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2 dumb
1) (without the power of speech: She was born deaf and dumb; We were struck dumb with astonishment.) mudo2) (silent: On this point he was dumb.) callado3) ((especially American) very stupid: What a dumb thing to do!) tonto, estúpido•- dumbness- dumbly
dumb adj mudotr[dʌm]1 (unable to speak) mudo,-a2 (silent) callado,-a1 los mudos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto act dumb hacerse el tontoto be struck dumb quedarse mudo,-a, enmudecerdumb ['dʌm] adj1) mute: mudo2) stupid: estúpido, tonto, bobo♦ dumbly advadj.• mudo, -a adj.• tonto, -a adj.dʌm1)a) ( unable to speak) mudob) ( temporarily silent)to be struck dumb — quedarse mudo or sin habla
2) ( stupid) (colloq) bobo (fam)to act dumb — hacerse* el tonto
[dʌm]ADJ (compar dumber) (superl dumbest)1) (Med) mudo; (with surprise etc) sin habladumb animals — animales mpl indefensos
to be struck dumb — (fig) quedarse sin habla
2) * (=stupid) tonto, bobodon't be so dumb! — ¡no seas tonto or bobo!
that was a really dumb thing I did! — ¡lo que hice fue una verdadera tontería or bobada!
he says some dumb things — ¡dice cada tontería or bobada!
dumb blonde — rubia f descerebrada or sin seso
* * *[dʌm]1)a) ( unable to speak) mudob) ( temporarily silent)to be struck dumb — quedarse mudo or sin habla
2) ( stupid) (colloq) bobo (fam)to act dumb — hacerse* el tonto
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3 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) pegar, golpear2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) encender4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) hacer huelga5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) sonar, hacer sonar, tocar7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) parecer, dar la impresión8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) acuñar9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir (por)10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar
2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) huelga2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) hallazgo, descubrimiento•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
strike1 n huelgastrike2 vb1. dar / pegar2. hacer huelga3. parecer4. dartr[straɪk]1 (by workers, students, etc) huelga2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (blow - gen) golpe nombre masculino; (- in tenpin bowling) pleno; (- in baseball) strike nombre masculino3 (find) hallazgo; (of oil, gold, etc) descubrimiento4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ataque nombre masculino1 (hit) pegar, golpear2 (knock against, collide with) dar contra, chocar contra; (ball, stone) pegar contra, dar contra; (lightning, bullet, torpedo) alcanzar3 (disaster, earthquake) golpear, sobrevenir; (disease) atacar, golpear4 (gold, oil) descubrir, encontrar, dar con; (track, path) dar con5 (coin, medal) acuñar6 (match) encender7 (of clock) dar, tocar10 (pose, attitude) adoptar11 (give impression) parecer, dar la impresión de■ it struck me as strange that... me pareció muy extraño que...12 (occur to) ocurrírsele a; (remember) acordarse de■ it suddenly struck her that it was their anniversary de repente se acordó de que era su aniversario13 (render) dejar14 (cause fear, terror, worry) infundir15 (take down - sail, flag) arriar; (- tent, set) desmontar16 (cutting) plantar1 (attack - troops, animal, etc) atacar; (- disaster, misfortune) sobrevenir, ocurrir; (- disease) atacar, golpear; (- lightning) alcanzar, caer2 (workers etc) declararse en huelga, hacer huelga■ the air-traffic controllers threatened to strike los controladores aéreos amenazaron con hacer huelga3 (clock) dar la hora\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLstrike a light! ¡caray!to be on strike estar en huelgato call a strike convocar una huelgato go on strike declararse en huelgato strike a chord sonarle a unoto strike a chord with somebody estar en sintonía con alguiento strike a note of something expresar algoto strike at the heart of something dar con el meollo de algoto strike camp levantar el campamentoto strike (it) lucky tener suerteto strike the eye saltar a la vistato strike out on one's own (become independent) volar con sus propias alas 2 (set up own business) ponerse a trabajar por su propia cuentato strike it rich hacerse rico,-ato strike while the iron's hot actuar de inmediatowithin striking distance a un pasogeneral strike huelga generallucky strike golpe nombre masculino de suertesit-down strike sentadastrike fund caja de resistenciastrike pay subsidio de huelga1) hit: golpear (a una persona)to strike a blow: pegar un golpe2) delete: suprimir, tachar3) coin, mint: acuñar (monedas)4) : dar (la hora)5) afflict: sobrevenirhe was stricken with a fever: le sobrevino una fiebre6) impress: impresionar, parecerher voice struck me: su voz me impresionóit struck him as funny: le pareció chistoso7) : encender (un fósforo)8) find: descubrir (oro, petróleo)9) adopt: adoptar (una pose, etc.)strike vi1) hit: golpearto strike against: chocar contra2) attack: atacar3) : declararse en huelgastrike n1) blow: golpe m2) : huelga f, paro mto be on strike: estar en huelga3) attack: ataque mn.• cerradero s.m.• descubrimiento repentino s.m.• golpe s.m.• huelga s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: struck) or p.p.: stricken•) = batir v.• cascar v.• chocar v.• chocar con v.• dar con v.• embestir v.• golpear v.• pegar v.• percutir v.• pulsar v.• tropezar v.• varear v.
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1. straɪk(past & past p struck) transitive verb1)a) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> pegarle* a, golpear; \<\<blow\>\> dar*, pegar*; \<\<key\>\> pulsarto strike somebody a blow — darle* un golpe a alguien, golpear a alguien
b) (collide with, fall on) \<\<vehicle\>\> chocar* or dar* contra; \<\<stone/ball\>\> pegar* or dar* contra; \<\<lightning/bullet\>\> alcanzar*2)a) ( cause to become)to strike somebody blind/dumb — dejar ciego/mudo a alguien
I was struck dumb when I saw what she'd done — me quedé muda or sin habla cuando vi lo que había hecho
b) ( introduce)to strike fear/terror into somebody — infundirle miedo/terror a alguien
3)a) ( occur to) ocurrirse (+ me/te/le etc)it strikes me (that)... — me da la impresión de que..., se me ocurre que...
b) ( impress) parecerle* ahow did she strike you? — ¿qué impresión te causó?
4) \<\<oil/gold\>\> encontrar*, dar* conto strike it lucky — tener* un golpe de suerte
to strike it rich — hacer* fortuna
5)a) \<\<match/light\>\> encender*b) \<\<coin/medal\>\> acuñar6)a) ( Mus) \<\<note\>\> dar*; \<\<chord\>\> tocar*b) \<\<clock\>\> dar*the clock struck the hour/five (o'clock) — el reloj dio la hora/las cinco
7) (enter into, arrive at)to strike a deal — llegar* a un acuerdo, cerrar* un trato
to strike a balance between... — encontrar* el justo equilibrio entre...
8) ( adopt) \<\<pose/attitude\>\> adoptar9) ( take down) \<\<sail/flag\>\> arriar*; \<\<tent\>\> desmontar10) ( delete) suprimirhis name was struck off the register — se borró su nombre del registro; see also strike off
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vi1) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> golpear, asestar un golpe; \<\<lightning\>\> caer*(to be) within striking distance (of something) — (estar*) a un paso (de algo)
to strike lucky — (BrE) tener* un golpe de suerte
2)a) ( attack) \<\<bombers/commandos\>\> atacar*; \<\<snake/tiger\>\> atacar*, caer* sobre su presato strike AT something/somebody — atacar* algo/a alguien
b) ( happen suddenly) \<\<illness/misfortune\>\> sobrevenir*; \<\<disaster\>\> ocurrir3) ( withdraw labor) hacer* huelga, declararse en huelga or (esp AmL) en paroto strike for higher pay — hacer* huelga or (esp AmL) hacer* un paro por reivindicaciones salariales
4) \<\<clock\>\> dar* la hora•Phrasal Verbs:
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1) ( stoppage) huelga f, paro m (esp AmL)to be on strike — estar* en or de huelga, estar* en or de paro (esp AmL)
to come out o go (out) on strike — ir* a la huelga, declararse en huelga, ir* al paro (esp AmL), declararse en paro (esp AmL)
hunger strike — huelga de hambre; (before n)
to take strike action — ir* a la huelga
strike fund — fondo m de resistencia
strike pay — subsidio m de huelga or (esp AmL) de paro
2) ( find) descubrimiento ma lucky strike — (colloq) un golpe de suerte
3) ( attack) ataque m4) ( Sport)a) ( in bowling) pleno m, chuza f (Méx)b) ( in baseball) strike m[straɪk] (vb: pt, pp struck)1. Nto come out or go on strike — declarar la huelga; see hunger 3.
