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city: Zürich | euromaxx

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ago

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US / əˈgəʊ /

UK / əˈgoʊ /

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  • adverb
  • At a specified length of time in the past

very

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US / 'verɪ /

UK / ˈvɛri /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a large degree or amount
  • adverb
  • A lot; much; many
  • Used to stress or emphasize a noun

cap

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US / kæp /

UK / kæp /

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  • noun
  • Covering for the end or top of something
  • Small, soft hat often with a front visor or shade
  • An upper limit on the amount of (e.g. budget)
  • verb
  • To cover the top or end of an object
  • To limit the amount of usage of something

work

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US / wɜ:k /

UK / wɚk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Activity completed in order to make money
  • noun
  • The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • Everything created by an author, artist, musician
  • Activity you do in order to make money
  • Place of employment
  • Final product or result of a some labor or effort
  • verb
  • To bring into a specific state of success
  • To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
  • To do your job in your company or workplace
  • To make an effort to do something
  • To operate a machine or device

old

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UK / old /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having existed for a long time, not young or new
  • Age of a person since birth

heart

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UK / hɑrt /

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  • noun
  • A feeling of care for others; compassion
  • Courage, confidence, and emotional strength
  • Be cheerfully encouraging
  • Most essential, important, or central part
  • Referring to a promise or something important
  • State or feelings of affection or deep love
  • Core part of a vegetable, e.g. a lettuce
  • The part of the body that pumps blood
  • Place where emotions are believed to be felt
  • A shape that represents love

red

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US / red /

UK / rɛd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being the color of blood

guarantee

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US / ˌɡærən'ti: /

UK / ˌɡærənˈti /

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  • noun
  • A promise to repair a broken product
  • Promise that something will be done as expected
  • verb
  • To promise to repair a broken product
  • To promise that something will happen or be done
  • To promise to pay if another person fails to do so

design

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US / dɪˈzaɪn /

UK / dɪˈzaɪn /

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  • noun
  • The way something is planned, to fulfill a purpose
  • verb
  • To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • To think of a plan

extensive

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  • adjecitve
  • Large; full or complete

building

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US / ˈbɪldɪŋ /

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  • noun
  • A structure with a roof and walls, e.g. a house
  • verb
  • To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
  • To construct a house, office, factory

lake

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US / leɪk /

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  • noun
  • Large area of water surrounded by land

relaxation

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US / ˌri:lækˈseɪʃn /

UK / ˌrilækˈseʃən /

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  • noun
  • Activities that allow someone to rest, become calm
  • Act of easing something, such as muscle tightness
  • Act of making a rule or law, less strict

everything

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  • pronoun
  • All of the things mentioned

take

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  • noun
  • Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
  • verb
  • To accept something that is offered
  • To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
  • To use a camera to make (a photo)
  • To pick up something and go away with it
  • To study a subject in school
  • To attempt to pass (an exam)
  • To require a certain amount of time, money, space

its

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  • adjecitve
  • Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
  • determiner
  • Of something; belonging or related to something
  • other
  • Possessive form of “it”

they

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US / ðeɪ /

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  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

discover

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US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /

UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /

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  • verb
  • To find something new that was not known before

artist

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US / ˈɑ:tɪst /

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  • noun
  • A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter

eat

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UK / it /

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  • verb
  • To put food in your mouth

area

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US / 'eərɪə /

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  • noun
  • Amount of measured space
  • A specific section or space; part of a region
  • A subject or field of study

use

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  • noun
  • Ability to employ something
  • Need to enable it to work
  • Permission to do something with something
  • Act of spending money
  • Operation of a machine for its function
  • verb
  • To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
  • To need to operate or work
  • To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
  • To treat a person badly
  • To do something with, for a task or purpose

many

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US / 'menɪ /

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  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

try

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UK / traɪ /

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  • noun
  • Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
  • verb
  • To make an effort, to attempt to do something
  • To examine someone or something in a court of law
  • To test to see if it is good or you like it
  • To make a person go through hardship; test
  • To examine something to see if it works

club

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  • noun
  • Group of people who share an interest, as in sport
  • Place where people go to listen to music and dance
  • Long stick used for hitting things, as in golf
  • verb
  • To be grouped with others
  • To hit hard with a thick and heavy stick, weapon

after

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US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

