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scarcely adverb [not gradable] (NOT) - formal He would scarcely have broken it on purpose. empezar lección
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bound adjective (CERTAIN) You're bound to feel nervous about your interview. empezar lección
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certain or extremely likely to happen:
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The company is bound by a special agreement to involve the union in important decisions. empezar lección
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having a moral or legal duty to do something: She feels (duty)-bound to tell him everything.
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With one bound the dog was over the fence. empezar lección
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to move quickly with large jumping movements noun - a quick, long jump:
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The town is bounded on one side by a river. empezar lección
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to mark or form the limits of:
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The edges of the carpet are bound to stop them fraying. empezar lección
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to sew or stick material along the edges of something such as a jacket, in order to make it stronger or to decorate it:
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There are several different ways to bind a book, for example you can stitch or stick the pages together. empezar lección
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to make separate pieces of paper into a book:
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Add enough water to bind everything together. empezar lección
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(used especially in cooking) to make a mixture stick together in a solid mass, or to be made to stick together like this: The mixture wouldn't bind.
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Protein's ability to bind iron may enhance iron absorption in the body. empezar lección
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to combine with something by a chemical bond (= the force holding atoms together in a molecule), or to be combined like this:
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The things that bind them together are greater than their differences. empezar lección
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to unite people or to make them feel that they share something:
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bind - noun - informal - [difficult] Having to visit her every week is a terrible bind. empezar lección
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a difficult or annoying situation in which you are prevented from acting as you might like: Borrowing money may put you in a real bind.
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This contract binds the state to use this land as a park, said Judge Harry Smith. empezar lección
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fig. To bind someone is also to force the person to keep a promise:
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bind noun [U] (UNPLEASANT SITUATION) If you lose a lot of your customers, you’ll soon get in a financial bind. empezar lección
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a difficult situation in which none of the choices available are good:
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bind sth (at sth) Jamaica bound all its industrial tariffs at a uniform ceiling rate of 50%. empezar lección
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to agree not to increase the rate of a tax, tariff, etc. above a particular level:
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The principal is caught in a double bind because whether she expels the student or lets him off, she still gets blamed. empezar lección
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a difficult situation in which, whatever action you decide to take, you cannot escape unpleasant results:
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The survival of whales is intimately bound up with the health of the ocean. empezar lección
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closely connected or involved:
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His sister had been bound to secrecy. empezar lección
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to force someone to keep a promise: We are bound to the original contract.
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to become or to cause the threads in cloth or rope to become slightly separated, forming loose threads at the edge or end: I frayed the edges of my jeans since that was the fashion in those days.
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fray verb (BECOME ANNOYED) Tempers frayed as thousands of drivers began the Christmas holiday with long waits in traffic jams. empezar lección
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If your temper frays or your nerves fray, you gradually become upset or annoyed:
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With a third country about to enter (= take part in) the fray, the fighting looks set to continue. empezar lección
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a fight or argument, esp. one in which several people take part A fray is also a situation in which people or organizations compete forcefully - A third buyer has entered the fray.
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Without the unifying forces of the army and the monarchy, it seems, the nation would begin to fray at the edges. empezar lección
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to start to become less effective or successful:
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plemię - a group of people, often of related families, who live together, sharing the same language, culture, and history, especially those who do not live in towns or cities: She has studied Native American tribes from Mexico to Maine.
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We invited Carol's sisters and brothers and their families - the whole Cassidy tribe. empezar lección
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a large family or other group that someone belongs to:
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The Arunta are an aboriginal tribe from central Australia. empezar lección
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rodowity - a member of a race of people who were the first people to live in a country, before any colonists arrived: consisting of or relating to a race of people who lived in a country before any colonists arrived:
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The exhibit was of aboriginal plants of this area. empezar lección
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having lived or existed in a place since the earliest known time:
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a member of any of the groups of people who first lived in Australia
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The communal land is cultivated by the womenfolk in the tribe. empezar lección
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the women in a family or society:
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communal adjective (SHARED) We each have a separate bedroom but share a communal kitchen. empezar lección
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belonging to or used by a group of people rather than one single person: A communal society is one in which everyone lives and works together and property and possessions are shared rather than being owned by a particular person.
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communal adjective (IN A COMMUNITY) Communal riots/disturbances have once again broken out between the two ethnic groups. empezar lección
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involving different social or religious groups within a community:
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The company has consistently outperformed its rivals this season. empezar lección
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to do well in a particular job or activity compared to others of a similar type:
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outperform [STOCK MARKET] Commodities futures have produced better annual returns than stocks and outperformed bonds even more. empezar lección
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if shares, bonds, etc. outperform, or if they outperform a particular stock market or financial market, they produce more money for investors than other shares, bonds, etc. of a similar type:
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athletic/sporting prowess empezar lección
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He's always boasting about his sexual prowess.
