Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
synchronize our spells or stagger them
English answer:
fade out at the same time or alternately
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May 21, 2015 07:29
8 yrs ago
English term
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Native in: Chinese 
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synchronize our spells or stagger them
English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
"Right,"he says."Sorry. I tend to fade in and out laterly."
"I guess I do too." she says,almost to herself.
"You what?" He didn't quite hear her.
"I sometimes fade out."A little embarrassed,irritated at the repetition.
He is caught off guard,surprised by her candor."oh...well,maybe we'd better synchronize our spells...or stagger them."and he half grins,half frowns,ready to support her reaction to his quip.
"I guess I do too." she says,almost to herself.
"You what?" He didn't quite hear her.
"I sometimes fade out."A little embarrassed,irritated at the repetition.
He is caught off guard,surprised by her candor."oh...well,maybe we'd better synchronize our spells...or stagger them."and he half grins,half frowns,ready to support her reaction to his quip.
Responses
| 4 +4 | fade out at the same time or alternately |
Terry Richards
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| 4 +1 | Periods of fading out |
Lincoln Hui
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Responses
+4
14 mins
Terry Richards
France
France
Native in English
&
English
France
30 years in IT, Engineering degree.
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, British)
Works in: French to English, English
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120
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fade out at the same time or alternately
He is saying that they should arrange to be unconscious (or semi-conscious) at the same time so that they can be conscious at the same time as well. Then he thinks about it and decides that there are possibilities (probably sexual) in them being conscious alternately. This second part is, somewhat, a joke.
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+1
9 mins
Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
Hong Kong
Excellence is a basic requirement.
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Traditional, Cantonese) , English
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Japanese to Chinese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
Periods of fading out
Synchronize our spells: To fade out at the same time
Stagger our spells: When one fades out, the other doesn't
Stagger our spells: When one fades out, the other doesn't
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