UK / ˈæftɚ /

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  • adverb
  • Later than another time, or behind something
  • conjunction
  • Following something before
  • preposition
  • When an event happened or time has passed

cruise

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US / kru:z /

UK / kruz /

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  • noun
  • A long vacation trip on a passenger boat
  • verb
  • To easily achieve
  • To travel by boat or car for leisure

beautiful

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UK / ˈbjutəfəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having dome something well
  • Being very attractive or appealing physically

surround

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  • other
  • To be closely connected to and have an effect on
  • verb
  • To be all the way around something
  • To be closely connected to and have an effect on
  • To move closer on all sides of something

sell

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US / sel /

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  • verb
  • To exchange something for money
  • To persuade people to do, like or agree

age

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US / eɪdʒ /

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  • verb
  • To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
  • To get older
  • noun
  • Period of time in history
  • Number of years a person or thing has lived

day

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US / deɪ /

UK / de /

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  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name

bag

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US / bæɡ /

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  • noun
  • Soft container to put things in and carry with you
  • verb
  • To catch an animal while hunting
  • To put an item or items into a bag

always

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US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /

UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /

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  • adverb
  • For a very long time
  • At all times; in every situation
  • For ever

new

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US / nju: /

UK / nu, nju /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not old, recently born, built or made
  • Being or doing something for the first time
  • Not felt, seen or known previously
  • Having been recently bought or obtained

here

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

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  • adverb
  • In this place; at this location, position or time

alleyway

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US / 'ælɪweɪ /

UK / ˈæliˌwe /

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  • noun
  • A narrow street with walls on both sides

feel

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US / fi:l /

UK / fil /

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  • verb
  • To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • To sense through direct contact; touch

small

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  • adjecitve
  • Little in size; not big
  • (Of letters) not written in capital letters
  • Being insignificant or minor
  • (Of a business) with few people or things; local
  • (Of voice) being soft and quiet
  • (Of a child) being young

door

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US / dɔ:(r) /

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  • noun
  • You walk through this when you go in a room

introduction

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US / ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn /

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  • noun
  • A first experience with something
  • Opening part of a text or piece of music
  • Explanation of something, e.g. a place
  • Announcement of a new product or service
  • Making someone known to another by name

special

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US / 'speʃl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being additional or extra
  • Different, better or greater than normal
  • noun
  • Heavily discounted sales item

exchange

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US / ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ /

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  • noun
  • Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
  • Short discussion or talk
  • The place you can change money to another currency
  • Place where things or services are exchanged
  • Act of returning something to a store
  • Act of giving a thing in return for another thing
  • verb
  • To share (a look, a few words etc.)
  • To sell one currency to get another
  • To return something to a store
  • To give things of similar value to each other

tour

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  • noun
  • A trip to several places to perform a show
  • A journey to visit several places for pleasure
  • verb
  • To travel to several places to perform a show
  • To visit several places for pleasure

spend

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US / spend /

UK / spɛnd /

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  • verb
  • To use money to pay for something
  • To use time in order to do something
  • To use up something completely

showpiece

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US / ˈʃəʊpi:s /

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  • noun
  • Most outstanding item in a collection

modern

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US / ˈmɔdən /

UK / ˈmɑdən /

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  • adjecitve
  • Of the present time; up to date; contemporary

quality

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US / 'kwɒlətɪ /

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  • noun
  • Feature associated with someone or something
  • High level of worth or excellence

water

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  • noun
  • Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • Large area such as an ocean or sea
  • verb
  • (Of the eyes) to produce tears
  • (Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
  • To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive

well

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US / wel /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
  • Healthy and in good condition
  • adverb
  • In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
  • In a complete, total, or full manner
  • A great and considerable degree
  • In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
  • exclamation
  • Used to begin or continue a particular statement
  • Used to show you want to start saying something
  • Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
  • You say this to change the topic of a conversation
  • Used to indicate you are making a final remark
  • noun
  • Long deep hole in the ground to get water
  • verb
  • To cause your eyes to fill with tears

