Escaut


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Escaut

(ɛsko)
n
(Placename) the French name for the Scheldt

Scheldt

(skɛlt)

n.
a river in W Europe, flowing from N France through W Belgium and SW Netherlands into the North Sea. 270 mi. (435 km) long. Flemish, Schel•de (ˈsxɛl də) French, Escaut.
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When the Germans ended the "phoney war" on May 10 by sweeping through Belgium and Holland, the 50th moved to positions behind Brussels before falling back to the River Escaut.
The men who made Hitler think twice; The steelworkers and pitmen of the Durham Light Infantry stood firm against Germany's troops when they were at their most rampant. RAY MARSHALL reports
Daar is die beeld van Italie (waar die Renaissance sy aanvang geneem het) wat met die Escaut afkom (en waarmee die waai van die suidewind verband hou); "Frida" ontpop tot 'n "Margot"; soldate keer terug van die slagvelde af in Mei (wat aan die einde van die Tweede Wereldoorlog dus saamgeval het met die volle deurbraak van die lente); in Julie is daar die somerse koringvelde om te geniet.
"Le plat pays" (Jacques Brel) poetically praised in Afrikaans--notes on iconicity in the original and translated chanson texts/ "Le plat pays" (Jacques Brel) poeties besing in Afrikaans--aantekeninge oor ikonisiteit in die oorspronklike en vertaalde chansontekste
Similar findings at 36-month mean follow-up were noted by Escaut et al.
Other manifestations of HIV vasculopathy
These were prominently--one could say seductively--displayed on several glass shelves in the booth of Frederic Escaut (Frederic.
Munich show 2007
The poet fastidiously indicates all the milestones of his journey until he crosses the Escaut river (10309) and penetrates the awesome forest where he gets lost while chasing the wild boar.
Geography as a linking-device in the 'Poema de Mio Cid.'
Russo and Escaut (2006) wrote as follows (my translation) concerning the composition of the tourmaline:
Tourmaline from the Minh Tien pegmatite, Luc Yen Mining district, Yenbai Province, Vietnam

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