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/ˌsləʊ ɒn ði: 'ʌpteɪk/

AmE

/ˌsloʊ ɑ:n ði: 'ʌpteɪk/

adjective, informal - slow to understand something

BrE

/ˌletər əv 'kredɪt/

AmE

/ˌlet̬ər əv 'kredɪt/

noun - a letter from a bank that allows you to take a particular amount of money from another bank

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/'θri:ˌfʊtˌlɒŋ/

AmE

/'θri:ˌfʊtˌlɑ:ŋ/

adjective - having the length of three feet

BrE

/'ru:t/

AmE

/'raʊt/

noun, American English - used before the number of a route in the US

BrE

/'stepˌfri:/

AmE

/'stepˌfri:/

adjective - not having any stairs, there are lifts, ramps and level surfaces

BrE

/'vɪzəbli/

AmE

/'vɪzəbli/

adverb - in an obvious way

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/prə'sekəʊ/

AmE

/prə'sekoʊ/

noun - a white sparkling wine, usually dry, produced in Italy

BrE

/'tʃɪp/

AmE

/'tʃɪp/

verb - (of a small piece of wood, rock etc.) to break off

BrE

/ˌkæpʊ'tʃi:nəʊ/

AmE

/ˌkæpə'tʃi:noʊ/

noun - Italian coffee made with hot milk and froth, usually served with chocolate or cinnamon powder on top

BrE

/'tʃɪpt/

AmE

/'tʃɪpt/

adjective - having a small piece broken off

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/'flæt ˌbrəʊk/

AmE

/'flæt ˌbroʊk/

adjective, informal - without money

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/ˌenwaɪ'ju:/

AmE

/ˌenwaɪ'ju:/

noun - abbreviation for New York University

BrE

/'saɪbəbʊliɪŋ/

AmE

/'saɪbərbʊliɪŋ/

noun - the activity of using the internet to frighten or harm someone, especially by sending them offensive messages

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/'prəʊgræmɪŋ/

AmE

/'proʊgræmɪŋ/

noun - the act of giving sets of instruction to a computer or a machine

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/'əs/

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/'əs/

conjunction - as well as, the same way