tower

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  • noun
  • Tall, narrow building
  • Tall metal structure for broadcasting, or the view
  • verb
  • To be very good at something

for

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UK / fɔr,fə /

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  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

chef

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US / ʃef /

UK / ʃɛf /

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  • noun
  • Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
  • The top assistant in a professional kitchen

concert

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US / 'kɒnsət /

UK / ˈkɑnˌsɚt, -sət /

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  • noun
  • Musical entertainment performed in public

marc

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US / mɑ:k /

UK / mɑ:rk /

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  • other
  • Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing

never

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US / 'nevə(r) /

UK / ˈnɛvɚ /

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  • adverb
  • Not ever; not at any time

rich

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US / rɪtʃ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
  • Containing a lot of exciting events or experiences and therefore very interesting
  • (of a color, sound, smell, etc.) Pleasantly deep or strong
  • If food is rich, it contains a large amount of oil, butter, eggs, or cream.

middle

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US / 'mɪdl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Equal distance from extremes
  • noun
  • Place that is halfway between two things

plunge

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  • verb
  • (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
  • To dive (into water)
  • To start doing something energetically

passion

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US / 'pæʃn /

UK / ˈpæʃən /

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  • noun
  • Powerful, positive excitement and interest
  • Something for which one has a great love
  • Strong sexual feelings toward someone

wind

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  • adjecitve
  • (Musical instruments) that you blow into to play
  • noun
  • A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • Something that has influence
  • verb
  • If a road, path, or river winds, it follows a route that turns repeatedly in different directions
  • To turn or cause something to turn
  • To twist around something

traditional

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US / trəˈdɪʃənl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Involved in a custom or event common to a people

young

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  • adjecitve
  • At an early stage of existence; not mature
  • Being recently created or started
  • noun
  • Babies in a group or family of animals

lenin

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US / ˈlɛnɪn /

UK / ˈlɛnən /

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  • other
  • Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR

cosmic

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US / 'kɒzmɪk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning space and the universe
  • Being so large, it is almost beyond understanding

part

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  • adjecitve
  • To some degree; half; not fully
  • noun
  • Division of a book
  • Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
  • A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
  • Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
  • Some, but not all of a specific thing
  • Role in causing something to happen
  • verb
  • To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
  • To move two things apart creating a space
  • To leave someone, or to break off a relationship

roman

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  • adjecitve
  • A resident of modern Rome
  • other
  • A typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
  • An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
  • Characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscr
  • Of or relating to or supporting Romanism
  • Relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

center

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US / 'sentə /

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  • noun
  • Community place people go health or social reasons
  • Place in the middle of something
  • Person or thing that is attracting attention
  • verb
  • To direct focus toward something

history

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  • noun
  • Established pattern or record
  • Study of past events as an academic subject

southern

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a region in the south
  • Being in or toward the south

his

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US / hɪz /

UK / hɪz /

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  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

art

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  • noun
  • Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
  • A skill or talent you have

community

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  • noun
  • Group of people who share a common idea or area

foot

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  • noun
  • Base of something such as a mountain or vase
  • Length of 12 inches or about 25 cm
  • Lowest part of the leg we use to stand on

serve

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US / sɜ:v /

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  • verb
  • To act in a particular position or office
  • To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
  • To be used for a particular purpose
  • To give someone food or drinks
  • To give a person or group a service that is needed
  • To spend a particular amount of time in prison
  • To help customers find products and making sales
  • To give an official paper to appear in court

store

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  • noun
  • Place where things are kept for future use
  • Place where you can go to buy things
  • verb
  • To put things in a place for later use

meter

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UK / ˈmitɚ /

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  • noun
  • Unit of length equal to 100 cm or about 39 inches
  • Device for measuring things e.g. gas
  • Device to put money into to rent a parking place
  • Rhythm of a poem
  • verb
  • To measure water, etc. when it has to be paid for

next

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US / nekst /

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  • adverb
  • The one that follows another in time or order
  • At a time or place directly after the present one
  • noun
  • The one that follows after
  • adjecitve
  • Immediately after the previous one
  • First occurrence after the present one

