days, three weeks etc away, it will happen after thatperiodof time has passedChristmas is only a month away.6used to say how close someone is toachievingsomething orexperiencingsomethingaway fromAt one stage, they were just two points away from victory.7into or in asafeorenclosedplacePut ...
Del Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpop1/pɒp$pɑːp/●●○S3verb(popped,popping)1come out/off[intransitive always + adverb/preposition]to come suddenly or unexpectedly out of or away from somethingpop out/off/up etcThe top button popped off my shirt.The ball popped out of Smi...
•Ruth'stoescurledunder the table.•In each directorate-general there is aleader, who keeps his team on theirtoes.. stubbed ... toe•Inside Pollyyelpedandstubbed her toeagainst achair.•Stridingaway from the house, Carolynstubbed her toebadly on abrickend and had to sit down to...
the bride’s father gives her away at her wedding.4[countable]amethodorstyleoften used inliterature,art, thetheatreetc toachievea particulareffectthe conventions of the 19th-century novelColocaciones–Significado 3: behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal and ...
Imágenes del día ¿Qué es esto? Dé clic en la imagen para verificar Tabla de verbos pipe Forma simple Presente I, you, we, theypipe he, she, itpipes > Ver más Forma continua Presente Iampiping he, she, itispiping > Ver más...
Frank put a lot of effort into the party. Learning to speak another language takes effort.2 attempt [countable, uncountable] an attempt to do something, especially when this involves a lot of hard work or determination Please make an effort to be polite.somebody’s effort(s) to do something...
pen•We started alivelycorrespondencewith about fivepenfriends each,scribblingaway under thedeskinlessons.•afountainpen•Thisexplainsthosetinyhillsidepensboundedbyrockwalls.•I then looked at theboyagain, who held hispenout towards me.•Nomereholdingpen, this is home for thesecreatures.•Expe...
tochoosesomething etcSYNcheckAmerican EnglishTick the description that best fits you.Justticktheboxon your order form.3→what makes somebody tick4→tick all the right boxes→tick away/by/past→ticksomebody/something ↔off→tick over→ VerTabla de verbosEjemplos desde el Corpustick•Astrongintere...
Del Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English bit1/bɪt/●●●S1adverb,pronoun1→a bit2→a bit3→quite a bit4→a bit5→a bit of a something6→not a bit/not one bit7→every bit as important/bad/good etc8→bit by bit9→a/one bit at a time10→take a bit of doing/explaining ...
(=make an opinion or fact seem more important)Put bullet points before each statement to add emphasis.the emphasis shifts/moves(=changes)The emphasis is now shifting away from oil towards renewable sources of energy.adjectivesgreat emphasisThe company places great emphasis on customer care.a strong...