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1 empty
['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) prazen2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) nezaseden3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) brez4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) prazen2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) (iz)prazniti (se)2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) izliti (se)3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) prazen (embalaža)- empty-handed
- empty-headed* * *I [ém(p)ti]adjective ( emptily adverb)prazen; nezaseden; brezvsebinski, puhel; colloquially lačen, trezento be empty of s.th. — ne imeti česaon an empty stomach — na prazen želodec, teščII [ém(p)ti]transitive verb & intransitive verbto empty s.o. of s.th. — odvzeti komu kaj, oropati ga česaIII [ém(p)ti]nounprazen zaboj, prazen vagon ali vlak; plural embalaža -
2 turn out
1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) nagnati2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) proizvajati3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) izprazniti4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) priti5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) zapreti6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) izkazati se* * *transitive verb izgnati, pregnati, spoditi, vreči skozi vrata, vreči ven; (od)gnati (živino) na pašo; odpustiti (iz službe); vreči (vlado); obrniti navzven (žep); izprazniti (sobo), odnesti iz sobe (pohištvo); zapreti (vodo, luč, radio); proizvajati (blago), kopati (premog); oskrbeti, opremiti, obleči; intransitive verb izstopati, iziti, izhajati; military odkorakati; oditi; obrniti se navzven; postati; colloquially vstati (iz postelje); pokazati se, izkazati se; military nastopiti (stražo); dogodili se, dovršiti se, končati se; (nogomet) igratithe affair will turn out all right — zadeva se bo v redu, dobro končalato turn s.o. out of his job — odpustiti koga iz službeto turn out well — dobro se končati, uspeti; vreči (prinesti, dati) lep dobičekit turned out to be true — izkazalo se je, da je to resit turns out that... — zgodi se, pripeti se, da...he turn outed out (to be) a good swimmer — pokazalo se je, da je on dober plavalec -
3 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) laž2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) lagati- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) leči, ležati2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) nahajati se, biti3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ostati4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) biti v•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *I [lai]nounlaž, neresnica, izmišljotinawhite lie — nedolžna laž, laž v silito give s.o. the lie — postaviti koga na lažto give the lie to s.th. — postaviti kaj na lažII [lai]1.transitive verblagati (to komu), nalagati;2.transitive verbz lažmi zmamiti ( into v, k)he lies like a book — laže, da sam sebi verjamehe lies like a gasmeter — laže, kakor pes tečeto lie o.s. out of — z lažmi se izvleči iz česahumorously to lie in one's throat ( —ali teeth) — lagati komu v obraz, predrzno lagatiIII [lai]nounlega, položaj; počivališče (živali, ptic, rib)figuratively the lie of the land — situacija, stanje, razmereIV [lai]intransitive verbležati, počivati; nahajati se, biti v; težiti, ležati (on na duši, v želodcu); peljati (pot); juridically biti dopusten, biti dovoljen, priti v poštev; archaic prenočiti, prespati; hunting ne vzleteti (ptice); military & nautical stati, ležati (čete, ladje)to lie hid — pritajiti se, skriti seslang to lie doggo — negibno ležati, pritajiti seas far as in me lies — po svojih najboljših močeh, kolikor le moremto lie on s.o.'s hands — ležati pri kom brez koristi (nerabljeno, neprodano)to lie idle — biti neizkoriščen, mirovati (zemlja, stroj), lenuharitimilitary to lie perdu — ležati v skriti izvidniški točkiit lies with you to do it — na tebi je, da to storišjuridically to lie on s.o. — biti komu obvezanto lie in s.o.'s way — biti komu pri roki; biti komu na potiyou will lie on the bed you have made — kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal -
4 open
['əupən] 1. adjective1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) odprt2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) odprt3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) odprt4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) odkrit5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) odkrit6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) odprt7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) odprt2. verb1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) odpreti2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) začeti•- opener- opening
- openly
- open-air
- open-minded
- open-plan
- be an open secret
- bring something out into the open
- bring out into the open
- in the open
- in the open air
- keep/have an open mind
- open on to
- the open sea
- open to
- open up