have

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  • verb
  • To drink, smoke, eat or use something
  • To experience the effects of something
  • To organize an event, or join in an activity
  • To own, possess, or hold something
  • To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

europe

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US / ˈjʊərəp /

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  • noun
  • A continent including Germany, France and Spain
  • other
  • The second smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to re

and

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

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  • conjunction
  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

lot

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US / lɒt /

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  • noun
  • What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • A group of people seen together
  • Item for sale at an auction
  • Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking

drink

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US / drɪŋk /

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  • noun
  • A liquid that you put in your mouth
  • verb
  • To put water in your body through your mouth

company

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  • noun
  • Good feeling from being with someone else
  • A business that sells things or provides services
  • Guests, especially in your home
  • Being with another person rather than alone

craftsmanship

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UK / ˈkræftsmənˌʃɪp /

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  • noun
  • Skill of making things in the manual arts

most

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  • adverb
  • Very; extremely
  • Greatest possible degree
  • pronoun
  • Nearly all of something

double

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US / 'dʌbl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning or intended for use by two people
  • Two times the amount or degree; twice
  • Made of two parts that are the same, similar
  • noun
  • Person that is exactly like someone else
  • verb
  • To be used for two functions at the same time
  • To make or become twice as much

something

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US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

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  • adverb
  • In some degree or measure
  • noun
  • a person or thing of some value or consequence
  • pronoun
  • Thing that is not yet known or named
  • Approximately

silk

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US / sɪlk /

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  • noun
  • Fine cloth material used for making clothes

jeweller

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  • noun
  • Someone in the business of selling jewelry

economically

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US / ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪkli /

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  • adverb
  • In an efficient manner
  • In an efficient manner; without using much effort
  • In a way that relates to economics or finance

swiss

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US / swɪs /

UK / swɪs /

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  • noun
  • Person from Switzerland
  • other
  • People or things from Switzerland

landmark

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US / ˈlændmɑ:k /

UK / ˈlændmɑ:rk /

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  • noun
  • Event that marks a change or turning point
  • Easily recognizable structure that is easy to see

out

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  • adverb
  • No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
  • Away from home, business, or the usual place
  • In a direction/movement away from inside or center
  • noun
  • Act when a batter cannot continue playing
  • verb
  • To tell people a secret

culture

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  • noun
  • Beliefs and customs of a particular group

wonderful

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US / ˈwʌndəfl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight

only

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US / ˈəunli /

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  • adverb
  • Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
  • Not very important or serious
  • Just that type of thing, person
  • Short time ago; not before a certain time
  • conjunction
  • Except; but

come

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  • verb
  • To arrive at a place
  • (Of mail) to be delivered
  • To move toward someone; go with someone
  • To reach a certain point or state

from

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US / frəm /

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  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

cathedral

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US / kəˈθi:drəl /

UK / kəˈθidrəl /

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  • noun
  • Large impressive main church in a particular area

but

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US / bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

waterproof

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US / 'wɔ:təpru:f /

UK / ˈwɔtɚˌpruf, ˈwɑtə- /

C2
  • adjecitve
  • That keeps water out, as of clothes
  • Resistant to water entering
  • verb
  • To make resistant to water entering

become

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  • verb
  • To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
  • To be suitable for a particular job or role

our

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

vladimir

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US / ˈvlædɪˌmɪə /

UK / ˈvlædəmɪr /

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  • proper noun
  • A city in western Russia, east of Moscow; population 339,500 (est. 2008).

pleasure

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US / 'pleʒə(r) /

UK / ˈplɛʒɚ /

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  • noun
  • Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction

really

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US / ˈri:əli /

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

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  • adverb
  • Used to stress something that is said; definitely
  • In a true or accurate manner
  • Very

fascination

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  • noun
  • Quality that attracts attention

shiva

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US / 'ʃɪvə /

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  • noun
  • A period of seven days' formal mourning for the dead, beginning immediately after the funeral.
  • proper noun
  • (in Indian religion) a god associated with the powers of reproduction and dissolution.

