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unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying: cudaczny, kapryśny empezar lección
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a whimsical tale Despite his kindly, sometimes whimsical air, he was a shrewd observer of people a whimsical sense of humour
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causing so much emotion, especially pleasure, that it cannot be described empezar lección
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ineffable, unspeakable, unutterable ineffable joy/beauty, ineffable disgust, the ineffable sadness of many of the portraits
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different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way empezar lección
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aberrant (behaviour/sexuality)
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extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable empezar lección
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egregious error, egregious abuses of sth It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.
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make an indelible impression on sb I have an indelible memory of that meeting with Anastasia.
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mark or substance is impossible to remove by washing or in any other way: empezar lección
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indelible ink, indelible mark on sb's shirt.
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to ask for something in a humble way: empezar lección
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I knew I could not go on supplicating for more.
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giving too much attention to small details that are not important in a way that annoys other people empezar lección
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Someone who is anally retentive is too worried about being organized and tidy: empezar lección
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I am a little anal about some things. Don't you think Adrian's a bit anally retentive? Look how obsessively orderly everything is in his garage.
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difficult to please because you are very exact about what you like empezar lección
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She's very choosy about what she eats and drinks.
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relaxed and happy, with no feelings of worry or guilt: empezar lección
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He sometimes seems insouciant to the point of carelessness. It is easy to see where her reputation for insouciant charm has come from.
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a cheerful feeling of not caring or worrying about anything empezar lección
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For all her apparent insouciance, she was desperately unhappy.
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disapproving likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason empezar lección
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She's so fickle - she's never been interested in the same man for more than a week! The world of popular music is notoriously fickle
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a way of dealing with a problem or making something work despite the problem, without completely solving it empezar lección
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The software still has a few glitches but we've come up with a workaround.
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to store or hide something, especially a large amount empezar lección
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The stolen pictures were stashed (away) in a warehouse. He needed a place to stash some cash.
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a small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something empezar lección
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close loopholes The company employed lawyers to find loopholes in environmental protection laws.
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An extremely physically attractive individual. empezar lección
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Dude, check out the smokeshow that just walked in! Holy... she's Hot!
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