término  |
definición |
|
empezar lección
|
|
Picking your nose is a revolting habit.
|
|
|
a practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something empezar lección
|
|
A good rule of thumb is that a portion of rice is two handfuls.
|
|
|
to hide and wait for someone in order to attack them empezar lección
|
|
lie/wait in ambush (for sb) The soldiers lay in ambush, their guns loaded.
|
|
|
old use or humorous for "I think" empezar lección
|
|
1. There's more to this than meets the eye, methinks. 2. Methought I heard him calling.
|
|
|
to put your arms around someone to show them that you love them empezar lección
|
|
|
|
|
to keep someone as a prisoner in order to force a person or group connected with them to do what you want empezar lección
|
|
A man armed with a knife is holding his wife hostage.
|
|
|
to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power empezar lección
|
|
The policy of charging air travellers for vegetarian meals proved unpopular and has already been rescinded.
|
|
|
a person's closest and most direct family members empezar lección
|
|
|
|
|
to examine something or someone carefully to make certain that it is or they are acceptable or suitable empezar lección
|
|
The bank carefully vets everyone who applies for an account.
|
|
|
a fairly large number of things or people empezar lección
|
|
quite a few/a good few/not a few She must have cooked a good few dinners over the years.
|
|
|
what I have said about one person or thing is also true for or relates to another person or thing: empezar lección
|
|
the same/that goes for someone/something You really need to take more care with your appearance, Chris - and the same goes for the rest of you.
|
|
|
without pain, or causing no pain empezar lección
|
|
Laser treatments for this condition are simple and painless.
|
|
|
a way of looking and behaving empezar lección
|
|
There was nothing in his demeanour that suggested he was anxious.
|
|
|
an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner empezar lección
|
|
He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve.
|
|
|
an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner empezar lección
|
|
The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain.
|
|
|
unable to move or stop looking at something because you are so interested, surprised, or frightened empezar lección
|
|
He sat transfixed all through the film.
|
|
|
to experience and show a strong feeling of anger, especially suddenly empezar lección
|
|
We need to get some food in these kids before they start throwing a tantrum.
|
|
|
to meet an opposing person, group, or sports team to argue or compete phrasal verb empezar lección
|
|
to face off (against/with) He faced off against (with) Ms Miller in the campaign's initial debate.
|
|
|
a meeting between two opposing people, groups, or sports teams that involves strong argument or competition empezar lección
|
|
a face-off/faceoff (with/between) France has a tradition of heated televised face-offs between presidential candidates.
|
|
|
a large amount of food, goods, or weapons that are kept ready for future use empezar lección
|
|
They have a stockpile of weapons and ammunition that will last several months.
|
|
|
to store a large supply of something for future use: empezar lección
|
|
The rebels have been stockpiling weapons.
|
|
|
a situation where roads in a town become so blocked by cars that it is impossible for any traffic to move empezar lección
|
|
A car breaking down at rush hour could cause gridlock across half the city.
|
|
|
a situation in which no progress can be made empezar lección
|
|
The Senator rejected arguments that his plan could produce legislative gridlock.
|
|
|
|
empezar lección
|
|
I think their marriage is on the rocks.
|
|
|
