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  • 61brain — 1 /breIn/ noun 1 ORGAN (C) the organ inside your head that controls how you think, feel, and move: Messages from the brain are carried by the central nervous system. 2 INTELLIGENCE (U) also brains plural the ability to think clearly and learn… …

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  • 62back of something — back of sth idiom (NAmE, informal) behind sth • the houses back of the church Main entry: ↑backidiom …

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  • 63the brains — [S] ► the person responsible for the planning and management of an activity or organization: the brains behind sth »He is the brains behind the corporation s success. Main Entry: ↑brain …

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  • 64deu-3, deu̯ǝ-, du̯ā-, dū- —     deu 3, deu̯ǝ , du̯ā , dū     English meaning: to move forward, pass     Deutsche Übersetzung: 1. ‘sich räumlich vorwärts bewegen, vordringen, sich entfernen”, out of it Lateer 2. “zeitliche Erstreckung”     Material: O.Ind. dū rá ḥ “remote,… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 65brain*/*/ — [breɪn] noun [C] 1) the organ inside your head that allows you to think and feel, and controls your body The illness had affected his brain.[/ex] a brain tumour/scan/operation[/ex] 2) mental ability or intelligence He s good looking, and he s got …

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  • 66lie*/*/*/ — [laɪ] (present participle lying [ˈlaɪɪŋ] ; past tense lay [leɪ] ; past participle lain [leɪn] ) verb I 1) to be or put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on a surface such as the floor or a bed She was lying on the beach reading a… …

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  • 67leave — leave1 W1S1 [li:v] v past tense and past participle left [left] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go away)¦ 2¦(stop)¦ 3 leave somebody/something alone 4¦(let something/somebody stay)¦ 5¦(not change/move something)¦ 6¦(result of accident/illness/event)¦ 7 be left… …

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  • 68back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ …

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  • 69fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… …

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  • 70leave — 1 /li:v/ verb past tense and past participle left LEAVE A PLACE, VEHICLE 1 LEAVE (I, T) to go away from a place or a person: What time did you leave the office? | They were so noisy that the manager asked them to leave. (+ for): They re leaving… …

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