Monday, 7 September 2009
Sunday, 6 September 2009
L'ouragan Ike frappe Cuba
ouragan /uʀagɑ̃/ masculine noun hurricane.
toucher2 /tuʃe/ masculine noun
classer /klase/ (conjugate⇒) transitive verb - le ~ touch, the sense of touch;
- (of pianist) touch.
- to classify;
- to file
- wind;
- transitive verb
- to blow out [candle]
- rain;
- adjective vague
- mơ hồ
fracasser /fʀakase/ (conjugate⇒)
- transitive verb to smash.
Crise des banques aux États-Unis
suite /sɥit/ feminine noun
- rest;
- fortune;
faillite /fajit/ feminine noun
valeur /valœʀ/ feminine noun
teneur /tənœʀ/ feminine noun
- bankruptcy;
- failure.
- affair;
- việc
- gen to save;
valeur /valœʀ/ feminine noun
- value;
- to lose;
- gen fall;
- adjective
- same;
teneur /tənœʀ/ feminine noun
- (of solid) content;
Saturday, 5 September 2009
Perth Land Claim
sour 
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adjective
1 having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet:
These plums are a bit sour.
2 unfriendly or easily annoyed:
Overnight, it seemed, their relationship had turned sour.
She gave me a sour look.
precedent
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noun
1 [C] an action, situation or decision which has already happened and which can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed or taken:
There are several precedents for promoting people who don't have formal qualifications.
Some politicians fear that agreeing to the concession would set a dangerous precedent.
2 [U] the way that something has been done in the past which therefore shows that it is the correct way:
Would it be breaking with precedent for the bride to make a speech?
3 [C] LEGAL a decision about a particular law case which makes it likely that other similar cases will be decided in the same way:
The judgment on pension rights has established/set a precedent.
tiền lệ
pending
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adjective
about to happen or waiting to happen:
There were whispers that a deal was pending.
The pending releases of the prisoners are meant to create a climate for negotiation.
dồ trang sức
scaremonger
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noun [C] DISAPPROVING
a person who spreads stories that cause public fear
ngừoi phao tin đồn làm hot hoảng
Hide phoneticsadjective
1 having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet:
These plums are a bit sour.
2 unfriendly or easily annoyed:
Overnight, it seemed, their relationship had turned sour.
She gave me a sour look.
precedent
Hide phoneticsnoun
1 [C] an action, situation or decision which has already happened and which can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed or taken:
There are several precedents for promoting people who don't have formal qualifications.
Some politicians fear that agreeing to the concession would set a dangerous precedent.
2 [U] the way that something has been done in the past which therefore shows that it is the correct way:
Would it be breaking with precedent for the bride to make a speech?
3 [C] LEGAL a decision about a particular law case which makes it likely that other similar cases will be decided in the same way:
The judgment on pension rights has established/set a precedent.
tiền lệ
pending
Hide phoneticsadjective
about to happen or waiting to happen:
There were whispers that a deal was pending.
The pending releases of the prisoners are meant to create a climate for negotiation.
dồ trang sức
scaremonger
Hide phoneticsnoun [C] DISAPPROVING
a person who spreads stories that cause public fear
ngừoi phao tin đồn làm hot hoảng
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