 90% of the river is in Germany.
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roer
v.
nibble, gnaw; pick
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roer
v.
bite; grit, erode; gnaw, nibble
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roer (het)
n.
rudder, helm, handlebars, gun, rifle
roeren
v.
stir, shake, froth, churn, whip, affect, agitate
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roer
(v.) = gnaw (at) ; eat into.
Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.
Ex: As termites begin to eat into wood structures, the weakened structure of the wood will cause floors to creak with more frequency.
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* hueso duro (de roer) = uphill struggle ; tough nut to crack ; hard nut to crack ; tough cookie ; tough nut.
* roer poco a poco = eat away at.
Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.
Ex: As termites begin to eat into wood structures, the weakened structure of the wood will cause floors to creak with more frequency.
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* hueso duro (de roer) = uphill struggle ; tough nut to crack ; hard nut to crack ; tough cookie ; tough nut.
* roer poco a poco = eat away at.
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