2) (=discovery) [of oil, gold] descubrimiento m•
to make a strike — hacer un descubrimiento3) (Baseball) golpe m ; (Bowling) strike m4) (Mil) ataque m ; (=air strike) ataque m aéreo, bombardeo m2. VT1) (=hit) golpear; (with fist etc) pegar, dar una bofetada a; (with bullet etc) alcanzar; [+ ball] golpear; [+ chord, note] tocar; [+ instrument] herir, pulsar•
to strike sb a blow, strike a blow at sb — pegar or dar un golpe a algn, pegar a algnthe tower was struck by lightning — la torre fue alcanzada por un rayo, cayó un rayo en la torre
- strike a blow for sth- strike a blow against sth2) (=collide with) [+ rocks, landmine etc] chocar con, chocar contra; [+ difficulty, obstacle] encontrar, dar con, tropezar conthe ship struck an iceberg — el buque chocó con or contra un iceberg
his head struck the beam, he struck his head on the beam — dio con la cabeza contra or en la viga
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a sound struck my ear — liter un ruido hirió mi oído•
what strikes the eye is the poverty — lo que más llama la atención es la pobreza3) (=produce, make) [+ coin, medal] acuñar; [+ a light, match] encender, prender (LAm)•
to strike root — (Bot) echar raíces, arraigar•
to strike sparks from sth — hacer que algo eche chispas•
to strike terror into sb's heart — infundir terror a algn4) (=appear to, occur to)it strikes me as being most unlikely — me parece poco factible, se me hace poco probable (LAm)
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how did it strike you? — ¿qué te pareció?, ¿qué impresión te causó?•
it strikes me that..., the thought strikes me that... — se me ocurre que...has it ever struck you that...? — ¿has pensado alguna vez que...?
5) (=impress)I'm not much struck (with him) — no me llama la atención, no me impresiona mucho
6) (=find) [+ gold, oil] descubrir- strike gold- strike it lucky7) (=arrive at, achieve) [+ agreement] alcanzar, llegar a•
to strike a deal — alcanzar un acuerdo, llegar a un acuerdo; (Comm) cerrar un trato8) (=assume, adopt)9) (=cause to become)may I be struck dead if... — que me maten si...
10) (=take down)11) (=remove, cross out) suprimir ( from de)3. VI1) (Mil etc) (=attack) atacar; [disaster] sobrevenir; [disease] golpear; [snake etc] morder, atacarwhen panic strikes — cuando cunde el pánico, cuando se extiende el pánico
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to strike against sth — dar con algo, dar contra algo, chocar contra algo•
to strike at sb — (with fist) tratar de golpear a algn; (Mil) atacar a algnwe must strike at the root of this evil — debemos atacar la raíz de este mal, debemos cortar este mal de raíz
he had come within striking distance of the presidency — estuvo muy cerca de ocupar la presidencia; see home 1., 2); see iron 1., 1)
2) [workers] declarar la huelga, declararse en huelga3) [clock] dar la hora4) [match] encenderse5)- strike lucky6) (=move, go)•
to strike across country — ir a campo traviesa•
to strike into the woods — ir por el bosque, penetrar en el bosque7) (Naut) (=run aground) encallar, embarrancar8) (esp Naut) (=surrender) arriar la bandera9) (Bot) echar raíces, arraigar4.CPDstrike ballot N — votación f a huelga
strike committee N — comité m de huelga
strike force N — fuerza f de asalto, fuerza f de choque
strike fund N — fondo m de huelga
strike pay N — subsidio m de huelga
strike vote N — = strike ballot
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1. [straɪk](past & past p struck) transitive verb1)a) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> pegarle* a, golpear; \<\<blow\>\> dar*, pegar*; \<\<key\>\> pulsarto strike somebody a blow — darle* un golpe a alguien, golpear a alguien
b) (collide with, fall on) \<\<vehicle\>\> chocar* or dar* contra; \<\<stone/ball\>\> pegar* or dar* contra; \<\<lightning/bullet\>\> alcanzar*2)a) ( cause to become)to strike somebody blind/dumb — dejar ciego/mudo a alguien
I was struck dumb when I saw what she'd done — me quedé muda or sin habla cuando vi lo que había hecho
b) ( introduce)to strike fear/terror into somebody — infundirle miedo/terror a alguien
3)a) ( occur to) ocurrirse (+ me/te/le etc)it strikes me (that)... — me da la impresión de que..., se me ocurre que...
b) ( impress) parecerle* ahow did she strike you? — ¿qué impresión te causó?
