honest!spokenused totryto make someonebelieveyouI didn’t mean to hurt him, honest!→honestEjemplos desde el Corpushonest!•I didn'tmeantohurthim, honest! Origenhonest(1200-1300)Old Frenchhoneste, fromLatinhonestus, fromhonor;→HONOR
andrefuseto change yourmindwhen other peopletrytopersuadeyouThe actress has always been adamant about keeping her private life private.won’t take no for an answerinformaltoinsistthat someone must do what you say or askYou’re coming home with me – I won’t take no for an answer.put your...
The aim is thus the identification and understanding of the various paths of memory or amta帽 thakhi, used by farmers in the formal and informal remembrance of the past, both in labor expressions, cultural, as in the rituals using mnemonic devices. Additionally, the purpose of this paper is...
[only before noun]more than thebasicamount or the amount that you expected oragreed.Additionalis moreformalthanextraAn evening job would provide additional income.There may be an additional charge for paying bills by credit card.added[only before noun]extra – used when talking about something ...
Commission, the an informal name for the European CommissionDel Longman Business Dictionarycom‧mis‧sion1 /kəˈmɪʃən/ noun1[countable, uncountable] an amount of money paid to someone according to the value of goods, shares, bonds etc they have soldHe didn’t charge a ...
chair(=sit in one in a very relaxed way)Everyone was outside, lounging in chairs in the sun.adjectivesa comfortable chair(alsoa comfy chairinformal)The hotel had a TV room with some nice comfy chairs.a hard chair(=not comfortable)I sat on a hard chair in the corridor and waited.an ...
(=very important)Population growth has a profound impact on world food demand.an adverse impactformal(=a bad effect)The loss of forests has had an adverse impact on bird populations.a real impactinformal(=a big impact)The film made a real impact on cinema audiences.a lasting impact(=one ...
not nearly/nowhere near enoughinformal(=much less than you need)We only had $500, and that was nowhere near enough to buy a new camcorder.time/reason/trouble etc enoughold-fashionedCome on – there’ll be time enough to chat later.2used to say that a situation is already bad and you ...
(=a layer of paint that is put on something)Walls usually need at least two coats of paint.a lick of paintinformal(=a layer of paint used to make something more attractive)All she needed to do to the kitchen was give it a lick of paint.adjectiveswhite/red/blue etcI decided to use ...
dirty2adverbinformal1→play dirty2→talk dirty3→dirty great/dirty big dirty3verb(dirtied,dirtying,dirties)[intransitive, transitive]1to make something dirty2to make someone feel or seem bad, dishonest, or immoralThe army’s actions dirtied its reputation.3→dirty your hands→ VerTabla de verb...