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a statement that describes something in a way that makes it seem less important inizia ad imparare
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To say that her resignation was a shock would be an understatement - it caused panic
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lack of care, judgment, or honesty in the management of something inizia ad imparare
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Thousands of refugees are dying because of the incompetence and maladministration of local officials
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a person or organization declared in law as unable to pay their debt inizia ad imparare
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The recession has led to many small businesses going bankrupt
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too special, unusual, or valuable to replace with something else inizia ad imparare
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No one's irreplaceable in the workplace
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to make someone or something so famous that that person or thing is remembered for a very long time inizia ad imparare
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Marlene Dietrich was immortalized through her roles in films like "The Blue Angel"
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She fell in love with a penniless artist
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providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist inizia ad imparare
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A quiet room is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.
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I was always getting in trouble for misbehaving at school.
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to give too little light to a piece of photographic film when taking a photograph or too little attention in the media inizia ad imparare
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having more importance, value, skill, power, etc., than people recognize inizia ad imparare
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He is one of Hollywood’s most underrated actors
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person or thing is considered to be better or more important than they really are inizia ad imparare
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In my opinion, she's a hugely overrated singer
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very ordinary, or having no interesting or exciting features or qualities inizia ad imparare
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Their offices are in a non-descript building on the edge of town.
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not habitable (= suitable to live in) inizia ad imparare
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If there's no roof then the house is uninhabitable
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to organize or control something badly inizia ad imparare
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The restaurant was hopelessly mismanaged by a former rock musician with no business experience
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extremely large (for exmaple city) inizia ad imparare
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extremely impressive in a way that makes you feel great respect inizia ad imparare
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Niagara Falls really is an awe-inspiring sight
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surrounded by views of beautiful countryside inizia ad imparare
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We took the scenic route home
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spreading over a wide area in an untidy or unattractive way inizia ad imparare
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the sprawling city of Los Angeles
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unusual and attractive, especially in an old-fashioned way inizia ad imparare
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in bad condition and in need of repair inizia ad imparare
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There's a ramshackle old shed at the bottom of the garden
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temperature below zero degrees inizia ad imparare
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to live or exist, or to stay energetic and determined, longer than another person or thing inizia ad imparare
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I'm semi-retired now, but I outlasted many younger men in this business
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the day or year that is 200 years after a particular event inizia ad imparare
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two or more people who write a book togehter inizia ad imparare
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able to be exchanged with each other without making any difference or without being noticed inizia ad imparare
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a taxi that can only be ordered by phone and does not stop to collect passengers in the street inizia ad imparare
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to reduce something to the least possible level or amount inizia ad imparare
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to be sold in greater numbers than another product inizia ad imparare
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MP3s soon began to outsell CDs
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to play a game more cleverly and successfully than another person or team inizia ad imparare
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The French were completely outplayed by the Russian team
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used to describe milk from which some of the cream has been removed inizia ad imparare
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to grow bigger than or too big for something inizia ad imparare
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The company outgrew its office space
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a part of the story of a book or play that develops separately from the main story inizia ad imparare
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We arranged the chairs in a semicircle
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to start an organization together with someone else inizia ad imparare
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Yahoo was co-founded by college students Jerry Yang and David Filo
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