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smash verb (BREAK NOISILY) Rioters ran through the city, smashing windows and looting shops. She dropped her cup and watched it smash to pieces/to smithereens on the stone floor. empezar lección
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to cause something to break noisily into a lot of small pieces:
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smash [TENNIS OR VOLLEYBALL] Robinson hit a smash to my left. empezar lección
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in tennis or volleyball, to hit the ball down towards the ground quickly and forcefully
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The country's government said it would do whatever was necessary to smash the rebellion. empezar lección
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to defeat someone or to destroy something completely:
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Petersen smashed the 400 metres record by over half a second. empezar lección
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to do much better than the best or fastest result recorded previously:
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smash noun (ACCIDENT) (also smash-up) empezar lección
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smash noun (SUCCESSFUL FILM/SONG) This CD contains all the latest smash hits. empezar lección
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an extremely popular and successful song, play, or film:
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a crime in which thieves break the window of a shop and steal things before quickly escaping
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smash sth up [DAMAGE STH] In the 60s he was famous for taking drugs and smashing up hotel rooms. empezar lección
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to damage something in a violent way:
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fender bender US informal (UK prang) She pranged her mother's car a week after she passed her driving test. empezar lección
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a road accident in which the vehicles involved are only slightly damaged
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a low metal frame around an open fireplace that stops the coal or wood from falling out
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fender noun (WHEEL COVER) US (UK wing) There's a dent in the left fender. empezar lección
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BŁOTNIK - one of the four parts at the side of a car that go over the wheels:
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fender [BICYCLE OR MOTORCYCLE] US (UK mudguard) empezar lección
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BŁOTNIK - a curved piece of metal or plastic above the wheels of a bicycle or motorcycle that prevents dirt from getting on the rider
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a dent in the door of a car; I dropped a hammer on the floor, and it dented the floorboard. empezar lección
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a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by pressure or by being hit:
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His confidence was badly dented when he didn't get the job. empezar lección
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If you dent someone's confidence or pride, you make them feel less confident or proud:
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make a dent in something (also put a dent in something) Buying a new car put a big dent in our savings. I haven’t even made a dent in that huge stack of papers I have to read. empezar lección
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to reduce an amount of something, esp. money or work:
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The city was bombed to smithereens during the war. The vase smashed to smithereens when it fell. empezar lección
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a lot of very small broken pieces:
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looting [STEALING FROM SHOPS OR HOUSES] There were reports of widespread looting as hooligans stampeded through the city centre. empezar lección
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the activity of stealing from shops during a violent event:
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loot [STEAL FROM SHOPS OR HOUSES] empezar lección
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(usually of large numbers of people during a violent event) to steal from shops and houses:
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goods, especially private property, taken from an enemy in war. money and valuable objects that have been stolen, especially by an army from a defeated enemy or by thieves
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They hauled the loot, worth $10 million, to a warehouse. empezar lección
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money or valuable objects that have been stolen:
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A loud clap of thunder made the herd stampede. figurative No amount of pressure will stampede (= force) this committee into making hasty decisions.; Two shoppers were injured in the stampede as shop doors opened on the first day of the sale. empezar lección
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When animals or people stampede, they all move quickly in the same direction, often because they are frightened:
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clap verb (PUT HANDS TOGETHER) She clapped her hands to call the dog in.; The audience clapped in time to the music. empezar lección
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to make a short, loud noise by hitting your hands together: to clap your hands repeatedly to show that you like or admire someone or have enjoyed a performance:
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She clapped her hand over her mouth to try to stop herself from laughing. The police clapped him into/in prison for possession of drugs. empezar lección
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to put a person or thing somewhere quickly or suddenly:
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clap verb (HIT LIGHTLY ON SHOULDER OR BACK] He clapped his daughter on the back and told her how proud of her he was. empezar lección
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to hit someone lightly on the shoulder or back in a friendly way, especially to express pleasure at what they have done:
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There was a clap of thunder and then it started to pour with rain. empezar lección
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a sudden loud noise made by thunder:
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clap back [ANSWER OR CRITICIZE] If you say something negative to me, you know, I clap back. I stand up for myself. empezar lección
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to quickly answer or criticize someone who has criticized, insulted, or annoyed you:
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to stand and clap as someone leaves a place, especially someone who is leaving for the last time because they have graduated, are retiring, etc.
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clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth Everyone keeps talking about Patrick, but I've never clapped eyes on the man. empezar lección
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to see someone or something for the first time:
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exert verb (USE); exertion - noun If you were to exert your influence they might change their decision. Some managers exert considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid. empezar lección
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WYWIERAĆ - to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen: apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality). - the moon exerts a force on the Earth
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She will have to exert herself a lot more if she wants to succeed in this business. empezar lección
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to make a mental or physical effort: to cause yourself to make an effort:
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Ouch! Stop pinching (me)! These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet). empezar lección
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to press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain:
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I can't believe that he's back from Canada and he's mine - I keep having to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. empezar lección
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You say that you have to pinch yourself if you cannot really believe something that has happened because it is so good or so strange:
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pinch verb (STEAL) informal Right, who's pinched my chair? empezar lección
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While the tomatoes are cooking add a pinch of salt/sugar/dried thyme.; a pinch of nutmeg/pepper; figurative Opinion polls on subjects like this should be taken with a pinch of scepticism. empezar lección
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a small amount of something, such as a powder, especially the amount that a person can hold between their first finger and thumb:
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to explore in more detail just pinch the screen empezar lección
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move one's finger and thumb apart or bring them together on (a touchscreen) in order to zoom into or out of an image, activate a function, etc.
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TYMIANEK - a low-growing aromatic plant of the mint family. The small leaves are used as a culinary herb and the plant yields a medicinal oil.
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Grate some nutmeg on top of the pudding. empezar lección
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GALKA MUSZKATOLOWA - the hard fruit of a tropical tree, or a brown powder made from this, used as a spice to add flavour to food:
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nutmeg noun (FOOTBALL) informal empezar lección
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in football, an occasion when a player kicks the ball through an opponent's legs
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TARKA - a metal device with holes surrounded by sharp edges used to cut food into small pieces
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grated cheese; peel and roughly grate the carrots empezar lección
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reduce (something, especially food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater.
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grate verb (RUB TOGETHER) The trolley’s wheels grated horribly as it went around the curve. empezar lección
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(of two hard objects) to rub together, often making an unpleasant sound, or to make an unpleasant sound of this kind:
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After a while her voice really started to grate on me. His constant whining for attention is beginning to grate on my nerves. empezar lección
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When a noise or behaviour grates, it annoys you:
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a small coal fire burned in the grate empezar lección
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RUSZT, PALENISKO - a metal structure that holds coal or wood in a fireplace the recess of a fireplace or furnace.
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They have grates across every window. empezar lección
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A grate is also a structure of metal bars that covers an opening:
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the hinges of the door grated empezar lección
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make an unpleasant rasping sound.
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I turned on the car’s engine, and there was that familiar grating sound. empezar lección
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A grating sound is unpleasant and annoying. sounding harsh and unpleasant.; of or like the unpleasant sound of two hard objects rubbing together:
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a framework of parallel or crossed bars, typically preventing access through an opening while permitting communication or ventilation.
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