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He made a crude table out of an old crate.; Our initial crude calculations show that we made a profit this month. empezar lección
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simple and not skilfully done or made very simple, without much detail, and perhaps not very accurate
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crude - adj [PRODUCTION] [UNFINISHED STATE] crude sugar cane crude steel empezar lección
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in a natural or unfinished state, especially before being treated in an industrial process
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a crude joke/remark crude, barbaric men empezar lección
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The plant processes 405,000 barrels of crude oil each day. empezar lección
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oil from underground that has not yet been made into other products
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dismiss verb (NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY) think he'd dismissed me as an idiot within five minutes of meeting me. Let's not just dismiss the idea before we've even thought about it. empezar lección
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to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering: Just dismiss those thoughts from your mind - they're crazy and not worth thinking about.
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He has been dismissed from his job for incompetence. empezar lección
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to remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong:
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The professor dismissed the class early because she had a meeting. empezar lección
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to formally ask or order someone to leave:
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The defending lawyer asked that the charge against his client be dismissed. empezar lección
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When a judge dismisses a court case, he or she formally stops the trial, often because there is not enough proof that someone is guilty: dismiss charges/a case/a lawsuit
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electioneering - noun mainly disapproving The MP's speech was dismissed by her opponents as crude electioneering. q empezar lección
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the activity of trying to persuade people to vote for a particular political party:
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a milk crate a crate of empty bottles a packing crate; The wooden shipping crates were unloaded at the dock. empezar lección
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a box made of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one divided into parts to hold bottles a large wooden box, used esp. for packing, storing, or sending things:; verb - to put something into a crate, especially in order to move it
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a cage with a bed that a dog, especially a puppy, sleeps in and stays in when its owners are away from home verb - to put a dog in a crate
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packing crate (UK packing case) I don't think we've got enough packing crates for all the equipment. empezar lección
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a large, strong box for transporting things:
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You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed. empezar lección
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to cover and surround something with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering:
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Children should be insulated from the horrors of war. Until recently the country's economy has been insulated from recession by its reserves of raw materials. empezar lección
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to protect someone or something from harmful experiences or influences:
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Glaze the pastry with beaten egg. The pot had been badly glazed. empezar lección
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to make a surface shiny by putting a liquid substance onto it and leaving it or heating it until it dries: a shiny surface given to an object or a food, esp. by covering it with a liquid that shines when it dries: a cake with a dark chocolate glaze The pottery was famous for the rich glaze of its vases and jugs., translucent glaze
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glaze verb (BORED) (also glaze over) By the fourth act of the opera, his eyes had glazed over (= he became bored). empezar lección
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If your eyes glaze or glaze over, they stay still and stop showing any emotion because you are bored or tired or have stopped listening: When someone’s eyes glaze over, they become fixed and shiny, as if the person is not seeing anything:
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The house is nearly finished but it hasn't been glazed yet. empezar lección
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to put a piece of glass into a window or the windows of a building:
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jug noun (CONTAINER) (US pitcher) empezar lección
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dzbanek - a container for holding liquids that has a handle and a shaped opening at the top for pouring:
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jug noun [WHISKEY] (UK pitcher) empezar lección
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dzban - a large, round container for liquids that has a flat base, a handle, and a very narrow raised opening at the top for pouring
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jug noun [AMOINT A JUG HOLDS] also - jugful empezar lección
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the amount of liquid that a jug holds: There was a jugful of water on each table. I poured a whole jugful of milk into the pan.
