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Poor housing conditions are breeding grounds for crime. empezar lección
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a place where something develops easily, especially something unpleasant
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The bin was overflowing with rubbish. His room is overflowing with books. The bar was so full that people were overflowing into/onto the street. empezar lección
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If a container or a place overflows, whatever is inside it starts coming out because it is too full
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adjective No agreement has yet been reached and the negotiations are still ongoing. empezar lección
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continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the present moment an ongoing investigation/process/project
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The class ends at 2, and leaving before then is out of the question. empezar lección
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not possible or not allowed
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noun Allegations of a cover-up of the effects of pollution have been strongly denied. empezar lección
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an attempt to prevent the public from discovering information about a serious crime or mistake
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verb Such theories persist, no matter how improbable. If he persists in asking awkward questions, then send him to the boss. If the pain persists, consult a doctor. empezar lección
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to try to do or continue doing something in a determined but often unreasonable way
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verb He's colour-blind and can't distinguish (the difference) between red and green easily. So how is the average person supposed to distinguish any of this? It's important to distinguish between business and pleasure. empezar lección
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to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another
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verb The writer's aim was to debunk the myth that had grown up around the actress. empezar lección
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to show that something is less important, less good, or less true than it has been made to appear podwazyc, obalic
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verb The allegations have been disproved. empezar lección
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to prove that something is not true
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noun The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax. He'd made a hoax call claiming to be the president. empezar lección
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a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick oszustwo, mistyfikacja
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verb He was jailed for revealing secrets to the Russians. Her biography revealed that she was not as rich as everyone thought. A gap in the clouds revealed the Atlantic far below. empezar lección
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to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret
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verb The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones. The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out. empezar lección
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to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage
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verb The children's excitement is mounting as Christmas gets nearer. empezar lección
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to gradually increase, rise, or get bigger pietrzyc sie
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adjective It took 15 years for the alleged criminals (= people thought to be criminals) to prove their innocence. Several alleged drug lords are to be put on trial. empezar lección
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Meaning of alleged in English alleged adjective formasaid or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof rzekomy, przypuszczalny, domniemany
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adjective We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while. empezar lección
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(often of something bad) intentional or planned a deliberate attack/insult/lie
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verb Allen Ginsberg coined the term "flower power". empezar lección
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to invent a new word or expression, or to use one in a particular way for the first time
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verb In her autobiography she occasionally refers to her unhappy schooldays. He always refers to the house as his "refuge". empezar lección
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to talk or write about someone or something, especially in only a few words wspominac, mowic o,
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Television is an increasingly important means of communication. You can use different means of transport in our city. Exams are not the only means of assessing a student's ability. He has the means to buy half the houses in the street if he wanted to. empezar lección
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a method or way of doing something; money, for example from an income, that allows you to buy things
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This is the first time the company has been in the red, after previously always being profitable. If you find that you regularly go into the red each month, then you must be living beyond your means. empezar lección
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If you or your bank account are in the red, you owe money to the bank...
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Although they once came close to bankruptcy, they are now in the black. empezar lección
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If a bank account is in the black, it contains some money, and if a person or business is in the black, they have money in the bank and are not in debt.
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