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Meanings of kiss in English

Russian
чмок
Portuguese
ósculo
Spanish
beso
Catalan
petó
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Touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

чмок
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UK radio station based in London.

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Portuguese
dar um beijo
Catalan
besar-se

Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

dar um beijo
Russian
принцип kiss
Portuguese
princípio do beijo
Spanish
principio kiss
Catalan
principi kiss

States that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made complicated; therefore, simplicity should be a key goal in design, and unnecessary complexity should be avoided.

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принцип kiss
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Examples for "kiss principle"
Examples for "kiss principle"
1
The KISSS principle definitely applies to your vendors, your integrators...and your own project teams.
Reuters
2
Victor was a firm adherent to the KISS principle.
Cauldron of Ghosts
3
Again with the KISSS principle Finally, the KISSS principle applies to training: short, separate sessions that come in increments.
Reuters
4
"The spiel" is based on the KISS principle: Keep It Simple Stupid.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
1
It stands for Keep It Simple Stupid.
A Bloody Storm
2
"The spiel" is based on the KISS principle: Keep It Simple Stupid.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
1
And rather than make a long defense, he kept it short and simple:
Caught
2
Keep it short and simple.
The South African
1
But while there might be a tendency to keep it simple and straightforward, the following list is enough to leave any keyboard wobbling with fear.
BBC
Usage of kiss in English
1
The wrong came in the moment that the one kiss was given.
The Judgment House
2
The kiss burned; it burns still,-iteats into the brain like remorse.
Lucretia — Volume 06
3
I'd as lief kiss the marble lips of Diana in the park.
The Black Wolf's Breed / A Story of France in the Old World and ...
4
All the way back in the carriage he could only kiss her.
Three Weeks
5
That kiss was surely the consecration of the life of the sands.
The Garden of Allah
6
See here; take anything you like, and give it with the kiss.
A Garland for Girls
7
The kiss of respect-almostobsolete in this country-ismade on the hand.
Our Deportment / Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most R...
8
Here the failure is foreseen; he knows she will not kiss him.
Shelley
9
The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
Indian Summer
10
I want a kiss for every star there is in the heavens.
There was a King in Egypt
11
The kiss of friendship and relationship is on the cheeks and forehead.
Our Deportment / Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most R...
12
She gave me a long kiss and said in a low tone:
Original Short Stories — Volume 13
13
Gerald took the trembling figure in his arms with a brotherly kiss.
The Long Vacation
14
Give my love to Clara, and kiss the little ones for me.
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
15
The waters rise to kiss the skies and walls of granite shake.
Gleams of Sunshine: Optimistic Poems
16
To kiss your sweetheart in the dark, denotes dangers and immoral engagements.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
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