- with open arms* * *I [óupən]adjective ( openly adverb)odprt (tudi medicine npr. rana); svoboden, javen, dostopen (to komu; npr. park); odprt (morje); nezavarovan, izpostavljen (motor); nezložen, odprt (časopis); prost, nezaseden (službeno mesto); figuratively dovzeten (to za); figuratively izpostavljen (to čemu); odkrit, neprikrit, očiten (zaničevanje, skrivnost itd.); odkrit, odkritosrčen (značaj, pismo itd.); radodaren, darežljiv; odprt, neodločen, nerešen (vprašanje, borba itd.); figuratively prost, dovoljen (lov, ribolov itd.); prost (čas); vrzelast, škrbast (zobovje); ne gosto naseljen; luknjičav (tkanina, ročno delo); economy odprt, tekoč (račun); grammar odprt (vokal, zlog); nautical ploven, nezaledenel, brez meglewith open arms — z razprostrtimi rokami, z ljubeznijoopen book — odprta knjiga, figuratively odkrit človekjuridically in open court — v javni razpravijuridically open and shut case — nezapleten primereconomy politics the open door — politika svobodne trgovinewith open eyes — zavestno, z odprtimi očmifiguratively to keep one's eyes (ears) open — imeti kaj pred očmi, budno paziti na kajwith open hands — z odprtimi rokami, darežljivoto lay open — razodeti, odkriti, pokazatito lay o.s. open to — izpostavljati se čemuopen ice — led, skozi katerega je še možna plovbato leave o.s. wide open to s.o. — pokazati komu svojo slabo straneconomy open market — svoboden trgmilitary open order — razmaknjena vojaška formacijaAmerican open shop — podjetje, ki ne dela razlik med sindikalisti in nesindikalistiopen town military odprto mesto, American mesto kjer je vse dovoljeno (hazardiranje prostitucija itd.)open time — čas, dovoljen za lovto throw open for — urediti, pripraviti, odpreti komujuridically open verdict — uraden odlok o smrti brez navedbe vzrokaopen water — plovna, nezaledenela vodaII [óupən]nounthe open — odprt prostor, svež zrak; odprto morje; javnostto come into the open (with s.th.) — razkriti se, biti popolnoma odkritosrčen, razglasiti (kaj)in the open — na prostem, na zrakuIII [óupən]1.transitive verbodpreti (tudi economy npr. račun); začeti, odpreti (tržišče, pogajanja itd.); razkriti (čustva, misli); juridically pustiti odprto; nautical zagledati (skrit objekt);2.intransitive verbodpreti se; figuratively razkriti se (to komu); odpirati se v, na; gledati kam, voditi kam (vrata, okno); nautical prikazati se (kopno)to open the ball — začeti prepir, biti spredajto open the eyes of s.o. — odpreti komu očimilitary to open fire — začeti streljatito open one's heart to — odpreti srce, odkriti svoja čustvato open o.s. to s.o. — zaupati (razodeti) se komu -
5 space
[speis] 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) prostor2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) prostor3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) vesolje2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) razmakniti- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit* * *I [spéis]1.nounprostor; prostranost, širina; vsemirje, medplanetarni prostor, vesolje; omejena površina; medprostor, razmik; printing razmik med črkami ali vrsticami; časovni razmik, razdobje, kratek čas, hip; trajanje, rok; prostor (v vagonu, letalu); American slang prostor za reklame (v časopisih); obsolete priložnost, šansain a space of 3 ft. — v razmiku treh čevljevfor a space — (za) nekaj časa, za hipwithin the space of... — v mejah...to fill out blank spaces — izpolniti (v spisu) prazna mesta;2.adjectivevesoljski, medplanetaren, vsemirskiII [spéis]transitive verb & intransitive verbpustiti razmik (prazen prostor), razmaknjeno (časovno ali prostorsko) razporediti; printing spacionirati, razpreti (tisk)to space out — razmakniti, razmaknjeno razporediti; printing razprto (na)tiskati -
6 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) običajen2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) skupen3) (publicly owned: common property.) javen4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) prostaški5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) poprečen6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) obči2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) občinsko zemljišče- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *I [kɔmən]adjective ( commonly adverb)skupen, javen; navaden, poprečen, obči; prostaški, plebejski, vulgarento make common cause with — podpirati kaj, delati za isto stvarslang common or garden — zelo vsakdanji, šablonskimusic common chord — trozvokgrammar common gender — dvojni spolII [kɔmən]nounobčinsko zemljišče, občinski pašnik; juridically dohodek od zemljišča -
7 hollow
['holəu] 1. adjective1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) votel2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) votel2. noun1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) jamica2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) globel•- beat hollow
- hollow out* * *I [hɔlou]adjectivevotel, prazen, vdrt; lačen; votel (glas); figuratively prazen, plitek, neiskren, nepristenII [hɔlou]adverbvotlo; popolnomato beat s.o. hollow — koga popolnoma premagatiIII [hɔlou]nounvotlina, luknja, jamato have s.o. in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga v pestiIV [hɔlou]transitive verbizdolbsti ( out) -