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jug noun (PRISON) UK old-fashioned slang I always knew he'd end up in (the) jug. empezar lección
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A Toby Jug, also sometimes known as a Fillpot (or Philpot), is a pottery jug in the form of a seated person, or the head of a recognizable person. Typically the seated figure is a heavy-set, jovial man holding a mug of beer in one hand and a pipe of tobacco in the other and wearing 18th-century attire:
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the level or degree of something:
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pitch noun (LEVEL OF FEELING) By this time their disagreement had reached such a pitch that there was no hope of an amicable conclusion. empezar lección
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The man in the shop gave me his (sales) pitch about quality and reliability. She made a pitch for the job but she didn't get it. empezar lección
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a speech or act that attempts to persuade someone to buy or do something:
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pitch noun [PLACE IN PUBLIC AREA] The flower seller was at his usual pitch outside the station. empezar lección
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a place in a public area where a person regularly sells goods or performs:
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This roof has a very steep/high/gentle/low pitch. empezar lección
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the amount of slope, especially of a roof:
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pitch noun (BLACK SUBSTANCE) empezar lección
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smoła - a thick, black substance that was used in the past to make wooden ships and buildings waterproof
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a throw in a baseball game:
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pitch noun (TENT, CARAVAN) (US site) We chose a large level grassy pitch for our caravan. empezar lección
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the piece of ground on which you can put up a tent, park a caravan, etc.:
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She pitched the stone into the river. The ball pitched (= landed) short. empezar lección
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to move or be moved suddenly, especially by throwing or being thrown: The bike hit a rut and I was pitched (forward) onto the road. The ship pitched up and down/from side to side in the rough seas.
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We pitched camp/our tent in the shade. empezar lección
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to put up a tent and make it ready to use:
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pitch verb (SET STH AT PARTICULAR LEVEL) The tune was pitched (= the notes in it were) too high for me to reach the top notes. A teacher's got to pitch a lesson at the right level for the students. empezar lección
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to express or set something at a particular level:
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Few people have amicable divorces. Eventually we reached an amicable settlement. empezar lección
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polubowny - relating to an agreement or decision that is achieved without people arguing or being unpleasant
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Excitement at the stadium had reached/was at fever pitch. empezar lección
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a state of very strong emotion:
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elevator pitch mainly US informal If I were to give you an elevator pitch, it would probably go something like this: we operate the best health clubs in the best locations for 18- to 80-year-olds. empezar lección
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a short but effective explanation that is intended to persuade someone to buy a product or accept an idea: a short description of a product or business idea, especially one given to a possible investor:
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an occasion when a large number of people at a sporting event such as a football game run onto the pitch, usually at the end of the game, in order to celebrate or protest
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brushback pitch (also brushback) [BASEBALL] He got punished for throwing a brushback pitch in training. empezar lección
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in baseball, a ball intentionally thrown fast and too close to the batter's body, forcing the batter to step back. Brushback pitches are against the rules:
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brushback pitch (also brushback) [ATTEMPT TO THREATEN] empezar lección
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an action or statement that can be seen as an attempt to threaten or frighten someone:
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pitch in [TO DO STH HELPFUL AS A PART OF A GROUP] If we all pitch in together, it shouldn't take too long. When I bought this house, all my friends pitched in to help fix it up. empezar lección
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to start to do something as part of a group, especially something helpful:
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pitch up UK informal [TO ARRIVE] Gerald finally pitched up two hours late. empezar lección
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be pitched into sth [BAD FEELING] He was pitched (headlong) into despair by what happened to him in his final year at college. empezar lección
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to suddenly experience a bad feeling:
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pitch into sb/sth informal [CRITICIZE OR ATTACK] He pitched into me as soon as I arrived, asking where the work was. empezar lección
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to criticize or attack someone or something forcefully:
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headlong adverb, adjective The car skidded and plunged headlong over the cliff. In the headlong rush to buy houses, many people got into debt. empezar lección
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with great speed or without thinking:
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headlong - synonym - head first a headlong plunge into the lake empezar lección
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skid [VEHICLE - SLIDE ALONG] Tony's car skidded on some ice and hit a tree. empezar lección
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wpadać w poślizg - (especially of a vehicle) to slide along a surface so that you have no control: a sliding movement that cannot be controlled: - She was riding too fast on a wet road, and the motorbike went into a skid.