historical

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  • adjecitve
  • Connected with the past

depiction

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B2
  • noun
  • Picture or a written description of something

give

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  • noun
  • Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • verb
  • To hand over or present something to someone
  • To cause someone to have or experience something

museum

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  • noun
  • Building to display art/science/history objects

want

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UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

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  • noun
  • Something you desire or wish for
  • State or condition of poverty
  • verb
  • To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing

africa

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  • noun
  • Continent between the Atlantic and Indian oceans

river

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  • noun
  • Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea

leader

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  • noun
  • Person who is in charge of a group or task
  • Person or group who is currently winning

mood

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  • noun
  • Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel

finish

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  • noun
  • End of something; completion
  • Final coat (of paint) applied to a surface
  • verb
  • To use or consume all of something
  • To reach the end; to complete something
  • To put a final surface (e.g. paint) on something

square

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A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being fair or honest
  • Multiply a number by itself e.g. 2x2 or 6x6
  • noun
  • Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
  • The result of multiplying Length by the width
  • Open public area in the middle of the town
  • verb
  • To make something balance or be equal
  • To multiply a number by itself, e.g. 2x2 or 6x8
  • To straighten the edge to form a four-sided shape

down

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  • adjecitve
  • Being sad, sick, or unhappy
  • Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
  • adverb
  • In a sitting or lying position
  • Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
  • Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
  • noun
  • A period of play in American Football
  • The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
  • preposition
  • Along something's path, course, or direction
  • Going from a higher position to a lower position
  • verb
  • To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping

beef

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  • noun
  • Red meat from cows

place

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  • noun
  • Particular location, area or region
  • verb
  • To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • To put something in a certain location or position

about

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  • adverb
  • To be ready to; going to
  • Nearly; approximately; roughly
  • Near; next to; close to
  • In every direction; in the area of
  • preposition
  • Concerning or of (a topic)

city

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  • noun
  • Area with many buildings, roads and people

district

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  • noun
  • Area of a country, city, or town

wine

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  • adjecitve
  • Dark red color
  • noun
  • Alcoholic drink made from the juice of grapes

sea

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  • noun
  • Very large group of people, similar-looking things
  • Large body of salty water with land around it

restaurant

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UK / ˈrɛstərənt, -təˌrɑnt /

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  • noun
  • Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal

method

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  • noun
  • (Organized and planned) way of doing something

alley

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UK / ˈæli /

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  • noun
  • A narrow road or path between buildings

find

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  • noun
  • Object discovered by chance
  • Things that have been discovered from searching
  • verb
  • To become aware of something that is happening
  • To discover or meet by chance
  • To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
  • To learn through study, research, or effort
  • To discover something by looking for it

house

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  • noun
  • Place where a specific activity or business occurs
  • Building in which a family, person lives
  • verb
  • To give someone a place to live
  • To contain or store something

diversity

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UK / dɪˈvə:sɪti, daɪ- /

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  • noun
  • Having a range of different races, ideas etc.

like

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A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in status or kind to something else
  • Similar; the same
  • adverb
  • For example
  • preposition
  • Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
  • In a way similar to the way something is done
  • Such as; for example
  • verb
  • To want to
  • To find something pleasing; to prefer something

independent

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UK / ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
  • noun
  • A person not connected to a political party

that

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  • adjecitve
  • The person or thing being talked about
  • Used to identify something both the speakers know
  • adverb
  • Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
  • To such a degree
  • conjunction
  • Used to connect a noun clause
  • Used to introduce an adverbial clause
  • Used to introduce a noun clause
  • determiner
  • Used as a noun to refer to something
  • pronoun
  • Referring an object far away
  • Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

sauce

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US / sɔ:s /

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B1
  • noun
  • Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos

great

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UK / ɡret /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very large in size
  • Very important
  • Very good; fantastic; wonderful
  • adverb
  • Very good; better than before
  • noun
  • Successful and well-admired person

right

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  • adjecitve
  • Correct or true
  • The south side of you looking at the rising sun
  • adverb
  • Exactly in a place or time
  • Being appropriate for a particular event
  • In a straight or direct manner
  • noun
  • Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
  • Ideal of what is just and good
  • Political view based on conservatism
  • verb
  • To fix something previously wrong or unjust
  • To make upright, as a boat that has turned over

