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astir

\uh-STUR\

adjective
1. moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement: The field was astir with small animals, birds, and insects.
2. up and about; out of bed.

Quotes

We were wakened by many hurrying feet, and many confused voices; all the world seemed awake and astir.
-- Elizabeth Gaskell, The Grey Woman, 1861

Origin

Astir entered English before 1000, and is a combination of the reduced form a- and the word stir.

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Saturday, January 17, 2015

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semestre, noun
six-month period, half year

In English we’re used to thinking of a semester in relation to college courses. Spanish el semestre can mean this too, but it also has a more general meaning of a six-month period, or half year. In this meaning people often use it when talking about finance and economics. So, they often use with primer, segundo, último and próximo ? first, second, last, and next.

Durante el primer semestre del año la empresa obtuvo un beneficio neto de 57 millones de dólares.
In the first half of the year, the company made a net profit of 57 million dollars.

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