4) \<\<oil/gold\>\> encontrar*, dar* conto strike it lucky — tener* un golpe de suerte
to strike it rich — hacer* fortuna
5)a) \<\<match/light\>\> encender*b) \<\<coin/medal\>\> acuñar6)a) ( Mus) \<\<note\>\> dar*; \<\<chord\>\> tocar*b) \<\<clock\>\> dar*the clock struck the hour/five (o'clock) — el reloj dio la hora/las cinco
7) (enter into, arrive at)to strike a deal — llegar* a un acuerdo, cerrar* un trato
to strike a balance between... — encontrar* el justo equilibrio entre...
8) ( adopt) \<\<pose/attitude\>\> adoptar9) ( take down) \<\<sail/flag\>\> arriar*; \<\<tent\>\> desmontar10) ( delete) suprimirhis name was struck off the register — se borró su nombre del registro; see also strike off
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vi1) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> golpear, asestar un golpe; \<\<lightning\>\> caer*(to be) within striking distance (of something) — (estar*) a un paso (de algo)
to strike lucky — (BrE) tener* un golpe de suerte
2)a) ( attack) \<\<bombers/commandos\>\> atacar*; \<\<snake/tiger\>\> atacar*, caer* sobre su presato strike AT something/somebody — atacar* algo/a alguien
b) ( happen suddenly) \<\<illness/misfortune\>\> sobrevenir*; \<\<disaster\>\> ocurrir3) ( withdraw labor) hacer* huelga, declararse en huelga or (esp AmL) en paroto strike for higher pay — hacer* huelga or (esp AmL) hacer* un paro por reivindicaciones salariales
4) \<\<clock\>\> dar* la hora•Phrasal Verbs:
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1) ( stoppage) huelga f, paro m (esp AmL)to be on strike — estar* en or de huelga, estar* en or de paro (esp AmL)
to come out o go (out) on strike — ir* a la huelga, declararse en huelga, ir* al paro (esp AmL), declararse en paro (esp AmL)
hunger strike — huelga de hambre; (before n)
to take strike action — ir* a la huelga
strike fund — fondo m de resistencia
strike pay — subsidio m de huelga or (esp AmL) de paro
2) ( find) descubrimiento ma lucky strike — (colloq) un golpe de suerte
3) ( attack) ataque m4) ( Sport)a) ( in bowling) pleno m, chuza f (Méx)b) ( in baseball) strike m -
4 burro
burro 1
◊ - rra adjetivo■ sustantivo masculino, femenino 1 (Zool) ( asno) (m) donkey; (f) female donkey, jenny;◊ trabajar como un burro to slog one's guts out2 (fam)
burro 2 sustantivo masculino ( en herrería) workbench ( caballete) trestle; ( escalera) stepladder
burro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 donkey, ass
burro de carga, (persona) dogsbody
2 fam (estúpido) dimwit, blockhead
II adjetivo
1 fam (necio) stupid, dumb
2 fam (terco) stubborn Locuciones: fam fig bajarse/apearse del burro, to climb down o to back down fam fig caer de la burra, to realize o to twig familiar no ver tres en un burro, to be as blind as a bat ' burro' also found in these entries: Spanish: burra - so - lomo English: ass - donkey - dunce - jackass - slave - thick - dense - ironing - leapfrog - mule - road - speedn.• burro s.m. -
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burro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 donkey, ass
burro de carga, (persona) dogsbody
2 fam (estúpido) dimwit, blockhead
II adjetivo
1 fam (necio) stupid, dumb
2 fam (terco) stubborn Locuciones: fam fig bajarse/apearse del burro, to climb down o to back down fam fig caer de la burra, to realize o to twig familiar no ver tres en un burro, to be as blind as a bat ' burra' also found in these entries: Spanish: burro - panza - parir -
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Del verbo hablar: ( conjugate hablar) \ \
habla es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: habla hablar
habla feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular 1 ( facultad) speech; al verla me quedé sin habla when I saw her I was speechless 2a) ( idioma):b) ( manera de hablar):3 estamos al habla con nuestro corresponsal we have our correspondent on the line
hablar ( conjugate hablar) verbo intransitivo 1 habla más bajo keep your voice down ( francamente) to speak frankly; un político que habla muy bien a politician who is a very good speaker; habla por habla to talk for the sake of it 2 tenemos que habla we must (have a) talk; habla con algn to speak o talk to sb; tengo que hablate or que habla contigo I need to speak to you o have a word with you; está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone; ¡ni habla! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq)◊ dar que habla to start people talkingd) ( rumorear):se habla de que va a renunciar it is said o rumored that she's going to resigne) ( al teléfono):◊ ¿con quién hablo? who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?3a) (tratar, referirse a) habla de algo/algn to talk about sth/sb;◊ habla de negocios to talk (about) o discuss business;siempre habla mal de ella he never has a good word to say about her; hablan muy bien de él people speak very highly of him; me ha hablado mucho de ti she's told me a lot about you; en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión going by train is expensive, and as for flying …; háblame de tus planes tell me about your plans; habla sobre or acerca de algo to talk about sth háblale de tú use the `tú' form with himc) ( anunciar propósito) habla de hacer algo to talk of doing sth;4 (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone verbo transitivo 1 ‹ idioma› to speak 2 ( tratar): ya lo hablaemos más adelante we'll talk about o discuss that later hablarse verbo pronominal: no se habla con ella he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her
habla sustantivo femenino
1 (lengua, idioma) language
los países de habla hispana, Spanish-speaking countries
2 (capacidad para hablar) speech: tardó unos minutos en recobrar el habla, it was a few minutes before she could speak again
3 (modo de hablar) se le nota en el habla que es extranjero, you can tell he's a foreigner by the way he speaks Locuciones: al habla, on the line
hablar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to speak, talk: estaba hablando con Jorge, I was speaking to Jorge
habla muy mal de su marido, she speaks badly of her husband
2 (charlar) to talk, chat: le encanta hablar por teléfono, he loves chatting on the phone
3 (tratar, versar) to talk about: este artículo habla de los extraterrestres, this article deals with aliens
4 (referirse) no hablaba de ella, I wasn't talking about her
habla de él como si de un dios se tratara, you would have thought she was talking about a god from the way she spoke about him
II verbo transitivo
1 (una lengua) to speak: habla francés, he speaks French
2 (discutir, tratar) to talk over, discuss: háblalo con tu madre, talk it over with your mother
no tengo nada que hablar contigo, I've nothing to say to you
3 (decir) habla maravillas de su nuevo coche, he's raving on about his new car Locuciones: hablar en broma, to be joking familiar ¡mira tú quién fue a hablar!, look who's talking!
ni hablar, certainly not ' habla' also found in these entries: Spanish: achantarse - actualidad - apenas - baja - bajo - como - conmigo - demasiada - demasiado - desde - E - esponjarse - exaltación - fuerte - hablar - hablarse - irse - lenta - lento - maravillar - modo - muda - mudo - musiquilla - nunca - perfección - poner - ropa - sacamuelas - sentar - spanglish - además - alto - baño - bien - corrección - dicharachero - fluidez - hispánico - hispano - libertad - palabra - poco - reposado - sencillez - soltura - también - y English: body - do - exaggerate - impediment - loud - mutter - plain - puff up - so - speak - speak for - speaker - speech - speech defect - speechless - split - breath - defect - dumb - good - highly - perfect - power - quiet - - speaking - this - vernacular -
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nivel sustantivo masculino nivel de vida standard of living; no está al nivel de los demás he's not up to the same standard as the others; el nivel de las universidades mexicanas the standard of Mexican universities
nivel sustantivo masculino
1 (de las aguas, de un punto) level: estamos tres metros sobre el nivel del mar, we are at three metres above sea level
2 (cultural, social, económico) level, standard: su nivel de francés es peor que el tuyo, her level of French is lower than yours
3 (jerarquía) level
4 (utensilio) level
5 Ferroc paso a nivel, level crossing, US grade crossing ' nivel' also found in these entries: Spanish: alta - alto - altura - baja - bajo - escalón - indicador - indicadora - ministerial - paso - plana - plano - ras - tren - alcanzar - azúcar - chato - competir - creces - crecida - cultural - descender - descenso - desnivelado - elemental - elevar - equiparar - hundimiento - hundir - intermedio - menguar - parejo - rango - sobre - sobrepasar - superior English: above - academic - catch up - crossing - down - grade - ground level - high-level - high-powered - intermediate - keep up - level - level crossing - living standards - maintain - oil - oil gauge - par - plane - proficiency - quality - rank - reach - sea-level - spirit level - stand - standard - top - top-level - up to - water level - watermark - A level - basis - bracket - catch - comprehensive - contour - county - deck - degree - descend - dumb - ground - high - keep - lapse - living - lowest common denominator - low
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