cod‧dle /ˈkɒdl $ ˈkɑːdl/ verb [transitive]
to treat someone in a way that is too kind and gentle
and that protects them from pain or difficulty SYN mollycoddle
Don’t coddle
the child – he’s fine!
fos‧ter /ˈfɒstə $ ˈfɑːstər/ ●○○ verb
1 [transitive] to help a skill, feeling, idea etc
develop over a period of time SYN encourage, promote
The bishop
helped foster the sense of a community embracing all classes.
VERBS (LAW)
obey the law
Citizens have a duty to obey the law.
break the law (=do something illegal)
Is the company breaking the law?
pass a law
New Jersey passed a law requiring helmets for scooter
riders.
become law (=officially be made a law)
For a bill to become law, it must be approved by both
Houses of Parliament.
make laws
Part of the function of Parliament is to make laws.
introduce a law
In 1989,
a new law was introduced to protect the Polish language.
enforce a law (=make people obey a law)
It is the job of the police to enforce the law.
flout a law (=deliberately disobey a law)
Employers who flout the law should be properly
punished.
lar‧va /ˈlɑːvə $ ˈlɑːrvə/ noun (plural
larvae /-viː/) [countable]
a young insect with a soft tube-shaped body, which
will later become an insect with wings SYN grub, → pupa
sta‧ple /ˈsteɪpəl/ ●●○ noun [countable]
staples like
flour and rice
4 the main product that is produced in a country
Bananas and
sugar are the staples of Jamaica.
The bride and the groom
stag /stæg/ UK US sustantivo
venado, ciervo
starch‧y /ˈstɑːtʃi $ ˈstɑːr-/ adjective
1 containing a lot of starch1(1)
starchy foods
m very shy.
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