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the quality of being peaceful and calm commencer à apprendre
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I admired her serenity in the midst of so much chaos.
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peaceful and calm; worried by nothing commencer à apprendre
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She has a lovely serene face.
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to give something or someone a particular name, especially describing what you think of it, him, or her: commencer à apprendre
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She was dubbed by the newspapers "the Angel of Death".
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commencer à apprendre
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The children snuggled up to their mother to get warm.
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commencer à apprendre
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(of a person) leaning or lying back with the upper part of the body in a nearly horizontal position: commencer à apprendre
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The figure in the painting is in a reclining pose.
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commencer à apprendre
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Her dress was tightly belted, accentuating the slimness of her waist.
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good for you, and likely to improve your life either physically, morally, or emotionally: commencer à apprendre
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He looks like a nice, wholesome young man.
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a signal for someone to do something: commencer à apprendre
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They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave the party.
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commencer à apprendre
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Even the most heartfelt belief, can be corroded in time.
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I hadn't had enough sleep and was feeling kind of grumpy.
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commencer à apprendre
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They spent an immense amount of time getting the engine into perfect condition.
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Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later time: commencer à apprendre
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The long-dormant volcano has recently shown signs of erupting.
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the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future: commencer à apprendre
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What are the implications of the new law?
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to fight, especially in order to win something: commencer à apprendre
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The children grappled for the ball.
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to be very similar to something: commencer à apprendre
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Her on-screen romances seem to mirror her experiences in her private life.
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not the same as you would usually expect: commencer à apprendre
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He's an unlikely-looking doctor (= he is not what I expect a doctor to look like).
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to take something out of a container or your pocket, especially a weapon: commencer à apprendre
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Suddenly he drew a gun/knife and held it to my throat.
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to discover the causes or origins of something by examining the way in which it has developed: commencer à apprendre
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She has traced her family history back to the seventeenth century.
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a small piece of interesting information, or a small dish of pleasant-tasting food: commencer à apprendre
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Our guide gave us some interesting titbits about the history of the castle.
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to be known or discovered finally and surprisingly: commencer à apprendre
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It turns out that she had known him when they were children.
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existing or happening in many places or among many people: commencer à apprendre
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Minnesota has experienced widespread flooding.
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to spread information to a lot of people: commencer à apprendre
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I'm leaving but please don't broadcast the fact.
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the state of being prepared for a particular situation: commencer à apprendre
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The army is in a state of preparedness for war.
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commencer à apprendre
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Network of volunteers who monitor satellite and weather data from across the great swathe.
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a long strip or large area especially of land: commencer à apprendre
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Huge swathes of rainforest are being cleared for farming and mining.
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to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, to use in a particular way: commencer à apprendre
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As project leader, you will have to allocate people jobs/allocate jobs to people.
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a sharp twist or bend in something such as a wire or rope: commencer à apprendre
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There was a kink in the hose and the water wouldn’t come through.
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to produce or provide something official: commencer à apprendre
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The school issued a statement about its plans to the press./The school issued the press with a statement about its plans.
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The rain moved slowly southward.
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to gradually stop or disappear: commencer à apprendre
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The fighting which started in the night had petered out by morning.
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live off of something or depend on something commencer à apprendre
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The plants thrives off water.
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an occasion when something stops moving or happening: commencer à apprendre
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Severe flooding has brought trains to a halt (= prevented them from moving) on several lines in Scotland.
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to make something less strong or successful: commencer à apprendre
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The outlook for the global economy looked gloomy, and dampened expectations of a rise in profits that quarter.
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to increase suddenly and strongly: commencer à apprendre
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The company's profits have surged.
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The evidence so far shows that the dust storms over Africa affect the heating of the atmosphere over the region.
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Nadine which lasted 22 days
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After weeks of frenetic activity, the job was finally finished.
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