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

UK / ˈpipəl /

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  • noun
  • Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • Men, Women, Children

zurich

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UK / ˈzʊrɪk /

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  • proper noun
  • A city in northern central Switzerland, on Lake Zurich; population 358,540 (2007). The largest city

include

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US / ɪnˈklu:d /

UK / ɪnˈklud /

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  • verb
  • To make someone, something part of a group

asia

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UK / ˈeɪʒə /

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  • noun
  • Largest continent with Europe on the west to form Eurasia
  • other
  • Nations of the Asian continent collectively

directly

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US / dəˈrektli /

UK / dɪˈrɛktli, daɪ- /

A2
  • adverb
  • In a frank and honest way
  • Right away; immediately

adornment

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US / əˈdɔːnmənt /

UK / əˈdɔːrnmənt /

B2
  • noun
  • Decoration added to add to its beauty

hindu

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US / ˈhɪnduː /

UK / ˈhɪnduː /

C2
  • adjecitve
  • Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism

factory

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US / ˈfæktri /

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A2
  • noun
  • Building where things are made

guest

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  • adjecitve
  • Referring to people visiting or staying at a place
  • noun
  • Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
  • Paying customer at a hotel or restaurant

evening

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UK / ˈivnɪŋ /

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  • noun
  • Last part of the day and early part of night
  • A social event in the early part of the night
  • verb
  • To make something level; to flatten
  • To make something equal

different

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US / ˈdɪfrənt /

UK / ˈdɪfrənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not of the same kind; unlike other things

lovely

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  • adjecitve
  • Attractive or beautiful

stylish

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  • adjecitve
  • Having elegance or taste in manners or dress

dish

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  • noun
  • Good-looking person of the opposite sex
  • Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
  • Food that has been prepared in a certain way

one

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  • pronoun
  • You; we; people in general; someone
  • The thing or person previously referred to
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to people generally
  • Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
  • number
  • Number 1

material

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A2
  • adjecitve
  • Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
  • Belonging to the world of physical things
  • noun
  • Cloth; fabric
  • Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
  • Substance from which a thing is made of

russian

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Russia
  • noun
  • Person from Russia

across

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US / əˈkrɔs /

UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /

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  • adverb
  • Distance from one side to another
  • (Go) from one side to the other of something

creative

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US / krɪ'eɪtɪv /

UK / kriˈetɪv /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having the ability to make something new

perfect

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  • adjecitve
  • So good it cannot be improved
  • verb
  • To do something so well, it cannot be done better

shop

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  • noun
  • Place to learn how to fix or make things; class
  • Place where things are fixed or repaired, e.g. cars
  • Place which sells things
  • verb
  • To look for or buy goods or services

ferry

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UK / ˈfɛri /

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  • noun
  • Passenger boat on a regular schedule
  • verb
  • To take from one place to another, as by boat

settle

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  • noun
  • Type of wooden seat
  • verb
  • To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
  • To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
  • To end some troubles by reaching an agreement
  • To become accustomed to a new environment
  • (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container

philosophy

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  • noun
  • Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
  • Attitude to life that a person has
  • Particular ideas of an individual philosopher

this

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  • adjecitve
  • Used to indicate something already been discussed
  • Used to indicate something happening around now
  • adverb
  • An indication by a physical motion or gesture
  • A specific amount of
  • determiner
  • Person, thing, or idea near you
  • pronoun
  • Person, thing that has already been discussed

follow

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  • verb
  • To come after someone; be guided by someone
  • To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
  • To be the logical result of something
  • To happen after something else happens
  • To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
  • To understand something happening or being said

romanesque

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a style of European architecture

you

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US / jʊ /

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  • pronoun
  • Person someone is speaking or writing to
  • Person or people in general

dancer

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UK / 'dænsər /

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  • noun
  • People who move their body with rhythm to music

ambience

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US / ˈæmbiəns /

UK / ˈæmbiəns, ɑŋˈbjɑŋs /

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  • noun
  • Atmosphere, mood or feeling of a place

truck

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  • noun
  • Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
  • Large vehicle suitable for transporting things
  • Simple frame with wheels for moving things; cart
  • verb
  • To transport something on a lorry, van

alp

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  • other
  • Any high mountain

year

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  • noun
  • Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • Used to refer to the age of a person

vibrant

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  • adjecitve
  • Having a lot of energy and being very active
  • Being very colorful or bright
  • Being very loud

than

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UK / ðən /

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  • conjunction
  • Used to compare two things that are not equal

tarp

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  • noun
  • A tarpaulin sheet or cover.

