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término definición
ruffle [HAIR]
the father laughs and jovially ruffles his son's hair
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disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it.
to make something that is smooth uneven: - A sudden, strong breeze ruffled the women’s skirts in the stands.
ruffle verb (MAKE UPSET)
It ruffled her composure, and she did not know how to respond.
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to make someone upset or nervous or reduce someone’s confidence:
ruffle noun [C] (FOLD)
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a series of small folds made in a piece of cloth or sewn into it as decoration:
composure
I didn't want to lose my composure in front of her.
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the feeling of being calm, confident, and in control:
stands
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the large area containing many seats arranged in rising rows from which people can watch sports or other events:
key noun [C] (SYMBOLS IN A MAP)
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a list of the symbols used in a map or book with explanations of what they mean
key noun [C] (ANSWERS)
See the key to test 3 on page 176.
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a list of the answers to the questions in an exercise or test:
key noun [C] (MUSICAL NOTES)
The song changes key halfway through. the key of C minor
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a set of musical notes based on one particular note:
key [DAMAGE A CAR]
Someone keyed his Porsche.
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to intentionally damage a car by scratching its paint using a key:
reckon verb (CALCULATE) mainly UK
Angela quickly reckoned the amount on her fingers. sth is reckoned to be sth The market value is reckoned to be 10 million dollars. The deal is reckoned to be worth $14.4 billion.
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to calculate an amount:
to give a general idea about an amount or number:
stir verb (MIX)
Stir the sauce gently until it begins to boil. Stir the egg yolks into the mixture.
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to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern:
stir verb (MOVE)
A light breeze stirred the leaves lying on the path.
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to move or to cause something to move slightly:
stir verb (WAKE UP OR BEGIN TO MOVE) (UK also stir yourself)
The alarm clock went off, but she didn't stir. UK Come on, stir yourselves, or you'll be late!
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to wake up or begin to move or take action:
stir verb (CAUSE EMOTION)
The speech stirred the crowd to take action.
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If something stirs you, it makes you feel a strong emotion:
LITERARY - If an emotion stirs within you, you begin to feel it: - Hope stirred within her heart.
stir noun (EXCITEMENT) informal
He caused a stir at the music awards by emptying a glass of water over the presenter’s head.
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a lot of interest or excitement:
commotion
His arrival caused quite a commotion.
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a sudden, short period of noise, confusion, or excited movement:
stir-fry
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a method of frying food while mixing it quickly, or food cooked this way:
to cook pieces of meat or vegetables quickly in very hot oil, moving them around all the time:
fold-out
The magazine contained a fold-out poster announcing the trade exhibition.
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a fold-out page, map, etc. can be opened out from a book or magazine to make a bigger page:
booth [RESTAURANT]
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a place in a restaurant that is beside a wall and where there are two long seats, often with high backs, with a table between them
booth [EXHIBITION]
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a partly closed area or small tent at a fair, exhibition, or similar event
booth [MARKET]
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A booth can also be a small, partly open structure for showing and selling things at a fair or market:
trump [DO BETTER]
Their $60 million bid for the company was trumped at the last moment by an offer for almost twice as much from their main competitor.
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to beat someone or something by doing or producing something better:
to be better than, or have more importance or power than another person or thing: They operated on the assumption that money trumped everything. to beat another person or organization by doing or producing something even better:
turn/come up trumps - UK
John's uncle came up trumps, finding us a place to stay at the last minute.
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to complete an activity successfully or to produce a good result, especially when you were not expected to:
your best/strongest/trump card
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your main advantage over other people
trump card
Anthea was about to play her trump card - without her signature none of the money could be released. The ultimate trump card for the space program is that it is a very exciting thing.
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an advantage that makes you more likely to succeed than other people, especially something that other people do not know about:
trump up sth/trump sth up
The accusation, she said, was trumped up in order to get rid of her. The whole story was trumped up by our competitors.
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to give or use false information so that someone will be accused of doing something wrong and punished:
trumped up (also trumped-up)
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She maintains that the case is based on trumped-up charges.
gag verb (ALMOST VOMIT)
Just the smell of liver cooking makes me gag. I tried my best to eat it but the meat was so fatty I gagged on it.
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to experience the sudden uncomfortable feeling of tightness in the throat and stomach that makes you feel like you are going to vomit:
gag (PREVENT FROM TALKING)
Her hands and feet were tied and a gag placed over her mouth.
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a piece of cloth that is tied around a person's mouth or put inside it in order to stop the person from speaking, shouting, or calling for help:
VERB - to put a gag on someone's mouth:
gag (PREVENT ORGANIZATION FROM TALKING)
The media has obviously been gagged because nothing has been reported.
