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/ˌdu:m ən'glu:m/

AmE

/ˌdu:m ən'glu:m/

noun - a feeling of pessimism and despair

BrE

/ˌkʌltʃə 'vʌltʃə/

AmE

/ˌkʌltʃə 'vʌltʃə/

noun, informal - someone who is very interested in art, music, literature and similar things

BrE

/ˌtʃɒkə'blɒk/

AmE

/ˌtʃɑ:kə'blɑ:k/

adjective, British English, informal - completely full of things or people

BrE

/'tʃɒpˌʃɒp/

AmE

/'tʃɒpˌʃɒp/

noun, informal - a place or garage where stolen vehicles are dismantled

BrE

/'breɪn ˌdreɪn/

AmE

/'breɪn ˌdreɪn/

noun, informal - the situation when qualified and skilled people move to a different country where they can earn more money

BrE

/'tɔɪ ˌbɔɪ/

AmE

/'tɔɪ ˌbɔɪ/

noun, informal - an attractive young whose partner is and older, often successful woman

BrE

/'bɔɪ ˌtɔɪ/

AmE

/'bɔɪ ˌtɔɪ/

noun, informal - an attractive young whose partner is and older, often successful woman

BrE

/ˌkæpəʊ'eərə/

AmE

/ˌkɑ:poʊ'erə/

noun - a Brazilian martial art

BrE

/'mɑ:ʃl 'lɔ:/

AmE

/'mɑ:rʃl 'lɔ:/

noun - a situation in which the army of a country is in charge instead of the police

BrE

/aɪ'ki:dəʊ/

AmE

/aɪ'ki:doʊ/

noun - a Japanese martial art

BrE

/taɪ'kwɒndəʊ/

AmE

/taɪ'kwɑ:ndoʊ/

noun - a kind of martial art from Korea

BrE

/'mɑ:ʃn/

AmE

/'mɑ:rʃn/

noun - an imaginary creature from the planet Mars

BrE

/ˌkætʃ sʌmbədi ˌred'hændɪd/

AmE

/ˌkætʃ sʌmbədi ˌred'hændɪd/

verb - to catch somebody when they are committing a crime or doing something wrong

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adjective -

BrE

/ˌbɔ:n wɪðə sɪlvə 'spu:n ɪn jə ˌmʌʊθ/

AmE

/ˌbɔ:rn wɪðə sɪlvər 'spu:n ɪn jər ˌmʌʊθ/

adjective, informal - born into a wealthy family