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medium or average; neither very good nor very bad: commencer à apprendre
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a man of about middling height. a middling performance
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a movement or set of movements needing skill and care: commencer à apprendre
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Reversing round a corner is one of the manoeuvres you are required to perform in a driving test.
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a long, thin mark that is easily noticed because it is very different from the area surrounding it: commencer à apprendre
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I dye my hair to hide my grey streaks.
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commencer à apprendre
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The black lettering really stands out on that orange background.
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used to express anger or to emphasize what you are saying in a slightly rude way: commencer à apprendre
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I've had a bloody awful week.
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to suddenly end a romantic relationship you have been having with someone: commencer à apprendre
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If he's so awful, why don't you just dump him?
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to tell a story, either to deceive someone or for entertainment: commencer à apprendre
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spin (sb) a story/tale/yarn He spun some tale about needing to take time off work because his mother was ill.
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to wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have: commencer à apprendre
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Despite his great commercial success he still yearns for critical approval.
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a small pool of liquid on the ground, especially from rain commencer à apprendre
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You have to step around the puddles in the street after a rain shower.
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a type of lawyer in Britain and Australia who is trained to prepare cases and give advice on legal subjects and can represent people in lower courts: commencer à apprendre
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money or objects that someone gives you when they die: commencer à apprendre
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The large inheritance from his aunt meant that he could buy his own boat
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large in size, value, or importance: commencer à apprendre
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The findings show a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women.
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something that you own such as shares in a company or buildings, or land that you rent and farm: commencer à apprendre
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To ensure security the investment fund has holdings in many companies.
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gradually becoming smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number: commencer à apprendre
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She is one of a dwindling number of people who was alive in 1918.
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the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening: commencer à apprendre
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I could make out a dark figure in the twilight.
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a particular position or job: commencer à apprendre
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She guides tourists at the Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home in her capacity as a National Park Service ranger.
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someone who makes sure that things are done according to a dead person's will (= a document in which someone says who should have their money or property after they die): commencer à apprendre
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She died recently and I am an executor of her will.
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commencer à apprendre
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The sole survivor of the accident was found in the water after six hours.
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a person or group who receives money, advantages, etc. as a result of something else: commencer à apprendre
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Her wife was the chief beneficiary of her will.
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to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of: commencer à apprendre
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The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD.
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