Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 09 May 2004 10:36:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from n24.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.80]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.31) id 1BMsEH-00027w-Cp for lojban-in@lojban.org; Sun, 09 May 2004 10:36:45 -0700 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-22207-1084084243-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.158] by n24.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 09 May 2004 06:30:43 -0000 X-Sender: jimc@math.ucla.edu X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 17477 invoked from network); 9 May 2004 06:30:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m18.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 9 May 2004 06:30:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO harlech.math.ucla.edu) (128.97.4.250) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 9 May 2004 06:30:43 -0000 Received: from xena.cft.ca.us (wbar2.sea1-4-5-069-072.sea1.dsl-verizon.net [4.5.69.72]) (using TLSv1 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168/168 bits)) (Client CN "James F. Carter", Issuer "UCLA-Mathnet Root Certificate" (verified OK)) by harlech.math.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15A8E761F4; Sat, 8 May 2004 23:30:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: by xena.cft.ca.us (Postfix, from userid 228) id C1F9F27E03; Sat, 8 May 2004 23:30:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by xena.cft.ca.us (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEF36620F1; Sat, 8 May 2004 23:30:18 -0700 (PDT) To: Pierre Abbat Cc: lojban@yahoogroups.com In-Reply-To: <200405071817.28185.phma@webjockey.net> Message-ID: References: <200405071817.28185.phma@webjockey.net> X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 128.97.4.250 From: Jim Carter MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list lojban@yahoogroups.com; contact lojban-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list lojban@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 23:30:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [lojban] Re: nuts Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 7722 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: jimc@MATH.UCLA.EDU Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list Content-Length: 1177 Lines: 31 On Fri, 7 May 2004, Pierre Abbat wrote: > {narge} means "nut" in the sense "hard-shelled fruit". What is the word for > "nut" in the sense "piece of hardware that a bolt screws into"? fetsi klupe (fetyklupe?) = female screw. This male/female metaphor is standard, at least in electrical engineering. James F. Carter Voice 310 825 2897 FAX 310 206 6673 UCLA-Mathnet; 6115 MSA; 405 Hilgard Ave.; Los Angeles, CA, USA 90095-1555 Email: jimc@math.ucla.edu http://www.math.ucla.edu/~jimc (q.v. for PGP key) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/GSaulB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: lojban-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/