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weekend, holiday Flashcards

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long weekend

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1.I took Friday off, and spent a long weekend visiting friends.
2.In August we had a long weekend in the Lake District.

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spend weekend

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1.I took Friday off, and spent a long weekend visiting friends.

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weekend break/ trip/ visit | home, retreat

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a weekend break (British English) (=a holiday that lasts a weekend)
1. She was looking forward to her weekend break in Paris.

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a weekend cottage

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(British English) (=a house you have in the country, where you spend your weekends)
1. A friend of mine has a weekend cottage on the South Coast, and we often go down there in summer.

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the following weekend

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1.The intention was to complete the work the following weekend.
با at و in نماید وقتی کلمه ای مثل last,next اینا قبل weekend هست

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the previous weekend

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1.The talks had been scheduled for the previous weekend.

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last weekend

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1.We were in Glasgow last weekend.

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next weekend

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1.I’m going to Palm Springs next weekend.

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this weekend

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1.Are you going sailing this weekend?
2. Are you doing anything nice this weekend?

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at weekends British English, on weekends American English
at the weekend British English, on the weekend American English

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  1. What are you doing on the weekend?
    2.She is only home on weekends (American English).
    در حالت جمع بدون the استفاده میکنیم
    و در حالت مفرد با the استفاده می کنیم
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over the weekend

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  1. The office is closed over the weekend.
  2. Tony has been unwell over the weekend (=during the weekend).
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weekend cabin

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  1. Eleanor Clark describes a conscientious family she calls the Tidies, who own a weekend cabin.
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have a picnic

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  1. We decided to have a picnic down by the lake.
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picnic area

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1.There is free parking for visitors, as well as a restaurant and picnic area (=a special area with tables where people can have a picnic).
2.There is a picnic area next to the car park.

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picnic site/spot/place

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(=a place that is suitable or pleasant for a picnic)
1. We found a lovely picnic spot by the river.
2. We found a beautiful picnic spot.

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picnic basket/hamper/set

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(=a container in which you can carry food for a picnic)

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go on/go for a picnic

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1.If it’s fine, we’ll go for a picnic.

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a picnic table

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picnic (v)

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to have a picnic
1. We picnicked on the beach.
2.A family picnics in the grass.

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picnicker

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noun [countable]
1. The area is very popular with picnickers.

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bring/take a picnic

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1.We took a picnic and spent the day watching the races.

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a sea view

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  1. All the bedrooms have a sea view.
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enjoyable, exciting, fun-filled, good, lovely, wonderful | disastrous holiday

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1.We had a disastrous camping holiday.

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dream holiday

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1.What would be your dream holiday?

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foreign, overseas | summer, winter | 7-night, two-week, etc. | package | family | activity, adventure, camping, skiing holiday

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  1. I learned to windsurf on an activity holiday.
    2.They were going to a house on the coast for their summer holidays.
    3.They went on a camping holiday in France.
    4.We were getting ready for our annual holiday in Cornwall.
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go on, have, take holiday

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  1. We’re going on holiday to France this summer. 2. Are you having a holiday this year?
  2. The children were excited about going on holiday.
    4.Teachers cannot take holidays during term time.
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book holiday

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1.Have you booked your summer holiday yet?
2.I booked the holiday online.

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cancel holiday

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1.I got ill and had to cancel my holiday.

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holiday destination, resort, venue

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1.a popular seaside holiday resort
2.Marmaris is one of Turkey’s most popular holiday destinations.

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holiday accommodation, cottage, home

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  1. They also have a holiday home at the seaside.
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holiday camp, complex, village | period, season

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  1. The pool is open throughout the holiday season.
    2.They went on a camping holiday in France.
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holiday brochure | business, company, firm

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1.The recession hit the package holiday business hard.
a holiday brochure (=a magazine that shows what holidays you can take)
2. We were looking through holiday brochures thinking about the summer.

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holiday insurance

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1.You should take out holiday insurance before you leave.

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holiday arrangements, plans | romance /photos, snaps

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1.Their holiday romance turned into a lasting relationship.
2.They were planning a holiday abroad that year.

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on (a) holiday

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1.They met while on holiday in Spain.

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a holiday of a lifetime

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(=a very good or expensive holiday that you will only take once)
1.This is your chance to win the holiday of a lifetime.
2.We took the family on a holiday of a lifetime to Orlando, Florida.

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  • You say the holidays:
  • You say my/your/her etc holidays:
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  1. Soon it will be the holidays.
    2.Where do you want to go for your holidays?
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climb a mountain (=walk and/or climb to the top of a mountain)

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1.Hillary had climbed all the big mountains in New Zealand.

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the top of a mountain (also the summit of a mountain formal)

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1.We climbed to the top of the mountain.

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a mountain peak

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(=the top of a mountain)
1. Clouds hid the mountain peaks.

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sightseeing

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/ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]
when you visit famous or interesting places, especially as tourists
1.She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed.

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the outback

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the Australian countryside far away from cities, where few people live

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caravan

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/ˈkærəvæn/ ●●○ noun [countable]
*(British English) a vehicle that a car can pull and in which people can live and sleep when they are on holiday SYN trailer (American English)
*caravan site/park (=area of land where people can park their caravans)
1. This route is often used by visitors to the caravan site at Six Arches.

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igloo

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/ˈɪɡluː/ noun [countable]
a house made from blocks of hard snow or ice
1. And that’s just the igloo on the iceberg.

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iceberg

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/ˈaɪsbɜːɡ $ -bɜːrɡ/ ●○○ noun [countable]
a very large mass of ice floating in the sea, most of which is under the surface of the water
1. Unless these matters are faced, there is a hidden iceberg which threatens the good ship cooperation.

