feeling of loneliness and boredom
out of boredom (-because of boredom)
She says she started having affairs with
other men out of boredom.
relieve the boredom (=make a situation
less boring) Sometimes, we would play
cards, just to relieve the boredom.
BORN
the place where you were born
home town hsom taon/ (n C] the town where you were born or where you spent the early part of your life: She left her home town of Glasgow at the age of 18. and never returned.
piace of birth /plels Ьз:гв/ италr.N
the town where you were born - used especially in official documents: Please write your name. address. and place of birth on the form.
birthplace /'WOpleis; [n C] the place
where a famous person was born + of The city of Assisi is known as the birthplace of St Francis.
BORROW
lend— _ money
<4 /
see
also * \
owe banks
see also BABY
to be born
be born bo:rn/ a baby is born when it comes out of its mother's body and begins its life: Until recently most babies were born at home.
A Be careful not to use borrow when you mean jerKj. You jefl(j money, your car etc to someone (=you (et them have it),
but you borrow *гогл sorneone (-they let you have it). Don't say 'she borrowed me her car'. Say she (ent her car.
II to borrow something
borrow 'bDnx>||'ba:-, Ъ:- [i; I/T] if you
borrow something from someone, they let you have it. and you agree to give it back to them later: Сап I borrow your
calculator - I left mine at home. I She
asked if she could borrow 50 cents to get a coffee.
borrow sth from sb I'm always borrowing books from the library and forgetting to return them. ! Rwanda has applied to borrow $12 million from the World Bank.
borrow Heavily (=borrow a lot of money
from a bank or financial organization) Com panies that borrowed heavily in the 1980s are now having trouble paying their debts.
В to pay money to use someone else's car, house,
equipment etc
rent rent [l> T] to pay money to use a house, office, shop etc that belongs to someone else
rent a house/apartment/building/officeI room They are renting an apartment near the park. I Marlowe rented a small office in downtown Los Angeles. rent sth/rom sb When I was a student I rented a fiat from an agency. rented [adj] During the shooting of the movie, Neeson stayed in a rented house in Beverley Hills
rent (also Hire BRITISH) /rent. haiar (i> T] to pay money to use a car, piece of equipment etc for a short period of time: We hired a car at the airport and drove to our hotel. I I don't feel like going out ~ why don't we rent a video instead? rent/hire sth from sb/stk You can hire skis and boots from the ski school.
El money that you borrow
loan 1эш/ [n C] an amount of money that you borrow, especially from a bank, which you agree to pay back by the end of a period of time: If you need more money, we can arrange a loan.
BORROW
a Ј5000/$20,000 loan The organization asked for a $2 million loan to plant new trees in the rainforest. take out a loan (=get a loan) We took out a loan to buy a new car pay off/repay a loan (=finish paying back what you borrowed) It will take over three years to repay the loan. bank loan (=money you borrow from а bank)
mortgage /'m:):rgid3 [n C) an amount of
money that you borrow from a bank or a company in order to buy a house or apartment: mortgages are usually paid back by regular payments over a long period: In 1994/5 the average mortgage was
£35.000.
pay the mortgage (=make regular payments to pay it back) Some months we only just have enough to pay the mortgage.
a mortgage on a house/apartment (=the money you have borrowed to buy it) They have a large mortgage on their home in Central Park West.
a Ј60,000/$85,000 mortgage (=the amount of money you have borrowed) take out a mortgage (=get a mortgage) ! didn't want to take out a mortgage until I had a steady job.
BRAVE/NOT BRAVE
see also describing people
II not afraid when you are in a dangerous or frightening situation
brave breiv [adj] someone who is brave
does not show that they are afraid in a frightening situation or when they have to do something dangerous, painful, or unpleasant: You have to be very brave to be a firefighter. I a brave rescue attempt I Your husband is a very brave man. qbe brave (=behave bravely) spokkn This may hurt a little, so be bravef it is brave of sb to do sth It was very brave of you to tell her the truth. bravely breivlr' [adv] soldiers who fought bravely for their country
courageous k.vreid;ps [adj] г.ьршлпу
written someone who is courageous