Thursday, 2 July 2009

D.R. Congo elections

substantial (LARGE) Show phonetics
adjective
large in size, value or importance:
The findings show a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women.
She inherited a substantial fortune from her grandmother.
The first draft of his novel needed a substantial amount of rewriting
lớn lao

foul (UNPLEASANT) PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
adjective
1 extremely unpleasant:
Those toilets smell foul!
I've had a foul day at work.
Why are you in such a foul mood this morning?
What foul weather!

2 describes speech or other language that is offensive, rude or shocking:
There's too much foul language on TV these days
dơ bẩn,hôi thối

lodge (STAY) PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
verb [I usually + adverb or preposition] FORMAL
to pay rent to stay somewhere:
She lodged with Mrs Higgins when she first came to Cambridge.




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