NA2 23/4/18

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] 

1 a small piece of thin wire that is pushed into sheets of paper and bent over to hold them together

2 a small U-shaped piece of metal with pointed ends, used to hold something in place

3 a food that is needed and used all the time

 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.