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to prevent a person or organization from talking or writing about a particular subject:
gag order - US (UK gagging order)
The judge issued a gag order to prevent the witnesses from speaking to the press.
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an official order not to discuss something, especially a legal case:
gagging clause - UK (US gag clause)
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a part of an employment agreement that prevents an employee from providing information about their employer to the public:
gaga adjective (MENTALLY UNCLEAR)
I know I'm 73 but I haven't gone gaga yet!
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unable to think clearly and make decisions because of old age:
gaga adjective (IN LOVE)
She's totally gaga about/over him! Just standing near her makes him go gaga!
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having a strong but usually temporary love for someone:
golden handcuffs
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a payment made to an executive as part of an agreement that they will not leave to work for another company:
cuff noun [C] (AROUND WRIST, ANKLE) MANKIET
He buttoned his cuffs. a black shirt with white cuffs
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the thicker material at the end of a sleeve closest to the hand:
cuff [TROUSERS] US (UK turn-up)
He wears a polo shirt and cuffs on his pants.
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a part at the end of a trouser leg that is turned up:
cuff [JEWELLERY AROUND A WRIST]
She wore a simple black dress with a beautiful diamond cuff.
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a piece of jewellery for wearing around the wrist, made from a wide circle of metal, plastic, or other material:
cuff noun [C] (HIT)
She gave him a playful cuff on the shoulder.
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the act of hitting someone with your hand in a light, joking way:
cuff [BLOOD PRESSURE]
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an inflatable bag wrapped around the arm when blood pressure is measured.
cufflink
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a small decorative object used to fasten shirt cuffs
shank noun [C] (STRAIGHT PART)
the shank of a screwdriver the shank of a key/nail
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a long, thin, straight part of particular objects, especially one that connects the end of a device or tool that you hold to the end of it that moves or does something:
shank verb [T] (HIT A BALL)
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in golf, to hit a ball with the wrong part of the golf club so that it goes in a direction that you did not intend it to go in:
in ball games, to kick or hit a ball in an awkward way so that it goes in a direction that you did not intend it to go in:
shank [SHOE]
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the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe.
shank [GARMENT]
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A shank is a device for providing a small amount of space in between a
garment and a button. Shanks are necessary to provide space for fabric to sit in between the button and the garment when the garment is buttoned. Shanks also allow a garment to hang and drape nicely.
flare verb (BURN BRIGHTLY)
the flare of the match lit up his face
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a sudden brief burst of bright flame or light.
flare verb (GET WORSE) (also flare up)
There was another flare-up of rioting later that day. The dispute threatens to flare into a lawsuit.
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a situation in which something such as violence, pain, or anger suddenly starts or gets much worse:
to happen in a sudden and often violent way:
flare verb (MAKE WIDER)
The horse's nostrils flared. He flared his nostrils in rage. The skirt fits tightly over the hips and flares just below the knees.
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to (cause to) become wider:
flare [LIGHT-SIGNAL]
We set off a flare to help guide our rescuers.
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a very bright light or coloured smoke that can be used as a signal, or a device that produces this:
flares (CLOTHES) UK
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trousers that get wider below the knee
flared
flared trousers
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becoming wider at one end:
a gradual widening, especially of a skirt or pants.
nostril
The horses came to a halt, steam streaming from their nostrils.
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either of the two openings in the nose through which air moves when you breathe:
shaft [TOOL]
the shaft of a golf club
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a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or a similar implement.
shaft [ENGINE] WAL
the drive shaft of a car the propeller shaft of an aircraft
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a rod forming part of a machine such as an engine, that turns in order to pass power on to the machine:
Energy from the wheels turns the shafts and produces electricity.
shaft of light
A shaft of (sun)light came through the open door.
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a beam of light:
shaft noun [C] (PASSAGE)
a lift shaft a ventilation/air shaft a well shaft
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a long, either vertical or sloping, passage through a building or through the ground:
shaft noun [C] (REMARK) literary
John came out with an unexpected shaft of wit/wisdom.
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a clever remark, especially one that is intended as an attack on someone or something:
shaft noun [C] (TREATMENT) US informal
His boss gave him the shaft by firing him just before he would have gotten a bonus.
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bad or unfair treatment:
shaft [CHEAT] informal
She was shafted by her agent over the film rights to her book.
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to cheat or trick someone, or to treat someone unfairly:
club [BEAT]
He was clubbed over the head. The alligators are then clubbed to death.
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to beat a person or an animal, usually repeatedly, with a heavy stick or object:
drive shaft
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(in a vehicle) a rod that spins around and takes the power from the engine to the wheels

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