Auberge du Soleil literally translates into inn of the sun and with the breathtaking sunset views from nearly every vantage point in the hotel, the name makes sense.

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Droit de suite, which translates literally as "right of continuation, " began in France in the 1920s.

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"There is a Chinese phenomenon known as 'guanxi, ' which translates literally as 'special relationship, ' " explained Chadwick.

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Ms Oswald translates Homer's similes literally, but paraphrases the rest, creating a modernised version that delights in the unexpected.

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