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misleading information/statements empezar lección
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causing someone to believe something that is not true:
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radiant adjective (HAPPY/BEAUTIFUL) He gave a radiant smile when he heard her news. empezar lección
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obviously very happy, or very beautiful:
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radiant adjective (HEAT/LIGHT) empezar lección
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the radiant heat of the sun
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energy such as heat, light, and sound in the continuous repeating pattern of waves
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Some displayed their wares on stalls, while others had just spread them out on the pavement. empezar lección
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small products for selling, especially in a market or on the street:
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The company must do more to promote their wares overseas. empezar lección
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display/market/sell your wares - The company markets its wares on the internet.
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They exulted at/over their victory.; She was exultantly singing the team anthem. empezar lección
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to express great pleasure or happiness, esp. at your success or at someone else’s failure exultant - adj. - He was exultant at the news of his team’s victory.
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These plans are unlikely to find favour unless the cost is reduced. empezar lección
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the support or approval of something or someone:
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be in favour of sth/doing sth I'm not in favour of hitting children. empezar lección
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to support or approve of something:
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This candidate has a lot in her favour, especially her experience of teaching. empezar lección
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When something is in your favour, it gives you an advantage:
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If a judge finds in someone's favour, he or she says that that person is not guilty.
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She called to ask me a favour. empezar lección
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a kind action that you do for someone:
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Several politicians were accused of dispensing favours to people who voted for them. empezar lección
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an advantage that you give to someone, such as money or a good job, especially when this is unfair
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a small present that you give to every guest at a wedding, party, etc.:
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She always felt that her parents favoured her brother. empezar lección
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to give an advantage to someone or something, in an unfair way:
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There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks. empezar lección
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to give out things, especially products, services, or amounts of money: Is there a tourism agency that dispenses city maps?
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dispense drugs/medication/medicine Hundreds of wrong prescriptions have been dispensed. empezar lección
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to prepare medicines as a job and give or sell them to people:
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Some websites vend a bizarre array of items. empezar lección
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vending - noun - the activity of selling things - He had his street vending licence taken away. - Vending can be an ideal summer job.
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The vending machine in the office dispenses really tasteless coffee. empezar lección
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a machine you put money into to buy small items such as packages of food, candy, and drinks
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Let’s dispense with the formalities and get right down to business. empezar lección
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to get rid of or do without something:
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party favour (US party favor) He handed out the party favours as we were leaving. empezar lección
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a small present given to guests at a party:
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out of favour (US out of favor) Shares in the out-of-favour telecommunications sector fell from 391p to 246p yesterday. empezar lección
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investments, products, or services that are out of favour are no longer popular with investors or consumers
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be free with your favours old-fashioned She's rather too free with her favours, from what I hear. empezar lección
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to be willing to have sex with a lot of people:
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do me/us a favour! informal "Why don't you tell the police what happened?" "Oh, do me a favour!" empezar lección
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something you say in answer to a stupid and impossible suggestion:
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You're not well, and you're not doing yourself any favours by taking on extra work. empezar lección
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to do something that is likely to have a bad effect on you or on another person:
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to state your support for someone
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curry favour disapproving He's always trying to curry favour with the boss. empezar lección
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to praise someone, especially someone in authority, in a way that is not sincere, in order to get some advantage for yourself:
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to clean and brush a horse with a special comb
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favour sb with sth - formal I've no idea what is happening - David has not favoured me with an explanation. empezar lección
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to be polite and kind enough to give something to someone:
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brief adjective (SHORT IN LENGTH) She was wearing a fairly brief skirt, as I recall. empezar lección
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brief against/in favour of sb/sth On several occasions government officials briefed against their own ministers. empezar lección
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to make information about someone or something public, with the intention of criticizing/praising him, her, or it:
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a piece of underwear worn by men or women, covering the area between the waist and the tops of the legs:
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brief noun (LAWYER) UK informal My brief advised me to plead guilty. empezar lección
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a lawyer who will speak for someone in a court of law:
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brief verb [T] (GIVE INSTRUCTIONS) He is briefing the account executives on the new airline accounts. empezar lección
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to give someone instructions or information about what to do or say:
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give sb/prepare a brief We have prepared a brief for a full study by a consultant. empezar lección
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instructions that explain what someone's work or task is to give someone information about something: - Managers were touring the US to brief investors on last week's interim results.
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to prepare/file/submit a brief empezar lección
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a document that shows the facts of a legal case that will be argued by a lawyer in a court to tell a lawyer the facts of a legal case that he or she will argue in court
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humble adjective [NOT PROUD] He's very humble about his success. formal Please accept our humble apologies for the error. empezar lección
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not proud or not believing that you are important:
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Even when she became rich and famous, she never forgot her humble background. empezar lección
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poor or of a low social rank ordinary; not special or very important: At that time she was just a humble mechanic. humorous Welcome to our humble abode (= our home).
