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If you ... an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly. commencer à apprendre
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The announcement appeared designed to assuage concerns at home and abroad
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If people or animals ..., they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident. commencer à apprendre
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Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn. / ... the ferry disaster in which 193 passengers perished
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If a court, report, or person in authority ... someone, they officially say or show that that person is not responsible for something wrong or unpleasant that has happened. commencer à apprendre
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An investigation exonerated the school from any blame.
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If you ... to an idea or way of behaving, you continue to believe in its value or importance, even though it may no longer be valid or useful. commencer à apprendre
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They're clinging to the past
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To ... something, or to ... that something happens, means to make certain that it happens. commencer à apprendre
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Ensure that it is written into your contract
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If someone's feelings or beliefs are..., their feelings or beliefs are made to seem wrong or foolish, especially when this makes the person feel disappointed or upset. commencer à apprendre
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His enthusiasm for fishing had been punctured by the sight of what he might catch
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If someone ... something, they get it in a clever way, perhaps by deceiving people. commencer à apprendre
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Police are hoping the images will help snare the gang.
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If you ... to do something or ... for something, you make a great effort to do it or get it. commencer à apprendre
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The region must now strive for economic development as well as peac
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If you ... someone, you gain power over them, especially by using dishonest or deceitful methods. commencer à apprendre
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We find ourselves ensnared in employment acts which do not help resolve industrial disputes
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If you ... someone who is angry or upset, you make them feel calmer commencer à apprendre
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It did not take long for the central bank to ... investors' fears
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If you ... that something is true, you discover facts that show that it is definitely true commencer à apprendre
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An autopsy was being done to establish the cause of death
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If someone will not ... on a matter, or if nothing ... them, they refuse to change their mind or to come to an agreement. commencer à apprendre
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The Americans are adamant that they will not budge on this point
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If you ... something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct. commencer à apprendre
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Mr. Chapman conceded the need for Nomura's U.S. unit to improve its trading skills
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To ... something means to make it less unpleasant, serious, or painful. commencer à apprendre
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... ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion
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release from a restraining or inhibiting force commencer à apprendre
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his imagination is unfettered by the laws of logic
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If you ... something such as paper or cloth, or if it ..., it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds. commencer à apprendre
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She crumpled the paper in her hand./ The front and rear of the car will crumple during a collision.
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If you ... an idea, fact, or theory, you consider that it is not true, not important, or not relevant. commencer à apprendre
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However, traders tended to discount the rumor.
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If you ... a situation or problem, you understand it and know what it involves commencer à apprendre
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He appreciates that co-operation with the media is part of his professional duties
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If someone or something... (away), they become very weak. commencer à apprendre
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When he went into retirement, he visibly withered.
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To ... someone of their property, rights, or titles means to take those things away from them. commencer à apprendre
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The soldiers have stripped the civilians of their passports, and every other type of document
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You can use... when saying what is written on something or in something. For example, if a notice... ' Entrance', the word 'Entrance' is written on it. commencer à apprendre
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The sign on the bus read 'Private: Not In Service
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If something is... in a particular way, it is understood or interpreted in that way. commencer à apprendre
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Now how do you read his remarks on that subject?
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If you ... something, you do it even though there is a risk that you may not succeed or that something bad may happen commencer à apprendre
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He decided no assassin would chance a shot from amongst that crowd.
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If someone is... (off), they are not working as hard as they should. disapproval commencer à apprendre
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You shouldn't be slacking at work.
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If someone..., they shout angrily in a loud, deep voice. commencer à apprendre
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He bellowed information into the mouthpiece of the phone
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To spread dirty tracks or footprints across the surface of something. commencer à apprendre
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A noun or pronoun can be used between "track" and "up." Who tracked the corridor with mud?!/ The dog bolted into the house and began tracking the floors up with muddy paw prints.
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If you ... for something or your heart ..., you want something very much, and feel very unhappy because you cannot have it. commencer à apprendre
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... couples aching for a child
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When smoke or cloud ..., it moves slowly upwards or across the sky. commencer à apprendre
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1. Steam billowed from under the bonnet 2... billowing clouds of cigarette smoke.
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If someone ... something such as a banknote, a document, or a painting, they copy it or make it so that it looks genuine, in order to deceive people. commencer à apprendre
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He admitted seven charges including forging passports.
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If you say that someone or something ... a quality or characteristic, or ... with it, you mean that they show it very strongly. commencer à apprendre
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Manchester United were by now oozing with confidence.
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When food, wood, or another substance ..., or when something ... it, it becomes softer and is gradually destroyed. commencer à apprendre
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1. If we don't unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos. 2. Sugary canned drinks rot your teeth.
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When you ..., you remove the hair from your face or another part of body using a razor so that your face is smooth. commencer à apprendre
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To ... something means to be the most powerful and important person or thing in it. commencer à apprendre
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bestrode- bestridden America's media companies bestride the globe.
