make sth legal 57% of people wanted
abortion to be made legal.
become legal Divorce finally became
legal in 1992.
Legally [adv] Fuchs had entered the country legally on a tourist visa.
legalize (also legalise British) /'liigslaiz |T] to change the law so that something becomes legaclass="underline" a campaign to legalise cannabis
not allowed by law
illegal rliig^l [adj] not allowed by law: illegal drugs I In those days, abortion was illegal.
it is illegal to do sth it is illegal to sell tobacco to children under 16.
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be against the law hi: a.genst b: if something is against the law, it is not allowed by law: Gambling is against the law in some countries.
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it is against the law to do sth It is
against the law to drive a car without insurance.
it is against the law for sb to do stK It
TEACH
STUDY
is against the law for a teacher to hit a child.
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when someone does not like
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lazy
lazy lcizi/ [adj] someone who is 1агу does not like work or physical activity, and tries to avoid it: Marian didn't do well at school. She was intelligent, but very lazy. I Get up, you lazy thingl It's nearly lunchtime.
a lazy day/week etc (=a time when you relax and do not work hard) We spent a lazy afternoon at the beach.
lazy - lazier - laziest
Qcaa't be bothered ka:nt bi:
bod3rd|| ,k«nt bi: bo:- British spoken if you can't be bothered to do something, you decide not to do it because you are feeling too lazy: f was going to go shopping, but in the end I couldn't be bothered. can't be bothered to do sth Let's go out for a rneal - I can't be bothered to cook.
В to behave in a lazy way
sit around/laze around sit ataond.
leiz ^'raond/ [phrasal verb I] informal to spend time sitting and relaxing and not doing any work: We lazed around on the beach most of the day. I Why not finish
your homework, instead of just sitting
around doing nothing?
not lift a /inger /not Jift э 'fiog3r. informal to give no help at all with work that must be done, such as cooking and cleaning: Tim doesn't lift a finger when it comes to housework. not lift a finger to help We spent the day moving furniture, but Sara didn't lift a finger to help.
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D to learn how to do
something/ or to learn about something
learn '1зтГп/ [о I/T] to learn how to do something, or to learn about a subject, especially by being taught or trained: How long have you been /earning German? I Young children learn much more easily than adults.
learn to do stK His daughter's learning to drive. ■ William learned to read when he was four.
learn How to do sth (=learn a method or
skill) On this course, you will learn how
to deal with communication problems.
learning - learned also learnt Bfti ьн have 1 earned have learnt BR) П>Н :
Study stadi/ [l> IA1 to learn about a subject by reading books and going to classes at a school or university: Less than 10% of girls choose to study science at school. I She's studying music at Berkeley College in Boston.
study to be a doctor/lawyer/accountant
etc He s studying to be a lawyer. study for a test/diploma/an examination "Is Ian coming with us?" "He can't - he's studying for his exams.''
studying - studied - have studied
train trein [d I] to learn the skills and get the experience that you need in order to do a job
train to be a hairdresser/teacher/pilot/ nurse Julie is training to be a nurse.
pick up /,piк лр [phrasal uerbT] informal to learn something easily, without making mucn effort or having lessons pick up sth / picked up a few words of Turkish while I was in Istanbul, pick sth up The rules of the game are really easy - you'll soon pick them up.
Qget the hang of sth /get аэ 'haeq dv
(sth) spoken to learn how to do something that is fairly complicated: Using the com puter isn't difficult once you get the hang of it.
H to learn something so that you can remember it exactly
learn /13iгп/ [и T] to learn facts, words, or numbers, especially at school, so that you can remember them exactly: What songs have you learnt at school, then? learn, sth by heart (=learn something so you can repeat it exactly without reading it) We had to learn a lot of poetry by heart when we were children. learn your lines (=learn the words that
you have to say in a play)
learning - learned iK learnt 1-й ! ft'
have learned )iy have learnt ы, чп
memorize (also memorise British) 'memsraiz' (u TJ to learn numbers or words so well that you can remember them exactly: I'm not very good ot memorizing phone numbers. I I memorised the message, then destroyed it.
В someone who is learning something
Student <'stju;d?nt||'stu:- (n CI someone who is studying at a school college, or university: a student at Harvard University I There's a special price for students.