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/'paʊələs/

AmE

/'paʊərləs/

adjective - having no power

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/'bəʊlə/

AmE

/'boʊlər/

noun, British English - a hard round hat with a narrow brim, usually worn by men

BrE

/ˌɒn ðəˌspɜ: əvðə'məʊmənt/

AmE

/ˌɑ:n ðəˌspɜ:r əvðə'moʊmənt/

adverb - too quickly, without thinking something through

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/ˌdɒnkiz 'ɪəz/

AmE

/ˌdɑ:nkiz 'ɪrz/

noun, British English, informal - a very long time

BrE

/ˌɪn ðəˌnɪkəv'taɪm/

AmE

/ˌɪn ðəˌnɪkəv'taɪm/

adverb - just in time to prevent something bad

BrE

/ˌwʌns ɪnəˌblu:'mu:n/

AmE

/ˌwʌns ɪnəˌblu:'mu:n/

adverb - very rarely

BrE

/beˌfɔ: sʌmbədiz 'taɪm/

AmE

/beˌfɔ:r sʌmbədiz 'taɪm/

adverb - long before somebody was born or before somebody lived somewhere etc.

BrE

/ˌæt ðəˌdrɒpəvə'hæt/

AmE

/ˌæt ðəˌdrɑ:pəvə'hæt/

adverb - very suddenly

BrE

/ˌɔ:lɪngʊd'taɪm/

AmE

/ˌɔ:lɪngʊd'taɪm/

phrase - a phrase we use to say that a person should wait for something and not be hasty

BrE

/'du:mzdeɪ/

AmE

/'du:mzdeɪ/

adjective - the end of the world, Christians believe that people will be judged by God

BrE

/səb'mɜ:səbl/

AmE

/səb'mɜ:rsəbl/

adjective - can be used underwater

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/ə'ledʒ/

AmE

/ə'ledʒ/

verb, formal - to state something without any proof

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/dɪs'ɪntɪgreɪt/

AmE

/dɪs'ɪntɪgreɪt/

verb - to be destroyed by breaking into small pieces

BrE

/ɪk'spendɪtʃə/

AmE

/ɪk'spendɪtʃər/

noun - the total amount of money spent

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/əˌkaʊntə'bɪləti/

AmE

/əˌkaʊntə'bɪləti/

noun, formal - the condition of being responsible for your actions