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one of two long flat pieces under some aircraft, such as helicopters, that help the aircraft to land
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a support, often made of wood, for raising heavy objects off the ground or for moving them
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Shortages of medicine were impeding the effort to control diseases.; Although he's shy, it certainly hasn't impeded his career in any way. empezar lección
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to slow something down or prevent an activity from making progress at its previous rate to make it more difficult for something to happen or more difficult for someone to do something
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The dolphin had become entangled in/with the fishing nets. empezar lección
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to cause something to become caught in something such as a net or ropes:
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He went to the shop to buy bread, and got entangled in/with a carnival parade. The mayor and the city council are anxious to avoid getting entangled in the controversy. She seems to be romantically entangled with some artist in Rome. empezar lección
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involved with something or someone in a way that makes it difficult to escape:
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Manilow gave the slick, polished performance that we've come to expect. A slick pass from Eaves to Brinkworth set up the goal. empezar lección
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operating or performing skilfully and effectively, without problems and without seeming to need effort
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It's that sort of slick sales talk that I mistrust. empezar lección
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someone who is slick has an attractive manner and is good at persuading people, but may not be sincere or moral He's slick and funny, but human underneath. a slick salesman/politician
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He slicked his hair back with gel.; He was a slick politician with an answer for everything. empezar lección
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to cause hair to be smooth and close to the head by brushing it flat, often using a substance to make it stick
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having a smooth, shiny surface so that you tend to slide when walking or riding on it
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slick [NO MEANING OR IDEA] a slick magazine/brochure slick advertising/marketing/presentation The Liberal Party's slick marketing has not convinced voters. empezar lección
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something that is slick is clever or attractive to look at, but may not have much real meaning or any important ideas
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glossy magazine (also glossy); (US also slick) empezar lección
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a magazine printed on shiny, high-quality paper, containing a lot of colour photographs and advertisements, and usually about famous people, fashion, and beauty
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When you reach a fork in the road turn right. Take the left-hand fork. empezar lección
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a place where a road, river, etc. divides into two parts, or either of those two parts
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Fork left/right where the road divides. empezar lección
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to turn in one of two different directions
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to move or dig something with a fork
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kamerton - a metal object with two long, thin parts, joined to a short handle, that, when hit gently, produces a particular note. It is used for tuning musical instruments.
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be in/out of tune with sb/sth Much of his success comes from being in tune with what his customers want. Her theories were out of tune with the scientific thinking of the time. empezar lección
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If you are in tune with people or ideas, you understand or agree with them, and if you are out of tune with them, you do not:
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The organization is funded by the UN to the tune of $30 million. empezar lección
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used to talk about how much something costs:
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They need time to tune the launch of this product. empezar lección
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to make small improvements to something so that it is as good as possible for a particular purpose:
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tune-up noun (OF ENGINE) (UK also tune) The engine needs a tune-up, and can you test the brakes too, please? empezar lección
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the act of making small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible:
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tune-up noun (PREPARATION) In a tune-up for his presidential race, he ran for a seat in Croatia's parliament. empezar lección
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the act of preparing for something, or of preparing something for something:
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tune (sth) up (INSTRUMENT) After the orchestra had tuned up, the conductor walked on to the stage. empezar lección
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If musicians who are preparing to play tune up their instruments, they make small changes to them so that they produce the correct notes:
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charge sth to sb's account Charge the bill to my account, please. Shall we charge the flowers to your account? empezar lección
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to record an amount that a customer has spent for them to pay at a later time, according to an agreement between a business and the customer:
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charge verb (MOVE FORWARD) The bull lowered its horns and charged. The violence began when the police charged (at) a crowd of demonstrators. empezar lección
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to move forward quickly and violently, especially towards something that has caused difficulty or anger:
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I've been charging about/around all day and I'm exhausted. He came charging up the stairs to tell me the good news. empezar lección
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to hurry from one place to another:
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the amount of explosive to be fired at one time, or the bullet or other explosive object shot from a gun
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His boss asked him to take charge of the office for a few days while she was away. empezar lección
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responsibility for controlling or caring for something
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When a judge charges a jury, he or she explains the details of the law to them.