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If you ... leaves or ashes, you move them somewhere using a... 2 or a similar tool. 2 = a tool which bearing the same name as verb commencer à apprendre
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A country that ... another country, a sea, or a river is next to it commencer à apprendre
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... the European and Arab countries bordering the Mediterranean
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When land or a building... something or... on something, it is next to it. commencer à apprendre
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He was born in 1768 in the house abutting our hotel.
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If you ... in the sunshine, you lie somewhere sunny and enjoy the heat. commencer à apprendre
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1. All through the hot, still days of their holiday Amy basked in the sun. 2. Crocodiles bask on the small sandy beaches.
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If you... in someone's approval, favour, or admiration, you greatly enjoy their positive reaction towards you. commencer à apprendre
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He has spent a month basking in the adulation of the fans back in Jamaica.
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to crush something that is soft commencer à apprendre
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Squish the ripe bananas with a potato masher.
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If someone ... from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission. commencer à apprendre
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He was ordered to appear the following day, but absconded.
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to shirk duty or evade responsibilities commencer à apprendre
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to exist or be present in, among, etc. commencer à apprendre
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Floods occur in this region every year.
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You can talk about where something such as a problem, solution, or fault ... to say what you think it consists of, involves, or is caused by. commencer à apprendre
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1. The problem lay in the large amounts spent on defence. 2. He realised his future lay elsewhere.
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If you... with someone, you try to persuade them to forgive someone or end their disagreement with them. commencer à apprendre
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1. They asked my father to intercede with the king on their behalf. 2. He had occasionally tried to intercede for me
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When you are... of something, someone tells you about it. commencer à apprendre
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Have customers been fully apprised of the advantages?
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If someone... (down) their food, they eat it all very quickly and greedily. commencer à apprendre
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He wolfed down the rest of the biscuit and cheese
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If you ... in/ with something, you take part in it but not very seriously. commencer à apprendre
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... a designer who dabbled with digital imagery
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If you ..., you speak with difficulty, hesitating and repeating words or sounds. commencer à apprendre
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'Forgive me,' I stammered 2. Five per cent of children stammer at some point.
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If something such as a building or window... (out) somewhere, it has a view of a particular place. commencer à apprendre
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1. The castle looks over private parkland. 2. Each front door looks across a narrow alley to the front door opposite.
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If you are... to do something, you are aiming to do it. commencer à apprendre
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... young mums looking to get fit after having kids.
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You use... with 'I' or 'we' during a speech or piece of writing to say what you are going to discuss or explain later. commencer à apprendre
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The building, as we shall see, is very different in its internal planning.
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You use... when you are referring to the likely result or consequence of a particular action or situation. commencer à apprendre
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When large finance companies cut down on their entertainments, we shall know that times really are hard.
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You use... to indicate that something must happen, usually because of a rule or law. You use... not to indicate that something must not happen. commencer à apprendre
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The bank shall be entitled to debit the amount of such liability and all costs incurred in connection with it to your Account.
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You use..., usually with 'I' and 'we', when you are referring to something that you intend to do, or when you are referring to something that you are sure will happen to you in the future. commencer à apprendre
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We shall be landing in Paris in sixteen minutes, exactly on time.
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You use... with 'I' and 'we' in questions in order to make offers or suggestions, or to ask for advice. commencer à apprendre
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1. Well, shall we go? 2. Let's have a nice little stroll, shall we? 3. What shall I do?
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If someone... behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen. commencer à apprendre
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I have never encouraged nor condoned violence
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If you... someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it. commencer à apprendre
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Start trying to coax the rabbit out of its hutch.
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to ignore or be unresponsive towards (someone) slang commencer à apprendre
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the crowd blanked her for the first four numbers
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If a person or company is... by something, they are very badly affected by it. commencer à apprendre
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The construction industry was clobbered by recession
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If you ... something such as a problem or challenge, you deal with it satisfactorily or do what is required. commencer à apprendre
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British manufacturing failed to meet the crisis of the 1970s
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When you ... with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people... commencer à apprendre
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He conferred with Hill and the others in his office
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Something that ... you puts you in danger. commencer à apprendre
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You imperilled the lives of other road users by your driving.
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If someone or something ... you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists. commencer à apprendre
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It is difficult to convince the public of the need for change.
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If you say that something is ... of a particular thing, you mean that is what people call it or that is their opinion of it. commencer à apprendre
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I don't know how to term this phenomenon.
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If something ... your life or your hopes, it damages and spoils them. If something ... an area, it spoils it and makes it unattractive. commencer à apprendre
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An embarrassing blunder nearly blighted his career before it got off the ground.
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If you ... someone to do something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it. commencer à apprendre
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Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence.
