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to invent a new word or e xpression, especially one that many people start to use commencer à apprendre
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something you say that is intended to be funny, not serious [= joke] commencer à apprendre
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the name had been coined in jest
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the name had been coined in jest
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the act or an instance of behaving in a patronizing way; commencer à apprendre
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a considerable measure of condescension
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behave as if you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people, used to show disapproval commencer à apprendre
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a considerable measure of condescension
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if a name that someone has invented ______, people continue using it commencer à apprendre
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criticizing someone or something, and showing that you do not think they are very good or important; spoken contemptuously of commencer à apprendre
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a disparaging nickname had become a fond one
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having a great liking for; being liked commencer à apprendre
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a disparaging nickname had become a fond one
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making you feel less worried or frightened commencer à apprendre
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There was something safe about corduroy, something reassuring
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to make someone feel very shocked and upset commencer à apprendre
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So while William would have been appalled to hear himself described as tweedy
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to feel angry or upset about a situation or about something that someone has done, especially because you think that it is not fair commencer à apprendre
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he would not have resented being called corduroy.
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living in a very informal or relaxed way and not accepting society's rules of behaviour commencer à apprendre
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There was something slightly bohemian about corduroy
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a time when you feel an emotion very strongly and cannot control your behaviour commencer à apprendre
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in a fit of Arts and Crafts enthusiasm.
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commencer à apprendre
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the place where something is or where something happens; the place or time where the events in a book, film etc happen commencer à apprendre
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The staircase was the setting for most of these personal encounters
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someone who lives in a house, room etc and pays rent to the person who owns it commencer à apprendre
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l the tenants got together to discuss matters of mutual interest
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certain to happen and impossible to avoid commencer à apprendre
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it was inevitably William who took the chair
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the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee, or the person who is in charge of it commencer à apprendre
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William who took the chair
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to naturally have a good feature or quality; Pol. obdarzony (czymś) commencer à apprendre
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the one most endowed with the gravitas necessary to deal with the landlord,
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a seriousness of manner that people respect commencer à apprendre
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the gravitas necessary to deal with the landlord,
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a man who rents a room, building, or piece of land to someone commencer à apprendre
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the gravitas necessary to deal with the landlord,
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if you refuse to admit or believe that something bad exists or has happened, you are _____. commencer à apprendre
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to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something commencer à apprendre
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Or old sock, even," said Marcia, sniffing the air
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to make something or someone seem better or more important than they really are, especially by using a particular word to describe them; Pol. podnosić do godności commencer à apprendre
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Actually, to call Marcia’s Table a firm was to dignify it beyond what it deserved.
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