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81 brute
[bru:t]1) (an animal other than man: My dog died yesterday, the poor brute; ( also adjective) brute force.) bête, brutal2) (a cruel person.) brute•- brutal- brutality - brutish -
82 building
1) (the art or business of putting up (houses etc) ( also adjective): a building contractor.) (de) construction2) (anything built: The new supermarket is a very ugly building.) bâtiment -
83 canvas
['kænvəs]plural - canvases; noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a coarse cloth made of hemp or flax etc, used for sails, tents etc, and for painting on: canvas sails.) toile2) ((a piece of canvas for) a painting: He painted twenty canvases.) toile• -
84 cassette
[kə'set](a plastic container holding photographic film or magnetic tape: I've put a new cassette in my camera; I bought a cassette of Scottish music; ( also adjective) a cassette recorder.) cassette -
85 caste
(a social class especially in India: the lowest caste; ( also adjective) the caste system.) caste -
86 cellophane
['seləfein](in the United Kingdom) noun(a type of clear wrapping material: flowers wrapped in cellophane; ( also adjective) cellophane wrapping.) cellophane -
87 cereal
['siəriəl]1) (a kind of grain used as food: Wheat and barley are cereals; ( also adjective) cereal crops.) céréale; céréalier2) (a type of breakfast food prepared from such grain.) céréales -
88 champion
[' æmpiən] 1. noun1) (in games, competitions etc, a competitor who has defeated all others: this year's golf champion; ( also adjective) a champion boxer.) champion/-onne2) (a person who defends a cause: a champion of human rights.) champion/-onne2. verb(to defend or support: He championed the cause of human rights for many years.) se faire le champion de -
89 china
(a fine kind of baked and glazed clay; porcelain: a plate made of china; ( also adjective) a china vase.) (de) porcelaine -
90 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) classe2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) classe3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) classe4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) classe5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) cours6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.)2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) classer- class-room -
91 cock
[kok] 1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) coq2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) robinet3) (a slang word for the penis.) queue2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) dresser2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) armer3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) incliner•- cockerel- cocky - cock-and-bull story - cock-crow - cock-eyed - cocksure -
92 cockney
['kokni]1) (a native of the City of London.) Cockney2) (his speech: He spoke cockney; ( also adjective) a cockney accent.) cockney -
93 combination
[-bi-]1) ((the result of) combining or being combined: The town was a combination of old and new architecture.) combinaison2) (a set of numbers used to open certain types of lock: He couldn't open the safe as he had forgotten the combination; ( also adjective) a combination lock.) combinaison -
94 committee
[kə'miti](a number of persons, selected from a larger body, to deal with some special business, eg the running of the larger body's affairs: The committee meet(s) today; ( also adjective) a committee meeting.) comité -
95 communist
noun ((often with capital) a person who believes in communism: He is a Communist; ( also adjective) a Communist leader.) communiste -
96 community
[kə'mju:nəti]plural - communities; noun1) (a group of people especially having the same religion or nationality and living in the same general area: the West Indian community in London.) communauté2) (the public in general: He did it for the good of the community; ( also adjective) a community worker, a community centre.) communauté; collectivité -
97 consolation
[kon-]1) (the act of consoling.) consolation2) (something that consoles: His great wealth was no consolation for the loss of his reputation; ( also adjective) a consolation prize (for someone who just failed to win).) (de) consolation -
98 container
1) (something made to contain things: He brought his lunch in a plastic container.) récipient2) (a very large sealed metal box for carrying goods on a lorry, ship etc: The ship carried twenty containers; ( also adjective) a container ship, a container lorry.) conteneur -
99 cookery
noun (the art or practice of cooking food: She was taught cookery at school; ( also adjective) cookery classes.) (art de la) cuisine; de cuisine -
100 cork
[ko:k] 1. noun1) (the outer bark of the cork tree (an oak of South Europe, North Africa etc): Cork floats well; ( also adjective) cork floor-tiles.) liège; (en) liège2) (a stopper for a bottle etc made of cork: Put the cork back in the wine-bottle.) bouchon (en liège)2. verb(to put a cork or stopper in: He corked the bottle.) boucher
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