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C1: a long, narrow hole, especially one for putting coins into or for fitting a separate piece into:
an amount of time that is officially allowed for a single event in a planned order of activities or events:
a place or position available to someone or something:
- I put my money in the slot and pressed the button but nothing came out.
- Drop the letter in the mail slot.
The programme will occupy that half-hour slot before the six o'clock news.
Perry will fill one of the open slots on the commission.
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C2: (informal) to be someone's responsibility or decision:
It's down to me to find a suitable person for the job.
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[Adj] impossible to touch, to describe exactly, or to give an exact value:
[ C usually plural ] something that exists but that cannot be touched, exactly described, or given an exact value:
She has that intangible quality which you might call charisma. intangible assets such as goodwill
- Common sense and creativity are some of the intangibles we're looking
- for in an employee. His ability to inspire and lead players is an
- intangible that is difficult to quantify.
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to be extremely interested in or worried by a particular subject and spend an unreasonably large amount of time thinking about it:
be hung up on sth
Why are you so hung up on getting everything right?
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to change the direction of something, especially to send a letter to a new address:
Resources must be redirected into the many under-funded areas of education. Please redirect any mail that arrives for me to my address in Ottawa.
(umleiten)
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B1 used to say that something is less than or equal to but not more than a stated value, number, or level:
until:
Up to two hundred people were on board the ship. We can teach dancers up to intermediate level here.
Up to yesterday, we had no idea where the child was.
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a polite way of saying "I am sorry" or "Could you repeat what you just said?"
a way of showing that you are angry about something that someone has just said:
I beg your pardon? I hope you're not implying that I lied!
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informal to wait for a short time:
- Sally's on the other phone - would you like to hang on?
- Do you need the toilet right now or can you hang on for a while?
- Hang on a minute - I'll be with you in a moment!
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a pile of things arranged one on top of another:
informal a large amount:
He chose a cartoon from the stack of DVDs on the shelf.
Don't worry, we've got stacks of time.
the stacks:a set of shelves in a library that are positioned close together so that a lot of books can be stored on them
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VERB3: to prevent something from being seen:
She used to hide her diary under her pillow.
hid, hidden
(verstecken)
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A2 [ I or T ] to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected:
B1 [ T ] to cause someone or something to be slow or late:
[ I ] to not act quickly or immediately:
- My plane was delayed by an hour. Heavy snow delayed the start of the
- game. [ + -ing verb ] I think we should delay deciding about this until
- next year.
I was delayed by traffic.
If you delay now, the opportunity might be lost.
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the state of having a healthy mind and not being mentally ill:
the fact of showing good judgment and understanding:
He'd been behaving so strangely that they began to doubt/question his sanity. to keep/preserve/retain your sanity
- The closer we got to the deadline for action, the more I questioned the
- sanity of the decision we had taken. Maybe Jenny can bring some sanity
- into this crazy situation.
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C1 a belief or idea:
[ + that ] The show's director rejects the notion that seeing violence on television has a harmful effect on children. I have only a vague notion of what she does for a living.
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C1 not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided:
I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago. The patient had complained of vague pains and backache.
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C1 in a way that cannot be avoided:
Such a large investment inevitably entails some risk.
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[ U ] very great size or importance:
Nobody fully understands the enormity and complexity of the task of reviving the country's economy. I don't think you realize the enormity of the problem.
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B2 of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important:
a precious gift a precious moment/memory Clean water is a precious commodity in many parts of the world. You're so precious to me.
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an idea that is based on feeling and for which there is no proof:
I had a hunch that you'd be here.
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B2 to make someone stop giving their attention to something:
Don't distract her (from her studies).
- Can you stop tapping your foot please - it's distracting me while I'm working.
- Sorry, what were you saying? Something outside the window distracted me.
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C1 [ C ] a particular way of considering something:
Her attitude lends a fresh perspective to the subject. He writes from a Marxist perspective. Because of its geographical position, Germany's perspective on the situation in Russia is very different from Washington's.
- get/keep sth in perspective
- C2 to think about a situation or problem in a wise and reasonable way: You must keep things in perspective - the overall situation isn't really that bad.
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to bring something into existence, esp. gradually or in stages:
to bring something into existence, esp. gradually or in stages: I can’t work up any enthusiasm for this plan. You went running and barely worked up a sweat.
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B2 strong; not easily broken or made weaker or defeated:
These toys are made from tough plastic. Children's shoes need to be tough. You have to be tough to be successful in politics.informal Their lawyer is a real tough customer/nut (= person).