encounter

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  • noun
  • A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
  • verb
  • To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
  • To meet someone or something unexpectedly

also

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  • adverb
  • In addition; too; in a similar way

shipbuilding

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  • noun
  • Construction of ships

famous

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  • adjecitve
  • Excellent
  • Widely known; recognized by many people

bass

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  • noun
  • Type of fish
  • Large cello or electric guitar with 4 strings
  • Lowest-sounding singing voice

into

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  • preposition
  • Moving or going inside something
  • In the same direction as; in the direction of
  • So as to become; taking the state of

make

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  • noun
  • Product made by a particular company; brand
  • verb
  • To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • To get to (a place) on time
  • To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
  • To create something by putting things together
  • To earn a certain amount of money at a job
  • To cause or force a person to do something
  • To cause something to happen or be formed

happy

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  • adjecitve
  • Feeling pleasure or joy; glad

able

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  • adjecitve
  • Skilled; good at something
  • Having the ability to do something

demand

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  • noun
  • Desire customers have to buy product, service
  • A strong request for someone to do something
  • verb
  • To strongly request someone to do something

the

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  • article
  • Used to refer to something already mentioned
  • Used to show there is only one of something
  • determiner
  • Used to describe all of a family
  • Subtitles section
  • Zurich is surrounded by the Alps and lies directly on Lake Zurich.
  • The double towers of the Romanesque Cathedral are the city's most famous landmark.
  • Its oldest square, the Lindenhof, lies at an elevation of 400 meters above the city.
  • This district is rich in history.
  • The Celts settled here more than 2,000 years ago.
  • The Romans followed later.
  • Zurich's most vibrant area is down on the Limmat River.
  • Zurich is a small city in the heart of Europe, small but wonderful.
  • It's great to be able to discover everything on foot and wander around in the alleys of the old city.
  • We have a lot of historical buildings, but also a lot that is ultra-modern.
  • We take the city's most modern ferry across Lake Zurich.
  • The Swiss say the lake is guaranteed to make people happy, so a cruise is the perfect introduction to the city.
  • After our tour by water, we plunge into the old city's alleyways.
  • Zurich became economically independent in the Middle Ages by trading in silk.
  • The demand for quality art and craftsmanship has remained.
  • Marc Deron at the Locodoro Jewelers uses traditional methods to create beautiful adornments.
  • Deron used to be a chef.
  • Today, goldsmithing is his passion.
  • It's the diversity.
  • There are so many different materials, and really, you're never finished.
  • There's always something new to try out, and that's wonderful.
  • It's something very special to create designs and make things that give people pleasure.
  • The goldsmith's shop used to be a restaurant.
  • The leader of the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin, ate here.
  • He spent a year in Zurich in 1916.
  • The Rietberg Museum is Switzerland's only extensive historical collection of non-European art, including works from Asia and Africa.
  • One of the showpieces is the southern Indian sculpture Shiva Nataraja, a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as a cosmic dancer.
  • The district, Zurich West, is a vibrant center for creative young artists.
  • It also has unusual stores like the Freitag shop.
  • The company sells bags made out of waterproof tarps from trucks.
  • In the evening, the stylish restaurant La Salle, housed in a former shipbuilding factory, serves its guests international dishes like sea bass or beef in red wine sauce.
  • Our philosophy is that we want to be a place of encounter.
  • Going out is always about culture, exchange, relaxation, fascination.
  • Eating and drinking in a lovely ambience always makes people feel better and that they're part of a community.
  • Right next door is Moods, a club founded in 1992.
  • It stages more than 230 concerts a year.
  • Many people in Zurich come here to wind down and cap off the day.