(n.) A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of one's thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers, expressing. A fig for you.
Example Sentences:
(1) There’s a small exhibition of Fico’s vibrant landscapes, but where it really excels is in combining art and design with experimental theatre, dance and debates in a modern space.
(2) Speaking on Slovak TV last night, Robert Fico hinted that Greece might soon quit the euro.
(3) In an election this month next door in Slovakia, the new prime minister, Robert Fico, won a landslide after support for his rivals on the right collapsed when secret police files about the buying and selling of MPs were unearthed by a Canadian journalist and posted on the internet.
(4) Fico has previously rocked the boat by suggesting that there was a 50:50 chance that the eurozone would not survive the crisis in its current form.
(5) ), 2) hypoxia was induced by ventilating the animals with CO (FICO = 0.002) at constnat PaO2.
(6) Hypoxia induced by CO (FICO = 0.002) also reduced VO2 and SI, a result that is consistent with previous results indicating that carotid body chemoreceptors do not mediate the suppression of shivering by ambient hypoxia.
(7) As a sportsman, and, especially a footballer, I really appreciate Robert Fico,” he said in a video.
(8) Robert Fico, prime minister of Slovakia, said: “We are glad that Jaguar Land Rover has chosen Slovakia for its new world-class manufacturing facility.
(9) I think that he would be a suitable president of Slovak Republic.” As it happened, Fico lost the election and the national stadium has not been built yet.
(10) They will talk on the margins of a Syria donor conference in London , where the prime minister is also scheduled to see Slovak PM Robert Fico, Greek leader Alexis Tsipras, Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven and Belgian PM Charles Michel.
(11) Three groups of animals were studied : normoxic control (FIO2 = 0.28 ; n = 3) (C), hypoxic hypoxia (FIO2 = 0.10 ; n = 4) (HH) and hypoxia induced by respiring the animals with a carbon monoxide containing gas mixture (FIO2 = 0.28, FICO = 0.002 ; n = 6) (HCO).
(12) One exception is Santander, which uses a system developed by US software firm Fico, which claims to have a 100% success rate in halting fraudulent account takeover attempts following a sim swap.
(13) The 2014 opening of Museo Ettore Fico has proved a tipping point.
(14) This should be avoided.” Robert Fico, the Slovakian prime minister, said he would not be “dictated to” and would not observe any quota that was imposed.
(15) Fico director Gabriel Hopkins told Guardian Money that his company’s technology is able to detect whether a sim card has been swapped since the last transaction by comparing its unique international mobile subscriber identity number.
(16) In Slovakia the prime minister, Robert Fico, has called for the “restriction of the freedom of Muslims in Europe” , and last year a law was passed that effectively bans Islam from gaining official status as a religion .
(17) Prime minister Robert Fico and his centre-left Smer-SD party technically won, with 28% of the vote, but lost their majority.
(18) As a footballer, I like a tough and fair duel and in Robert Fico, I see a man who tries to push through his views, while playing by the books.
(19) For Hungarians, Schengen is freedom.” Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovakia, runs Orbán a close second in his contempt for west European liberals.
(20) Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is the cheerleader of the “Europe is useless” chorus, but Robert Fico, the Slovakian premier, and President Milos Zeman in Prague are not far behind.
Mico
Definition:
(n.) A small South American monkey (Mico melanurus), allied to the marmoset. The name was originally applied to an albino variety.
Example Sentences:
(1) "We need everything, we are underwater," mayor Mico Micic exclaimed.
(2) The antifungal azole drugs itraconazole (itra; R51,211), fluconazole (flu; UK-49,858), ketoconazole (keto) and micronazole (mico) have been investigated for their suppressive influence on the gene expression of the immunoregulatory cytokines IL2, IL4, IL9, GM-CSF, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, as well as both chains of the IL2 receptor in human PBMC and of the cytokines in the human keratinocyte cell line HaCat 17.5.
(3) Photograph: Mico Abrigo More than half said they had been “overlooked, ignored or denied service in a shop, restaurant or public office or transport”, while three-quarters said they had been stared at by strangers.