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...
Colocaciones –Significados 3 & 4verbstell (somebody) a story (also recount/relate a story formal)I’d better tell you the whole story from the beginning.He laughed as he recounted the story.give (somebody) a storyI had the feeling that she wasn’t giving me the full story.hear a ...
[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 ...
(=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 ...
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 ...
(=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 ...
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 ...
angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.Tell somebody offis morecommoninBritishEnglish thanAmericanEnglishDad told me off for getting home late.give somebody a talking-toinformalto talk angrily to a child because they have done something wrongThe boy was given a good talking-to...