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1 booby
I ['buːbɪ] сущ.1) разг. болван, дуракSyn:booby prize — приз "отстающего", утешительный приз (который в шутку дают тому, кто пришёл последним к финишу, набрал меньше всего очков)
3) уст. отстающий ученикI never got a single prize while at school, and once sat booby at the annual public examination. — Когда я учился в школе, я никогда не получал никаких наград, а однажды даже провалился на итоговом экзамене в конце года.
4) зоол. олуша (лат. Sula; морская птица)II ['buːbɪ] сущ.; разг.Syn:breast 1. 1)
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