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wood that has been specially produced for use in the building industry:
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shouted when a tree that has been cut is about to fall
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A noisy, old, pickup truck lumbered past. rozpocznij naukę
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move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
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lumber jacket (US lumberjack jacket) rozpocznij naukę
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a warm, short coat, often with a brightly coloured pattern of squares on it
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grain/cotton/wine merchants rozpocznij naukę
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a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade.
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merchant - UK informal disapproving a gossip merchant (= someone who enjoys talking about people's private lives) a speed merchant (= someone who drives too fast) rozpocznij naukę
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someone who is involved in or enjoys something that is unpleasant or annoying to others:
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Local merchants experienced a revenue boost in the lead up to Thanksgiving. Most online merchants will email you an order confirmation with details of your purchase. rozpocznij naukę
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a business that sells directly to the public either from a store or through the internet:
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connected with the ships that carry goods by sea:
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mass merchant (also mass merchandiser) The retailer has evolved from an online direct merchant of books into a true mass merchant. rozpocznij naukę
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a store that sells large quantities of different products to a large number of people:
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a bank that does business with large companies and governments, providing them with finance and with advice relating especially to shares, bonds, etc. and takeovers (= occasions when one company buys another):
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merchant navy (US merchant marine) During this period of the war, the merchant navies came under increased attack. rozpocznij naukę
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the ships of a country that are used for trading rather than for military purposes
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a ship used for trading rather than for military purposes:
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a sailor who works on a trading ship
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a type of bank account that businesses use to accept payment by credit card
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a business that sells directly to the public from a store:
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a company that builds stores, offices, etc. and sells them for profit
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a white liquid that is a mixture of lime or powdered chalk and water, used for making walls or ceilings white
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The department is trying to whitewash their incompetence. rozpocznij naukę
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a deliberate concealment of someone's mistakes or faults in order to clear their name. to make something bad seem acceptable by hiding the truth:
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whitewash verb [T] (DEFEAT) UK informal rozpocznij naukę
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to defeat a player or team completely, especially while preventing them from scoring any points a victory in a game in which the loser scores no points.
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the action of hiding something or preventing it from being known.
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Concealment of assets is arguably the most significant crime associated with bankruptcy. rozpocznij naukę
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the fact or crime of not providing information that a court, customer, insurance company, etc. has a legal right to know:
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a media/news/TV, etc. outlet News outlets are sensitive to charges of bias. She made her displeasure known to every media outlet that would listen. rozpocznij naukę
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a newspaper, television station, website, etc. that makes information or other services available to the public:
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The senator has accused the media of bias. Reporters must be impartial and not show political bias. There was clear evidence of a strong bias against her. rozpocznij naukę
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the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment: They vowed to fight racial bias in the school.
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bias towards sb/sth [PREFER SUBJECT] She showed a scientific bias at an early age. In general, investment trusts have more of a bias towards emerging markets, including the Far East. rozpocznij naukę
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the fact of preferring someone or something:
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bias [INFORMATION NOT CORRECT] In the market research there was a bias in the sample of people who were selected to give their opinions. There is a need to build in safeguards against statistical bias. rozpocznij naukę
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the fact that information is not correct because of the method used in collecting or presenting it:
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Interest rates are set to have an upward bias in the next 12 months. a negative/downward bias a positive/upward bias rozpocznij naukę
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the fact of prices, etc. increasing or decreasing:
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unfair difference in the way women and men are treated: gender biased - ADJ. - gender biased behaviour
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Confirmation bias is a tendency for people to favour information that confirms their preconceptions or hypothesis regardless of whether the information is true. rozpocznij naukę
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the fact that people are more likely to accept or notice information if it appears to support what they already believe or expect:
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Judges have an obligation to safeguard our right to free speech and a free press. rozpocznij naukę
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to protect someone or something from harm or destruction:
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The disk has built-in safeguards to prevent certain errors. The industry has been criticised for not providing adequate safeguards against poisoning. rozpocznij naukę
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a law, rule, or something that is done to protect someone or something from harm or damage:
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A good diet will safeguard against disease. rozpocznij naukę
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to do things that you hope will stop something unpleasant from happening:
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The jury has to give an impartial verdict after listening to all of the evidence. rozpocznij naukę
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able to judge or consider something fairly without allowing your own interest to influence you: treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just. impartiality - NOUN; impartially - ADVERB
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prejudice against people from different backgrounds rozpocznij naukę
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preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
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the statement might prejudice the jury prejudice sb against sb/sth His comments may have prejudiced the voters against her. rozpocznij naukę
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Someone or something that prejudices you influences you unfairly so that you form an unreasonable opinion about something: give rise to prejudice in (someone); make biased.
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prejudice [HARMFUL INFLUENCE] FORMAL The fact that you were late all this week may prejudice your chances of getting a promotion. rozpocznij naukę
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Something or someone that prejudices something else has a harmful influence on it:
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The government agreed to dismiss the criminal charges with prejudice, meaning that they cannot be refiled. rozpocznij naukę
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if a decision or action is made with prejudice to a right, you have lost that right:
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Three days later, she asked for a dismissal without prejudice, meaning that she can re-file at any time. rozpocznij naukę
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if a decision or action is made without prejudice to a right, you continue to have that right:
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without prejudice to sth LAW formal or specialized My client accepts the formal apology without prejudice to any further legal action she may decide to take. rozpocznij naukę
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If a decision or action is made without prejudice to a right or claim, it is made without having an effect on that right or claim:
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colour prejudice UK (US color prejudice) rozpocznij naukę
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an unreasonable dislike or unfair treatment of people who have a different skin colour
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I'd like to start the speech by dispelling a few rumours that have been spreading recently. the brightness of the day did nothing to dispel Elaine's dejection rozpocznij naukę
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to remove fears, doubts, and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary: make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear.
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he was slumped in deep dejection He wandered around in a state of utter dejection. rozpocznij naukę
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the feeling of being unhappy, disappointed, or without hope:
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You must judge each film on its own merits, without any preconceived notions about what it's like. rozpocznij naukę
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(of an idea or an opinion) formed too early, especially without enough thought or knowledge:
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an entertaining film with little artistic merit rozpocznij naukę
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the quality of being good and deserving praise:
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We discussed the merits of herbal tea. rozpocznij naukę
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the advantages something has compared to something else:
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on its (own) merits (also on someone's (own) merits) The committee will consider/judge each applicant on his or her own merits. rozpocznij naukę
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according to the qualities you have or have shown, without considering any other information or comparing you to someone else: based only on a person's or thing's qualities and not on what other people say about that person or thing: Judge the product on its own merits, and not on what the ads say.
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This plan merits careful attention. The accident merited only a small paragraph in the local paper. rozpocznij naukę
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to deserve to be treated or considered in a particular way: merit attention/discussion/investigation If complaints merit investigation, they should go the complaints committee.
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merit award/bonus/raise, etc. The average merit pay increase over the past five years has been in the range of 3 to 4%. rozpocznij naukę
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extra pay given to employees who have done their job well and made noticeable improvements in the company, department, etc.:
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The lawsuit was found to be completely without merit. rozpocznij naukę
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if a court decides that a complaint, case, etc. has merit, it accepts that it is true or there is evidence for it:
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confine [LIMIT]; confined - ADJ.; confinement - NOUN Let's confine our discussion to the matter in question, please! Please confine your use of the phone to business calls. rozpocznij naukę
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to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way:
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confine [CLOSED IN A PLACE] The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn't cope with the outside world. rozpocznij naukę
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to keep someone closed in a place, often by force:
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be confined to somewhere/sth We know that the illness is not confined to any one group in society. This attitude seems to be confined to the very wealthy. rozpocznij naukę
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to exist only in a particular area or group of people:
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confine [KEEP SOMEONE WITHIN LIMITS] The animals were confined in a large pen. rozpocznij naukę
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to keep someone or something within limits:
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