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houseboat

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/ˈhaʊsbəʊt $ -boʊt/ noun [countable]
a river boat that you can live in
1.We talked as we walked the beach and peeked at the funky houseboats along the waterfront.

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treehouse

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/ˈtriːhaʊs/ noun [countable]
*a wooden structure built in the branches of a tree for children to play in
1. It was great to be able to report the following month, that the treehouse survived the terrible storms early that year.

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shipping container homes

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خونه های در کانتینر

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guest house

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/ˈɡest haʊs/noun
*(British English) a small hotel
1.It is a comfortable family-run guest house near the beach.
2.The house could be used as a small country hotel or guest house.

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seasick

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ˈsiːˌsɪk/ adjective
*feeling ill when you travel in a boat, because of the movement of the boat in the water
**get/feel/be seasick
1. Hal was seasick almost at once.
2.Alec liked sailing more than I. I got seasick.
seasickness noun [uncountable]

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welsh

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/welʃ/ adjective
relating to Wales, its people, or its original language

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Wales

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/weɪlz/
a country in the United Kingdom, west of England, which was an independent country until it was brought under English rule in 1284. Population: 3,063,758 (2014). Capital: Cardiff. The country’s Welsh name is Cymru. Wales is known for its high mountains, including Snowdon, and it is a popular place for tourists to visit. Traditionally, its main industries were farming, especially sheep farming and, in South Wales, coal mining (=getting coal out of the earth).

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the Czech Republic

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the ˌCzech ˈRe·pub·lic
*a country in central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria. Population: 10,162,921 (2014). Capital: Prague. Until 1993 it was part of Czechoslovakia. The Czech Republic became a member of the EU in 2004.

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continent

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/ˈkɒntɪnənt $ ˈkɑːn-/ ●●○ noun [countable]
*a large mass of land surrounded by sea
1. the continents of Asia and Africa
قاره

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Easter

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/ˈiːstə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable]
*a Christian holy day in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life
1. on Easter Sunday
2. We’ll probably go away at Easter.
3. We spent the Easter holidays in Wales.

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fountain

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(n)countable
/ˈfaʊn.tən/ فواره
*a stream of water that is forced up into the air through a small hole, especially for decorative effect, or the structure in a lake or pool from which this flows
1.There was a picture of the Trevi fountain on the front of the book.

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meet up (with someone)

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/mit/
past tense and past participle met US/met/
*to see and talk to someone after making an arrangement to do so:
1. I’m meeting up with some friends after work.

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inland

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/ˈɪn.lənd/ /ˈɪn.lænd/
adjective [ before noun ]درون مرزی
in the middle of a country, away from the sea:
1.The Black Sea is a large inland sea.

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coast

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/koʊst/
n
c
*the land next to or close to the sea:
1.on the coast *Rimini is a thriving resort on the east coast of Italy.
2.off the coast *The accident happened three miles off the coast (= in the sea three miles from land).
3.by the coast *We spent a week by the coast (= by the sea).

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enormous

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adj
/əˈnɔːr.məs/
*extremely large:
1.an enormous car/house
2.He earns an enormous salary.
3.I was absolutely enormous when I was pregnant.
4.You’ve been an enormous help.

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gigantic

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(adj)
/ˌdʒaɪˈɡæn.t̬ɪk/
*extremely large:
1.a gigantic statue
2.The cost has been gigantic.

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magnificent

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adj
/mæɡˈnɪf.ə.sənt/
*very good, beautiful, or deserving to be admired:
1.a magnificent view
a2. magnificent piece of writing
3.They live in a magnificent Tudor house.

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residential

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adj
/ˌrez.əˈden.ʃəl/
A residential road, area, etc. has only private houses, not offices and factories.
*A residential building is one in which people live:
1.Behind the beach are high-rise hotels and residential buildings.
2.The architect’s tallest building is a 75 storey residential tower.
**relating to where you live or have lived:
3.You must satisfy the residential qualifications to get a work permit.

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ordinary

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adj
/ˈɔːr.dən.er.i/
*not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual:
1.an ordinary neighborhood
2.Readers of the magazine said they wanted more stories about ordinary people and fewer stories about the rich and famous.
3.Her last concert appearance was no ordinary (= a very special) performance.

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high-rise

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n
c
/ˈhaɪ.raɪz/
*a tall modern building with many floors:
1.She lives in a high-rise overlooking the river.

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tourist

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n
c
/ˈtʊr.ɪst/
*someone who visits a place for pleasure and interest, usually while on holiday:
1.Millions of tourists visit Rome every year.

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humid

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adjective
/ˈhjuː.mɪd/
*(of air and weather conditions) containing extremely small drops of water in the air:
1.New York is very hot and humid in the summer.
2.a hot and humid climate

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mild

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adj
/maɪld/
*Mild weather is not very cold or not as cold as usual:
1.We’ve had a mild winter this year.

69
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دبی در شمال شرقی خطه ایالت متحده عربی واقع شده است

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Dubai is situated on the north-east coast of the United Arab Emirates.

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United Arab Emiratesمخفف

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UAE

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Across

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preposition
/əˈkrɑːs/
*on the opposite side of:
1.The library is just across the road.

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پیاده میرم سرکار

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1.I go to work on foot.
2.I walk to work.

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Chilly

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adjective
chilly adjective (COLD)
/ˈtʃɪl.i/
(of weather, conditions in a room, or parts of the body) cold:
1.The bathroom gets chilly in the winter.
2.It’s an outdoor pool - lovely in summer, but very chilly the rest of the year.
3.I felt a bit chilly so I put on a jacket.

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close-up

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noun [ C ]
/ˈkloʊs.ʌp/
a photograph taken from a short distance that gives a very detailed picture:
take a close-up of :1.
She took a stunning close-up of him.

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