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If a loud, deep sound ... s, it continues to be heard around an area, so that the area seems to shake: commencer à apprendre
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with/to The narrow street reverberated with the sound of the workmen's drills.
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to press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain: commencer à apprendre
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These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet).
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happening or being done at exactly the same time: commencer à apprendre
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There were several simultaneous explosions in different cities.
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a series of connected thoughts or events: commencer à apprendre
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train of thought/events The book describes the train of events that led up to the assassination.
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a small space like a box that a person can go into: commencer à apprendre
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There was a line of people waiting for the phone booth.
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to confuse or shock someone or cause difficulty for them: commencer à apprendre
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confuse I wasn't expecting a visitor. I was really thrown.
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an amount of something produced by a person, machine, factory, country, etc.: commencer à apprendre
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If they want to increase output from the factory, they'll have to modernize.
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the first part of something or the start of something: commencer à apprendre
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Notes on how to use this dictionary can be found AT the beginning of the book. I enjoyed my job AT/ IN the beginning (= when I started it), but I'm bored with it now.
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very important because of effects on future events: commencer à apprendre
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Whether or not to move overseas was a momentous decision for the family.
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a small structure with bars or a net around the sides, but open at the top, that you can put a baby in to play safely commencer à apprendre
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attractive in an exciting and special way: commencer à apprendre
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glamorous fashion models, a glamorous job
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a low continuous noise that does not change its note: commencer à apprendre
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Outside the tent I could hear the constant drone of insects
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an object that has a wide round opening at the top, sloping sides, and a narrow tube at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into containers with narrow necks: commencer à apprendre
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After you grind the coffee, use a funnel to pour it into the jar.
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a way of connecting two places: commencer à apprendre
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There is growth in sales to Hong Kong, the conduit for Taiwan's exports to China.
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to stop someone from talking before they have finished what they were saying: commencer à apprendre
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He started to explain, but she cut him short.
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to take or use more than your share of something: commencer à apprendre
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He's always hogging the bathroom (= spending too much time in the bathroom, so that no one else can use it).
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to look at someone or something in order to make sure that they are safe, correct, etc.: commencer à apprendre
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You will need to check on your new employees' qualifications.
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to remove something very quickly and carelessly: commencer à apprendre
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They ripped off their clothes and ran into the sea.
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to repeat information without understanding it: commencer à apprendre
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People are just regurgitating what they see on TV.
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funny or intended to make someone laugh: commencer à apprendre
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formal
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It was a fairly light-hearted discussion.
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serious and determined, especially too serious and unable to find your own actions funny: commencer à apprendre
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He was a very earnest young man.
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to put right a wrong or give payment for a wrong that has been done: commencer à apprendre
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sin. compensate, correct Most managers, politicians and bosses are men - how can women redress the balance (= make the situation fairer and more equal)?
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If a skill you had is..., it is not as good as it was because you have not practised it: commencer à apprendre
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needing practise My Italian is a bit rusty these days.
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a rolling movement or jump, either forwards or backwards, in which you turn over completely, with your body above your head, and finish with your head on top again: commencer à apprendre
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SIN. flip She was so happy she turned three somersaults on the lawn.
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