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To ... something such as power or an honour on someone means to give it to them. commencer à apprendre
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The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil's 25 constituent state
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If you ... something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you. commencer à apprendre
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He yesterday revealed he had acquired a 2.98 per cent stake in the company
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If people ... a place, they are present there in great numbers. commencer à apprendre
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City centres were never designed to have unlimited numbers of cars thronging their streets
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When people... somewhere, they go there in great numbers. commencer à apprendre
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The crowds thronged into the mall.
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If you ... an exam or a course, you fail to reach the required standard. 🇺🇸 commencer à apprendre
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If a government or a group of people in power ... a law or agreement, they officially withdraw it and state that it is no longer valid. commencer à apprendre
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Trade Union leaders have demanded the government rescind the price rise.
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If you ... something off someone, you ask them for it and they give it to you. informal commencer à apprendre
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Mind if I bum a cigarette?
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To... someone or something somewhere means to put them or leave them there. commencer à apprendre
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Someone was seen depositing a packet.
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If you... something somewhere, you put it where it will be safe until it is needed again. commencer à apprendre
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You are advised to deposit valuables in the hotel safe.
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If you... that something is the case, you decide that it is true on the basis of information that you already have. commencer à apprendre
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I inferred from what she said that you have not been well.
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Some people use... to mean 'imply', but many people consider this use to be incorrect commencer à apprendre
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The police inferred that they found her behaviour rather suspicious
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If you ... something, you take it or pick it up suddenly and roughly. commencer à apprendre
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1. I grabbed him by the neck. 2. He was clumsily trying to grab at Alfred's arms.
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If you ... someone who is walking past, you succeed in getting their attention. commencer à apprendre
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Grab that waiter, Mary Ann
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If you ... someone's attention, you do something in order to make them notice you. commencer à apprendre
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I jumped on the wall to grab the attention of the crowd
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If you ... something such as food, drink, or sleep, you manage to get some quickly. commencer à apprendre
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At night the kids grabbed a pizza from Frankie's.
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If you ... something such as a chance or opportunity, or ... at it, you take advantage of it eagerly. commencer à apprendre
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He grabbed at the opportunity to buy his castle.
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A ... for something such as power or fame is an attempt to gain it. commencer à apprendre
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... a grab for personal power.
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If the police ... a river or lake, they pull nets or hooks across the bottom of it in order to look for something. commencer à apprendre
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Yesterday police frogmen dragged a small pond on the Common.
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If a period of time or an event ..., it is very boring and seems to last a long time. commencer à apprendre
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The minutes dragged past.
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If you say that you ... yourself somewhere, you are emphasizing that you have to make a very great effort to go there. commencer à apprendre
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I find it really hard to drag myself out and exercise regularly.
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If someone ... you somewhere, they pull you there, or force you to go there by physically threatening you. commencer à apprendre
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The vigilantes dragged the men out of the vehicles.
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If you...... something, you pull it along the ground, often with difficulty. commencer à apprendre
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He got up and dragged his chair towards the table.
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If someone ... you somewhere you do not want to go, they make you go there. commencer à apprendre
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I've been dragged back from Australia for no sufficient reason.
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If you ... someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful. formal commencer à apprendre
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He did what he could to allay his wife's fears
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to show signs of; indicate, commencer à apprendre
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to reveal unintentionally commencer à apprendre
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his grin betrayed his satisfaction
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to disappoint the expectations of; fail commencer à apprendre
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his tired legs betrayed him
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If you ... new or secret information, you tell people about it. commencer à apprendre
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Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.
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If you ... a heavy or awkward object somewhere, you carry it there with difficulty informal commencer à apprendre
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Nobody wants to lug around huge suitcases full of clothes.
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If you ... something, you deliberately avoid doing it or becoming involved in it. formal commencer à apprendre
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Although he appeared to enjoy a jet-setting life, he eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs.
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If you ..., you move your body from side to side, usually because you are nervous or uncomfortable. commencer à apprendre
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If you ... an idea or suggestion, you allow yourself to consider it as possible or as worth thinking about seriously. formal commencer à apprendre
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I wouldn't entertain the idea of such an unsociable job.
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If you ... someone or something, you avoid them or escape from them. commencer à apprendre
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He eluded the military draft for 3 years.
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If a fact or idea ... you, you do not succeed in understanding it, realizing it, or remembering it commencer à apprendre
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The appropriate word eluded him
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If you ... someone, you show your love for them too much and protect them too much. commencer à apprendre
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She loved her own children, almost smothering them with love
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Things that ... something cover it completely. commencer à apprendre
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Once the shrubs begin to smother the little plants, we have to move them.
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If an activity or process is ..., it is prevented from continuing or developing. commencer à apprendre
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Intellectual life in France was smothered by the Occupation
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If something ... an object or place, it destroys it completely. commencer à apprendre
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Their warheads are enough to obliterate the world several times over
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