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plain /pleɪn/

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1) very clear, and easy to understand or recognize SYN obvious
2) without anything added or without decoration SYN simple
3) showing clearly and honestly what is true or what you think about something SYN frank, candid

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bid /bɪd/

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1) an offer to pay a particular price for something.
2) an offer to do work or provide services for a specific price.
3) an attempt to achieve or obtain something.

  1. پیشنهاد
  2. مزایده
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spare /speə/

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1) not being used or not needed at the present time.
2) to make something such as time, money, or workers available for someone, especially when this is difficult for you to do.
یدکی
لاغر
نازک
بخشیدن

spare time/moment/hour etc => time when you are not working
spare change => coins of little value that you do not need and can give to other people

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draft /drɑːft/

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1) a piece of writing or a plan that is not yet in its finished form.
2) a written order for money to be paid by a bank, especially from one bank to another.

  1. پیش نویس
  2. حواله
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gruesome /ˈɡruːsəm/

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very unpleasant or shocking, and involving someone being killed or badly injured.

  1. مخوف
  2. نفرت انگیز
  3. مهیب
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choke /tʃəʊk/

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1) to be unable to breathe properly because something is in your throat or there is not enough air.
2) if something chokes you, it makes you unable to breathe properly.
3) to prevent someone from breathing by putting your hands around their throat and pressing on it.
4) a piece of equipment in a vehicle that controls the amount of air going into the engine, and that is used to help the engine start.

خفه کردن
ساسات

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seize /siːz/

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1) to take hold of something suddenly and violently SYN grab
2) to take control of a place suddenly and quickly, using military force.
3) if the police or government officers seize something, for example illegal drugs, they take legal possession of it.

قاپیدن
ضبط کردن
تصاحب کردن

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compatible /kəmˈpætəbəl/

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1) if two pieces of computer equipment of software are compatible, they can be used together, especially when they are made by different companies.
2) able to exist or be used together without causing problems.
3) two people that are compatible are able to have a good relationship because they have similar opinions or interests.

  1. سازگار
  2. همساز
  3. موافق
  4. دمساز
  5. جور
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gig /ɡɪɡ/

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1) a performance by a musician or a group of musicians playing modern popular music or jazz, or a performance by a comedian.
2) a job, especially one that does not last for a long time

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compensate /ˈkɒmpənseɪt/

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1) to replace or balance the effect of something bad.
2) to pay someone money because they have suffered injury, loss, or damage.

  1. جبران کردن
  2. غرامت دادن
  3. پاداش دادن
  4. تاوان دادن
  5. عوض دادن
  6. تلافی کردن
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