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humble verb [NOT IMPORTANT} He was humbled by the child's generosity. empezar lección
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to make someone understand that they are not as important or special as they thought:
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eat humble pie informal (US also eat crow) After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eat humble pie. empezar lección
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to admit that you were wrong:
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He was a wanderer with no permanent abode. humorous Welcome to my humble abode! empezar lección
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the place where someone lives:
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Three men, all of no fixed abode, appeared in court charged with violent disorder. empezar lección
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used in legal cases to say that someone does not have a permanent address:
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chunk noun informal [LARGE PIECE] a substantial chunk of our profits empezar lección
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a part of something, especially a large part:
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A large chunk of plaster crashed down from the ceiling. empezar lección
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compulsory - adj. [MUST DO]; compulsorily - adverb The law made wearing seat belts in cars compulsory. empezar lección
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If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law:
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compulsory purchase (also compulsory acquisition); (US eminent domain) empezar lección
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a situation in which a government has the legal power to buy private property at a fair price when it will be used for something that will be of use to the public, for example a new road:
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compulsory purchase order empezar lección
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a demand made by a public authority to buy land or property from a private owner in order to use the land for public purposes
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winding up [CLOSE BUSINESS] empezar lección
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the process of closing a business that is not successful and has debts that it cannot manage:
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winding up [CLOSE AN INVESTMENT] winding-up of a fund/pension/scheme Employees could lose 60% of their pension entitlement with the winding-up of their fund. empezar lección
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the act of closing an investment, a pension agreement, etc.:
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wind up [UNPLEASANT SITUATION] informal If he keeps doing stuff like that he's going to wind up in prison! You don't want to wind up homeless, do you? empezar lección
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to find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do:
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You can't be serious - is this a wind-up? empezar lección
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something that is not true that you tell someone in order to make a joke:
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wind-up - adj. [WATCH, TOY, ETC.) empezar lección
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A wind-up toy, watch, etc. has a key or part that you turn in order to make it operate:
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wind up [CLOSE A UNSUCCESSFUL BUSINESS] The company was wound up in February with debts of $5.2 million. empezar lección
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to close a business, especially when it is not successful and has debts:
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wind up [END AN ACTIVITY] We need to start winding up now as someone else has booked the meeting room. empezar lección
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to end a meeting, discussion, or an activity:
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put/get the wind up sb - UK [FEEL WORRIED] Tell them your father's a policeman - that'll put the wind up them! empezar lección
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to make someone feel worried about their situation:
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to be left on the cutting room floor (also to end up/wind up on the cutting room floor) The scene adds nothing and should have been left on the cutting room floor. empezar lección
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to be filmed, but not included in the final version of a film or television programme: also - to not be included in the final version of a list or plan - Measures to encourage alternative energy investment were discussed, but left on the cutting room floor.
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wind sb up - UK informal (ANNOY) It really winds me up when he goes on about teachers having an easy life. empezar lección
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to annoy or upset someone:
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Are you serious or are you just trying to wind me up? empezar lección
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to tell someone something that is not true in order to make a joke:
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a decision by a court of law that a failed business must close:
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wind - UK informal [DO NOT MEAN ANYTHING] I rarely bother to listen to politicians' speeches - it's all just wind. empezar lección
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words that do not mean anything and false statements:
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the wind section (US also the winds) empezar lección
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the group of woodwind instruments (= ones played by blowing into a hole near one end) and their players in an orchestra
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Once she was in the car, she wound the window down/up (= caused it to open/close by turning a handle). empezar lección
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to turn or cause something to turn:
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The river winds through the valley. empezar lección
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(of a road, path, or river) to follow a route that turns repeatedly in different directions
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She wound a scarf around her neck. She wound the string around the spool. empezar lección
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to wrap something around an object several times or twist it repeatedly around itself:
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winding story [COMPLICATED] The TV series featured a winding, complex story line. empezar lección
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A winding story or series of events is complicated and involves many changes:
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In a nearby medical tent, a US Army doctor gently unwinds Metruk's bandage. empezar lección
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to unfasten something that is wrapped around an object:
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unwind verb (RELAX) (also wind down) A glass of wine in the evening helps me to unwind after work. empezar lección
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to relax and allow your mind to be free from worry after a period of work or some other activity that has made you worried:
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unwind verb [SELL SHARES] empezar lección
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to sell shares, etc. that you bought expecting that their price would rise:
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unwind verb [CHANGE THE EFFECT] Financial markets believe that these imbalances can be unwound gradually, allowing the economy to land softly. empezar lección
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to change or remove the effects of something:
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We started to feel we couldn't walk any further but when we saw the town in the distance we got our second wind. empezar lección
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a return of strength or energy that makes it possible to continue in an activity that needs a lot of effort:
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Saxophones and flutes are wind instruments. empezar lección
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a musical instrument whose sound is produced by blowing:
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an arrangement of shells or small decorative shapes of metal or wood that hang from pieces of wire or string and make a gentle noise when moved by the wind
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