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1 biography
{bai'ɔgrəfi}
n биография* * *{bai'ъgrъfi} n биография.* * *биография; животопис;* * *n биография* * *biography[bai´ɔgrəfi] n биография, животопис, ост. житие, книж., ост. битие. -
2 biography
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3 precede
{pri'si:d}
1. предшествувам, предхождам
2. стоя над, заемам по-виcоко положение от, имам предимство пред
3. върша нещо преди нещо друго, подготвям* * *{pri'si:d} v 1. предшествувам, предхождам; 2. стоя над, заема* * *предхождам; предшествам;* * *1. върша нещо преди нещо друго, подготвям 2. предшествувам, предхождам 3. стоя над, заемам по-виcоко положение от, имам предимство пред* * *precede[pri´si:d] v 1. предшествам, предхождам, вървя (идвам) преди (напред); the book is \precedeed by a biography of the author в началото на книгата има биография на автора; the calm that \precedes the storm затишие пред буря; 2. стоя над, заемам по-високо положение от; имам предимство (преимущество) пред (над); 3. рядко върша нещо преди нещо друго, подготвям; you must \precede these measures with milder ones преди да прибегнете към тези мерки, трябва да приложите по-меки.
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