we have decided to waive the charges on this occasion.gesture towardsThe Queen has nowmadeagesturetowards public opinion.—gesturaladjectiveColocaciones–Significado 1: a movement of part of your body, especially your hands or head, to show what you mean or how you feeladjectivesa rude gesture...
•Mitrainstalledavideocameraon atreenearbyto watch over thekioskandobservewhat the children did.•But the realthrillfor someridersis thechancetoperformfor thevideocamera.•Covertvideocameras andhand-heldlaserdeviceswill be among theequipmentused atweekends, theywarn.•videoequipment•On thevideo...
this/that/what sort of thing A priest has to arrange funerals, marriages, that sort of thing. Getting more American ideas into British business would be a good thing. ‘I did no such thing,’ he protested. I know a thing or two (=a lot) about dogs. In a democracy, it is no bad...
4view/picture[countable]a view of a place as you see it, or as it appears in apictureHe photographed a wide range of street scenes.scene ofShe returned home to find a scene of devastation.►vertesauroensight 5event/situation[countable]what is happening in a place, or what can be seen...
1animportantevent,decision, problem etc has abigeffectorinfluenceon people’s lives or on events in thefuturea very important meetingThe accident taught him an important lesson.Happiness is more important than money.‘What did you say?’‘Oh, nothing important.’it is important (to do something...
►Do not useoccasionto mean ‘a time when it is possible for you to do what you want to do’. Useopportunityorchance:Do not waste this opportunity (NOT this occasion).►vertesauroentime2special event[countable]an important social event orceremonyI’m saving this bottle of champagne for...
the results have been good.roughly/broadly speakingThese innovations are, roughly speaking, what this book is about.relatively speakingRelatively speaking, property there is still cheap.phrasesspeak as a parent/teacher etcSpeaking as a medical man, I'd advise you to take some exercise every day....
you have thought carefully about how and when you will do itThe airline plans to start flights to Thailand in July.Jane and Rob are planning to get married next year.set out to do somethingto intend to do something – used when someone is verydeterminedand knows clearly what they want to...
exercise is a good habit.Thinking negatively can become a habit.She has a habit of playing with her hair when she’s nervous.Some people drink alcohol as much from habit as from desire.by/out of/from habit(=because this is what you usually do in this situation)I did it out of habit...
Familia de palabras(adjective)marked≠unmarked(verb)mark(adverb)markedly Del Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishTemas relacionados:Sportmark1/mɑːk$mɑːrk/●●●S2W2verb1write on something[transitive]to write or draw on something, so that someone will notice what you have writtenI’ve...