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a person, especially a child, who is in your care and who you are responsible for
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on charge UK [ELECTRICITY] Is it all right to leave/put the battery on charge overnight? empezar lección
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If something is on charge, you are putting an amount of electricity into it:
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I didn’t have any cash, so I charged the food. empezar lección
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to buy something and agree to pay for it later:
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I don't have any cash - I'll charge it. empezar lección
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to pay for something by credit card:
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He twirled the ribbon around the stick.; The dancers hopped and wiggled and twirled around the stage. empezar lección
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to turn something quickly several times:
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cover charge [RESTAURANT OR CLUB} empezar lección
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a charge that is sometimes added to the amount that a customer pays for food, drinks, and service in a restaurant, or that is added in a nightclub to pay for entertainment
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If you order the tickets by phone you have to pay a $2 service charge as well as $13.50 for each ticket. empezar lección
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an amount of money added to the basic price of something you buy which pays for a service you used when buying it:
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tune in (something) [RADIO OR TV] Millions of viewers tuned in to learn the election results. empezar lección
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to turn on a radio or television:
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The company charged off $120 million worth of bad credit-card debt in the third quarter. empezar lección
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to consider as a loss a debt that will probably not be paid:
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We define economic profit as the operating profit, minus tax, minus a capital charge. empezar lección
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the cost to a company of borrowing money to buy or improve the buildings, equipment, etc. that it uses to produce products or provide services:
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a nurse who is responsible for a particular part of a hospital
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our sister company in Australia the US battleship Missouri and her sister ship, the Wisconsin empezar lección
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belonging to a pair or group of similar and related things, such as businesses, usually owned or operated by the same person or organization
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They chatted happily to the nuns but ignored the lay sisters. The Priory housed 80 nuns and lay sisters and 40 canons and lay brothers. empezar lección
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siostra zakonna - woman who is not a member of the clergy (= religious leaders, especially Christian priests, ministers, etc.) but who belongs to a religious group, especially a group living together in a convent, and who does simple work for the group, such as preparing food
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all marriages were to be solemnized by the clergy; We were surprised when he announced he wanted to join the clergy. empezar lección
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the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.
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a Christian community under monastic vows, especially one of nuns.
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a school in which the teachers are nuns (= members of a female religious order)
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monk strap shoe (also mainly UK monk shoe) empezar lección
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a style of shoe that is closed by a buckle (= metal fastener) and a strap:
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She makes a delicious apple cinnamon buckle. empezar lección
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a sweet dish consisting of a layer of cake mixture covered in fruit and then a top layer of flour, sugar, and small pieces of butter, baked in the oven:
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The intense heat from the fire had caused the factory roof to buckle.; I felt faint and my knees began to buckle. empezar lección
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to bend something or become bent, often as a result of force, heat, or weakness:
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buckle under sth [BE DEFEATED] But these were difficult times and a lesser man would have buckled under the strain. empezar lección
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to be defeated by a difficult situation:
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buckle down [START WORKING HARD] He'll have to buckle down (to his work) soon if he wants to pass his finals. empezar lección
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buckle up - US informal (UK belt up) [FASTEN BELT IN A CAR OR PLANE] Don't forget, buckle up before you start driving. empezar lección
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to fasten the belt that keeps you in your seat in a car or a plane:
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belt up (BE QUIET) UK very informal Just belt up, will you! I'm trying to concentrate. empezar lección
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used to tell someone to stop talking or making a noise:
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fasten on/upon sth [GIVE ATTENTION] The politician has fastened on the problems of the working poor. My mind fastened on his admission that he was an agent. empezar lección
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to give attention to something, because it is of special interest or often because you think it is the cause of a problem:
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a building in which monks live and worship
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A monastic way of living is simple with few possessions and no people near you: also - of or related to monasteries or monks
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ancillary - adj. [ADDITIONAL]; synonym - auxiliary In the last ten years or so we have developed a number of ancillary services, which have grown out of our core business. empezar lección
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additional, or providing additional support or help providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, institution, industry, or system.
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auxiliary [GIVING HELP OR SUPPORT] auxiliary staff/police/nurses About 4800 unarmed auxiliary police officers work on a volunteer basis with the New York Police Department.; The hospital has an auxiliary power supply in case of a power failure. empezar lección
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giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing: used in addition to the main team, organization, system, etc. in order to give extra help and support
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a person whose job is to give help or support to other workers: an employee, volunteer (= someone who works without pay), or organization whose job is to give extra help or support:
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a soldier of one country who fights for another country
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In the sentence "she has finished her book", "has" is an auxiliary.
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modal verb (also modal auxiliary) The modal verbs in English are "can," "could," "may," "might," "must," "ought," "shall," "should," "will," and "would." empezar lección
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a verb used with another verb to express an idea such as possibility that is not expressed by the main verb:
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modal [NUMBER APPEARS MOST] There are rates of 5, 10, 20, 40 and 70%, the modal rate being 10%. empezar lección
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used to describe the number or value which appears most often in a particular set: relating to a mode; occurring most frequently in a sample or population.
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auxiliary nurse (US nurse's aide) empezar lección
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someone whose job is to help nurses to take care of people
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aide [HELP SOMEONE IMPORTANT] a senior government aide an aide to the prime minister empezar lección
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a person whose job is to help someone important, such as a member of a government or a military officer of high rank: The senator asked an aide to distribute copies of his speech.
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aide-de-camp (abbreviation ADC) He became Napoleon's aide-de-camp in 1804. empezar lección
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a military or naval officer who helps an officer of higher rank:
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a military officer who does office work and who is responsible for rules and punishment among the lower ranks
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something, usually written, that helps you to remember something
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John is a true sister under the skin. empezar lección
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a man who supports women's action to improve their rights:
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to perform the official marriage ceremony, especially as part of a religious ceremony in a church
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He is one of basketball’s elder statesmen. empezar lección
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an older person who is respected and asked for advice because of his or her past experience:
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He was a statesman who opened Hawaii to international relations. He has confirmed his reputation as an elder statesman in the energy industry. empezar lección
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an experienced and respected politician or member of a particular profession:
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an experienced politician who is usually no longer working in government
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The birds fed on blackberries or elderberries. empezar lección
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czarny bez - a small tree that grows wild or in gardens, with large flat groups of white flowers and small dark fruit that can be used in cooking or making wine: the small, almost black fruit of an elderberry tree:
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charge sheet; synonym - rap sheet empezar lección
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an official document on which a police officer records the details of the crime a person is accused of
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a list of crimes a person has committed or been accused of that is kept by the police
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a bomb that explodes underwater
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Credit card finance charges are the interest fees due each month if you carry a balance. empezar lección
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the total cost including interest that you must pay for borrowing money in the form of a loan or with a credit card:
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an arrangement in which a lender has the right to take and sell a particular asset from a borrower if the borrower does not pay the loan back
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a business cost such as rent, interest, and insurance that does not change with the amount of business that a company does a regular amount of money paid for something, that does not change:
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legal charge [LEND MONEY] legal charge on sth: A mortgage is a loan secured by a legal charge on the home. empezar lección
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the right that an organization that lends money has to take someone's property if that person does not pay back the money they borrowed to buy the property:
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legal charge [MONEY PAID TO LAWYERS] Legal charges for the 16-month court battle are expected to total approximately £170m. empezar lección
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money that is paid to lawyers, courts of law, etc. for their work
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legal charge [STH ILLEGAL] Directors of the bank now face a variety of legal charges. empezar lección
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a legal statement that someone has done something illegal:
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