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/rʌn ðə red 'laɪt/

AmE

/rʌn ðə red 'laɪt/

verb, American English, informal - to not stop the car when the light is red

BrE

/teɪk fə 'grɑ:ntɪd/

AmE

/teɪk fə 'græntɪd/

verb - not to appreciate someone or something, to think something or someone will always be available

BrE

/hɪt ðə 'rəʊd/

AmE

/hɪt ðə 'roʊd/

verb, informal - to begin or resume a journey

BrE

/hæv ɪt 'bəʊθ weɪz/

AmE

/hæv ɪt 'boʊθ weɪz/

phrase - to gain two opposite results, to make two mutually exclusive decisions etc.

BrE

/fə 'nʌθɪŋ/

AmE

/fər 'nʌθɪŋ/

phrase - in vain, without result

BrE

/'stɔ:m/

AmE

/'stɔ:rm/

verb - to walk quickly in an angry way

BrE

/ɔ:l 'əʊvə/

AmE

/ɔ:l 'oʊvər/

adverb - completely, everywhere

BrE

/'peɪn/

AmE

/'peɪn/

verb, formal - to hurt physically or emotionally

BrE

/'stɪŋ/

AmE

/'stɪŋ/

noun - a wound that is made when an insect (or a jellyfish) stings you

BrE

/'haʊswɔ:mɪŋ/

AmE

/'haʊswɔ:rmɪŋ/

noun - a party you have when you move into a new house or apartment

BrE

/'haʊs plɑ:nt/

AmE

/'haʊs plænt/

noun - a plant that grows indoors, used as decoration

BrE

/ˌəʊ'peə/

AmE

/ˌoʊ'peər/

noun - a person, usually a woman, from a foreign country who lives with a family and takes care of the children and receives a small wage

BrE

/ˌdɪsə'pɪərns/

AmE

/ˌdɪsə'pɪərəns/

noun - the act of becoming invisible, the act of ceasing to exist

BrE

/'sʌmˌwʌn/

AmE

/'sʌmˌwʌn/

pronoun - an important person

BrE

/'tju:tə/

AmE

/'tu:t̬ər/

verb - to teach one student (or a small group), esp. in the student's home