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Houses
all over the place informal
a) everywhere
- There was blood all over the place.
b) in a very untidy state
- She came in with her hair all over the place.
1) Ugly Houses
fa‧cade, façade /fəˈsɑːd, fæ-/ noun [countable]
1 the front of a building, especially a large and
important one
facade of
be to somebody’s liking
formal if something is to someone’s liking, they like
it or think it is satisfactory
- I hope everything was to your liking, sir.
o‧ver‧bear‧ing
/ˌəʊvəˈbeərɪŋ $ ˌoʊvərