lift the embargo

  • 1lift the closure — stop an embargo, stop a boycott or prohibition …

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  • 2embargo — ▪ I. embargo em‧bar‧go 1 [ɪmˈbɑːgəʊ ǁ ˈbɑːrgoʊ] noun embargoes PLURALFORM [countable] 1. ECONOMICS an official order stopping trade with a country. Governments and organizations put embargoes on countries with which they have a political… …

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  • 3embargo — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, strict, total ▪ partial ▪ mandatory ▪ crippling ▪ the crippling economi …

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  • 4embargo — em|bar|go1 [ımˈba:gəu US ˈba:rgou] n plural embargoes [Date: 1500 1600; : Spanish; Origin: embargar to stop, prevent, seize ] an official order to stop trade with another country = ↑boycott, sanctions ↑sanctions embargo on/against ▪ an embargo on …

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  • 6lift — lift1 W2S2 [lıft] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move something upwards)¦ 2¦(part of the body)¦ 3¦(controls/laws)¦ 4¦(by plane)¦ 5 not lift a finger (to do something) 6 lift somebody s spirits 7¦(clouds/mist)¦ 8¦(sad feelings)¦ 9¦(use somebody s ideas/words)¦ …

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  • 7lift — I UK [lɪft] / US verb Word forms lift : present tense I/you/we/they lift he/she/it lifts present participle lifting past tense lifted past participle lifted *** 1) lift or lift up [transitive] to move something to a higher position Lift the lid… …

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  • 8lift — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) for taking people/goods between floors ⇨ See also ↑elevator ADJECTIVE ▪ private, service ▪ The hotel has a private lift linking it to the beach. ▪ baggage, goods …

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  • 9lift — An increase in securities prices, as shown by some economic indicator . Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * lift lift [lɪft] verb [transitive] 1. to make prices, profits etc rise: • Improving international demand lifted product prices. • The… …

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  • 10embargo — I UK [ɪmˈbɑː(r)ɡəʊ] / US [ɪmˈbɑrɡoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms embargo : singular embargo plural embargoes 1) a government order preventing trade with another country an arms/oil/trade embargo put/place/impose/lift an embargo on something: The… …

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