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B2 large or of noticeable importance:
The fire caused considerable damage to the church. Opposite
inconsiderable
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the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops:
noun [ U ] The job is open to applicants with over two years' experience in retail.
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C1 [ T ] formal to accept something enthusiastically:
This was an opportunity that he would embrace.
We are always eager to embrace the latest technology.Corporate America quickly embraced the Web as a new vehicle for advertising.
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B2 by the smallest amount:
They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month. She was barely (= only just) 15 when she won her first championship.
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to allow someone to rent all or part of a house or other building that you are renting from someone else:
Our rental contract states that we are not allowed to sublet the house.
present participle subletting, past tense and past participle sublet
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informal any unpleasant thick soft substance, such as food that has been cooked for too long:
If you overcook the cabbage it'll turn to mush.
informal If you say your brain has turned to mush, it means you cannot think clearly.
- informal If you describe something such as a book or film as mush, you
- mean that it is too emotional: The movie was just romantic mush.
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C1 to give all of your energy, time, etc.:
He has dedicated his life to scientific research. The new president said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the sick and the homeless.
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to help to cause an event or situation:
- contribute to sth
- Smoking contributed to his early death.
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A2 very much:
He needs the money really badly. They are badly in need of help.
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excitement and happiness
A desolate sensation overcame the exhilaration of the afternoon. A sense of exhilaration possessed Edith. The exhilaration of fighting quickened every pulse in the fort.
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to be able from your knowledge or experience to say that something is true:
As a medical examiner I can vouch that his death was accidental.
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a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal:
Several of her patients have made allegations of professional misconduct about/against her. [ + that ] Allegations that Mr Dwight was receiving money from known criminals have caused a scandal.
(die Angabe pl.: die Angaben)
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1. to send or give something:(US)
2. to broadcast something, or to send out or carry signals using radio, television, etc.:
3.to pass something from one person or place to another:
1. To avoid delay, transmit by fax.
2. Radio Seven transmits on 201 medium wave (= uses those particular radio waves to broadcast on).
3. Some diseases are transmitted from one generation to the next.
(übermitteln | übermittelte, übermittelt)
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a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place:
In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.
- If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen:
- A car may stall due to the driver braking too suddenly. I stalled the car twice during my driving test but still managed to pass.
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features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have historical importance:
These monuments are a vital part of the cultural heritage of South America.
(das Erbe)
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strange in a frightening and mysterious way:
She heard the eerie noise of the wind howling through the trees. He had the eerie feeling that he had met this stranger before.
(unheimlich)
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to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change:
She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year. Playing board games is undergoing a revival in popularity.
(etw. erleben )
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to make or become well again, especially after a cut or other injury:
The wounds were gradually healing (up). The plaster cast helps to heal the broken bone.
- If a bad situation or painful emotion heals, it ends or improves, and
- if something heals it, it makes it end or improve: Peace talks were
- held to try to heal the growing rift between the two sides. A broken
- heart takes a long time to heal.
(The wounds were gradually healing (up). The plaster cast helps to heal the broken bone.
- If a bad situation or painful emotion heals, it ends or improves, and
- if something heals it, it makes it end or improve: Peace talks were
- held to try to heal the growing rift between the two sides. A broken
- heart takes a long time to heal.)
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silly or stupid:
You daft idiot! It was a pretty daft idea anyway. Don't be daft - let me pay - you paid last time.
(bescheuert)
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to accept or start to use something new:
- I think it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him.
- The new tax would force companies to adopt energy-saving measures. He's
- adopted a remarkably light-hearted attitude towards the situation.
(etw. verabschieden | verabschiedete, verabschiedet |)
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an area of grass, especially near to a house or in a park, that is cut regularly to keep it short:
The lawn was laid out in the form of the figure eight.Our lawn is frosted over.We enjoyed a leisurely picnic lunch on the lawn.
(der Rasen pl.: die Rasen)
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a large building on a farm in which animals or hay (= dried grass) and grain are kept
- The house, a former barn, has been attractively converted.The escaped
- prisoners lay up in a barn for a few weeks, until the search had been
- called off.
(die Scheune pl.: die Scheunen)
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firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in your principles:
a faithful friend They are faithful supporters of the Labour Party. His faithful old dog accompanied him everywhere he went
(treu)
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C1 a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to be perfect:
I returned the material because it had a flaw in it. There's a fatal flaw in your reasoning. This report is full of flaws. a character flaw
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the person or place from which all information on a particular subject comes:
He's renowned as the fount of all knowledge on the disease.
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