a bit ou piece of news

  • 1news — n. new information 1) to announce, give; break, flash; cover the news 2) to spread (the) news 3) to censor; control; cover up, suppress (the) news 4) to color, distort, twist (the) news 5) bad; good; interesting; sensational; shocking; startling; …

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  • 2news — W1S1 [nju:z US nu:z] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: new] 1.) information about something that has happened recently ▪ I m not sure how he s going to react to the news. ▪ The good news is that tomorrow will be fine and sunny. ▪ You seem upset not …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3news — [ nuz ] noun uncount *** 1. ) information about something that has happened recently: I m afraid I ve got some bad news. I wrote to John telling him all the latest news. news for: Good news for home owners! news of/about: Friends expressed shock… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 4encouraging piece of news — heartening bit of information, reassuring or comforting information …

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  • 5news */*/*/ — UK [njuːz] / US [nuz] noun [uncountable] Get it right: news: Although the word news has an s on the end, it is an uncountable noun, so: ▪  it is never used in the plural ▪  it does not follow a Wrong: She now lives in exile, but the good news are …

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  • 6piece — piece1 [ pis ] noun *** ▸ 1 individual object ▸ 2 part separated from something ▸ 3 one of a particular type ▸ 4 writing/art etc. ▸ 5 object in board game ▸ 6 gun ▸ 7 coin of particular value ▸ 8 short distance ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count piece of an… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7news — noun 1 new information ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant (BrE, informal), excellent, fantastic, good, great, happy, marvellous/marvelous (esp. BrE), terrific, tremendou …

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  • 8piece — n. & v. n. 1 a (often foll. by of) one of the distinct portions forming part of or broken off from a larger object; a bit; a part (a piece of string). b each of the parts of which a set or category is composed (a five piece band; a piece of… …

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  • 9piece*/*/*/ — [piːs] noun [C] I 1) an individual object of a particular type I ve used four pieces of paper already.[/ex] a piece of equipment/furniture[/ex] Police found several pieces of clothing.[/ex] 2) a single instance or amount of something of a… …

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  • 10bit — bit1 W1S1 [bıt] adv, pron ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(only slightly)¦ 2¦(amount)¦ 3¦(quite a lot)¦ 4¦(time/distance)¦ 5 a bit of a something 6 not a bit/not one bit 7 every bit as important/bad/good etc 8 bit by bit 9 a/one bit at a time …

    Dictionary of contemporary English