8 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) kraj2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) prostor3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) prostor4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sedež5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) mesto6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) položaj7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) mesto8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) dolžnost, pravica9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) služba10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dom11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) trg12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimalka2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) postaviti2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) prepoznati•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *I [pléis]nounprostor, kraj, mesto; economy kraj, sedež (podjetja itd.); dom, hiša, stanovanje, kraj bivanja, pokrajina; colloquially lokal; nautical kraj, pristanišče ( place of call pristanišče, kjer ladja pristane); sedež, mesto pri mizi; služba, službeno mesto, položaj, dolžnost; mathematics decimalno mesto; družbeni položaj, stan; figuratively vzrok, povod; sport tekmovalčevo mestoplace of amusement — zabaviščni prostor, zabaviščein this place — tukaj, na tem mestuin place — mestoma, tu pa tamto put s o. in his place — pokazati komu, kje mu je mestoto give place to — odstopiti mesto, umakniti se komuAmerican going places — uspeti, ogledati si znamenitosti nekega krajain place — na pravem mestu, primerenin the last place — nazadnje, končnoto keep s.o. in his place — zaustaviti koga, paziti, da ne postane preveč domačto know one's place — vedeti, kje je komu mestoout of place — na nepravem mestu, neprimeren, brez službeto take place — goditi se, vršiti sethere is no place like home — preljubo doma, kdor ga imaII [pléis]transitive verbpostaviti, položiti, namestiti; naložiti (denar); zaposliti, namestiti, dati službo, položaj; economy spraviti (blago) na trg, vložiti kapital, vnesti, knjižiti, skleniti (pogodbo itd.); prepoznati, spomniti se koga; sport plasiratiI cannot place him — ne vem, kam bi ga del; ne morem se spomniti, od kje ga poznamto place in order — urediti, postaviti na pravo mestoeconomy to place an order — naročitito place on record — zapisati, vknjižitisport to be placed — plasirati se, biti med prvimi tremi -
9 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) (na)rasti, dvigniti se2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) dvigati se3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) vstati4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) vstati5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) dvigati se6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) dvigati se7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) dvigniti se8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) povzpeti se9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) izvirati10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) dvigati se11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) dvigati se12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) vstati od mrtvih2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) vzpon2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) povišanje3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) vzpetina4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) vzpon•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) vzhajajoč, naraščajoč- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion* * *I [ráiz]noundvig, dviganje, vzpon, vzpenjanje; (o zvezdi, Soncu) vzhajanje, vzhod; theatre dvig(anje) zastora; religion vstajenje (od mrtvih); prijem (ribe za vabo); nastop, pojavitev; porast, naraščanje (vode); vzpetina, grič, višina; višina ( of a tower stolpa); višina (stopnice, stopnišča); povečanje, prirastek ( in population v prebivalstvu); music zvišanje (glasu); dvig, porast, skok ( of prices cen); hausse; dodatek, povišanje (plače); izboljšanje življenja; napredovanje; povod, vzrok, začetek, izvor, vir; slang škodoželjna šala (poniževalna za premaganca)gentle rise — blaga, položna vzpetinato ask for a rise of salary — prositi, zahtevati povišanje plačeto buy for a rise economy špekulirati na hausseto get (to take) a rise out of s.o. — razdražiti, razjariti, razkačiti, razburiti kogato give rise to — povzročiti, dati povod čemu, privesti do česa, roditi kajto have (to take) one's rise (in, from) — izvirati v, imeti svoj izvor v, prihajati izII [ráiz]intransitive verbvsta(ja)ti; vzhajati, vziti; dvigniti se; dvigati se, vzpenjati se; (na)rasti; upreti se, spuntati se, nasprotovati (against, on čemu); (o ceni) rasti, skakati; (o glasu) rasti; postati močnejši, povečati se; (o laseh) ježiti se; (o ribi) priplavati iz globine, da bi ugriznila v vabo; theatre dvigniti se (zastor); (o zgradbah) dvigati se, moleti, štrleti v višino; postati viden, pokazati se, pojaviti se, nastopiti, nastati; porajati se; izvirati; parliament odložiti se, odgoditi se, zaključiti se (o seji, zasedanju)rising ground — vzpetina, strminato rise in arms — upreti se z orožjem, zgrabiti za orožje, dvigniti seto rise from the dead religion vstati od mrtvihto rise to the occasion (to a difficulty) — biti kos, biti dorasel položaju (težavi)to rise in rebellion — upreti se, pobuniti se, spuntati seto rise in the world — družbeno napredovati, napraviti kariero; uspeti v življenjuthe fish rose to the bait — riba je ugriznila v vabo, je prijelawhere does the Danube rise? — kje izvira Donava?on what day does Parliament rise? — kdaj se zaključi zasedanje parlamenta?my gorge rises to this sight — vzdiguje se mi (za bruhanje) ob tem pogledu, pogled na to mi zbuja gnusthe river rises from a spring in the mountains — reka izvira v (nekem) gorskem studencu; transitive verb pustiti (koga, kaj) vstati; dvigniti, prinesti na površino; zagledati -
