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The singer became an omnipresent icon of style and beauty. commencer à apprendre
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present or having an effect everywhere at the same time
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a short, simple story that teaches or explains an idea, especially a moral or religious idea
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We were surprised when he announced he wanted to join the clergy. a clergyman commencer à apprendre
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religious leaders, especially Christian priests, ministers
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a man who is a priest or minister.
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Obviously what she did was wrong, but I don't think it warranted such a severe punishment. commencer à apprendre
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to make a particular activity necessary
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The flag was tattered and threadbare. a tattered old letter commencer à apprendre
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* material or clothes have become thin or damaged because they have been used a lot
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someone who has no home or job and lives by asking other people for money
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a person without the usual ability to use reason and understand
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The shooting of the police officer has received universal condemnation commencer à apprendre
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the act of condemning something or someone
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With the extra resources, the project now seems feasible commencer à apprendre
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able to be made, done, or achieved
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The government has come up with a half-baked scheme for training teachers on the job. commencer à apprendre
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A half-baked idea or plan has not been considered carefully enough:
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We would take that in a lickety-split second commencer à apprendre
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It was a stressful day at work and by 5.00 I was completely frazzled commencer à apprendre
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extremely tired in a nervous or slightly worried way after a lot of mental or physical effort
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The policy change was presented to us as a fait accompli, without consultation or discussion commencer à apprendre
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something that has already happened or been done and cannot be changed
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High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze. commencer à apprendre
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to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something
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He has money up the ying-yang commencer à apprendre
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go to hell in a hand basket commencer à apprendre
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a situation headed for disaster inescapably
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Getting a teenager to stop playing video games and go outside to get fresh air is like pushing rope. commencer à apprendre
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* means a difficult and frustrating task that is either completely fruitless or the results of which are not commensurate with the effort invested.
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I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating. commencer à apprendre
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to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring
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"I don't care", but not as strong
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means that it is the right size for you.
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means that it looks good on you
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He must have gone completely loopy to give up a job like that. commencer à apprendre
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strange, unusual, or silly
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happening after a person's death:
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needing a lot of time and effort
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These taxpayers will reach the highest level of the tax tariff on a continuous basis commencer à apprendre
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prolonged without interruption
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Most of what he says is such garbage that I just tune him out. commencer à apprendre
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to ignore someone or not give your attention to something or to what is happening around you
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