reasonable ..-'riiz^nab*!.' ladj] behaving fairly and sensibly, for example by not asking someone to do too much or not criticizing them unfairly: I don't know why she reacted like that - it was a perfectly reasonable request.
it is reasonable to do sth Do you think it's reasonable to expect people to work more than 60 hours a week?
when all people have the same rights and are treated fairly
equal "iikwal/ [adj] people who are equal have the same rights as each other and are treated the same way as each other; if people get equal treatment, pay etc. they are all treated in the same way or get paid the same money: Democracy is based on the idea that all members of society are equal. I The women are demanding equal pay.
equal rights (=the idea that all types of people in society should have the same rights and should be treated fairly and equally) Black protestors campaigned for equal rights throughout the 1960s, equally [adu} People should be treated equally, regardless of their race or sex.
equality /i'kwoUti||ilkwo:-/ [n U] when all
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FAIR/UNFAIR
people have the same rights and opportunities in society and are treated equally: Greater equality was one of the aims of the post war government. racial/sexual equality the movement towards sexual equality
El unfair
un/air/not /air /,ЛпТеэЧ not Теэг [adj] not treating everyone equally, or not treating people in a way that most people think is right: an unfair law I The present welfare system is very unfair.
Qit's not fair spoken Why do I always have to do the laundry? It's not fair! it is un/air that/it is not /air tHat It
seems very unfair that she was blamed for the accident.
it is un/air to do sth/it is not fair to do
sth it's not fair to keep pets locked up in the house ail day.
+ to tax laws that are very unfair to young people without jobs
unreasonable /лп'палюМ/1 adj] behaving in a way that is not fair or sensible, especially by asking someone to do too much or criticizing them unfairly: My parents say I should stay in and do homework every night - I think they're being very unreasonable. I an unreasonable demand it is unreasonable to do sth It's unreasonable to expect people to pay for something they haven't even seen yet.
biased, /'baisst/ [adj] treating one group in a way that shows you like them more or less than another group - use this for example about newspapers or reports, judges, or other people who you think should treat everyone fairly and equally: accusat/ons of biased reporting + against The opposition с/aim that the newspapers are biased against them. biased in/avour o/sb (=unfairly treating someone better just because you like them better) Do you think the law courts are biased in favour of white people?
favouritism, brush favoritism
FAIR/UNFAIR
american /feivjr^tiz^m/ [n U] when a teacher, parent, or manager treats one person in a much better way than the others because they like that person, not because that person deserves it; If I give Paul the job, Til be accused of favoritism.
ш when people are treated unfairly because of their race, sex, age etc
discrimination /di.skrim^neipn/ [n U]
when people are treated unfairly because of their race, sex, age etc + against discrimination against women by male bosses
racial discrimination (^because of someone's race) tough new laws against racial discrimination
sex discrimination (=because of someone's sex)
A Don't say 'discriminations'. Discrimination is uncountable.
discriminate against sb /di'skrim- ^neit э,genst (sb) [phrasal verb T] to treat someone unfairly because of their race, sex, age etc - use this especially about companies, the police, judges etc-. Shaun says he has definitely been discriminated against because he's black. I Why do so many companies think that it's OK to discriminate against older people?
prejudice pretVy^ (n C/U] when people do not like or trust someone who is different, for example because they belong to a different race, country, or religion
+ against There's still a lot of prejudice against gay men.
racial prejudice {=because of someone's race) a training course to tackle the problem of racial prejudice in the police force
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inequality /,mikwDlj>ti||-'kwa:-/ [n C/U) when people do not have the same rights or opportunites in their education, their jobs etc, because of their sex, race, or social class: The report looks at inequality in education. I There are still a lot of inequalities in society. social/sexual/racial inequality Social inequality tended to increase rather than lessen in the 1980s.
FALL
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•when someone or something falls •when you make someone fall •when you drop something ^ see also accident, hurt/injure,
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Uwhen someone falls accidentally
/all foil, [v Ij to accidentally fall onto the ground or towards the ground: She was taken to the hospital after falling and hitting her head on the side of the table. + off/out of/down "How did you break your arm?" '7 fell off my bike." ! The police say he fell out of the window, but I think he was pushed.
falling - fell - have fallen
/all over//all down b:i Э0\ЭГ, b:l
daun [phrasa/ verb I] to fall onto the ground from a standing position: Don't run so fast - you'll fall over. I He tried to stand up, but immediately fell down again.
trip/trip over/trip, trip 'эоуэг/ \v I] to accidentally hit something with your foot when you are walking or running, so that you fall or nearly falclass="underline" / didn't push him - he tripped. I She'd had quite a lot to drink and kept tripping over, trip over sth Pick up that box - someone might trip over it.
trip on sth Gwen followed behind, tripping on the loose stones
tripping - tripped - have tripped
Slip slip/ [l> II to accidentally slide on a wet or smooth surface, so that you fall or nearly falclass="underline" Be careful you don't slip - I've just washed the floor + on She slipped on the icy sidewalk and grabbed Will's arm to steady herself.
slipping - slipped - have slipped
stumble/ SUmb<?l/ [v II to nearly fall down
when you are walking or running, because you do not put your foot down carefully or because something is in the way: In her hurry, Eva stumbled and dropped the tray she was carrying. + on/over Mason headed towards the house, stumbling on the rough ground