10 bag
[bæɡ] 1. noun1) (a container made of soft material (eg cloth, animal skin, plastic etc): She carried a small bag.) torba2) (a quantity of fish or game caught: Did you get a good bag today?) ulov2. verb1) (to put into a bag.) spraviti v vrečo2) (to kill (game).) ubiti, ujeti (igra)•- baggy- bags of
- in the bag
- bag lady* * *I [bæg]nounvreča, torba, kovček; vrečka; lovska torba; lovska trofeja; balon; vime; plural colloquially hlače; figuratively odpustbag and baggage — z vsem, kar imato bear ( —ali carry) the bag — razpolagati z denarjem, obvladati položajto have s.th. in the bag — imeti kaj v dosegucolloquially it is in the bag — je skoraj gotovoto make a good bag — imeti lovsko srečo; prisvojiti si kajII [bæg]1.transitive verbdeti v vrečo; ujeti; ukrasti sestreliti (letalo); s srpom kositi;2.intransitive verbnapihniti se; razvleči se; ohlapno visetito bag butterflies — zbirati, loviti metulje -
11 slop
[slop]past tense, past participle - slopped; verb(to (cause liquid to) splash, spill, or move around violently in a container: The water was slopping about in the bucket.) pljuskati; razlivati se- sloppy- sloppily
- sloppiness* * *I [slɔp]1.nounrazlita tekočina, mlakuža, luža; plural brezalkoholna (redka, brezokusna) pijača, brozga, slabo vino; redka, tekoča bolniška hrana; (plural) pomije, oplaknica, umazana ali postana voda, vsebina nočne posode; figuratively nekaj priskutnegato empty the slops — izliti umazano vodo;2.intransitive verb & transitive verbpoliti (se) ( with z), razliti (se); poškropiti, umazati (z umazano tekočino, s pomijami)to slop over (out) — preliti se, razliti (se); bresti, broditi po (skozi) nesnago; slang figuratively pretirano se navduševati, biti veselII [slɔp]nounhalja, jopič; (cenena) konfekcijska obleka; oblačilnica; plural nautical obleka in posteljnina, ki se daje mornarjem v mornarici; plural archaic široke hlačeIII [slɔp]nounBritish English slang policaj -
12 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) konica2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) priostriti- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.)2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.)3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.)2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) odlagališče- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) napitnina2. verb(to give such a gift to.) dati napitninoIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) nasvet- tip off* * *I [tip]1.nounkonica, konec, kraj; vrh; technical okov (palice); ustnik (cigarete)I have it at the tips of my fingers — to imam v mezincu, to dobro znamI had it on the tip of my tongue — imel sem to na jeziku;2.transitive verbokovati, opremiti s konico; priostriti, zašiliti; okrasiti konico; podrezati, podstriči vrhove (vršičke)II [tip]1.nounnapitnina, darilce v denarju; (koristen) namig, informacija, nasvet (npr. glede izida pri dirkah, na borzi ipd.)the straight tip — dober, pravi nasvet (namig)I missed my tip — spodletelo mi je, ni se mi posrečilo, izjalovilo se mi je;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbdati napitnino; colloquially dati nasvet (namig, informacijo); slang datitip me a bob slang daj mi šilingto tip s.o. the wink — skrivaj komu namignitito tip s.o.'s mitt(s) American izdati tajnost kake osebe, koga v sramoto spraviti, blamiratito tip off colloquially pravočasno posvariti, opozoritiIII [tip]1.nounnagnjenje, nagnjen položaj, nagib; odlagališčeto give a tip to s.th. — postaviti kaj v poševen položaj, prekucniti, prevrniti kaj;2.transitive verbprevrniti, prekucniti; nagniti; zvrniti; izprazniti z zvrnitvijo, z nagibanjem (npr. vagonček); intransitive verb nagniti se; (večinoma tip over) prevrniti se, prekucniti seto tip s.o. into the water — suniti koga v vodotip the water into the sink! — izlij vodo v izlivek!IV [tip]1.nounrahel udarec, dotik; sport slab udarec;2.transitive verbrahlo udariti ali se dotakniti; dotakniti se (klobuka, v površen pozdrav); intransitive verb drobneti, capljati, delati majhne korake, stopicati
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empty — emp|ty1 W2S2 [ˈempti] adj comparative emptier superlative emptiest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(container)¦ 2¦(place)¦ 3¦(not used)¦ 4¦(person/life)¦ 5 empty words/gestures/promises etc 6 do something on an empty stomach 7 empty nest … Dictionary of contemporary English
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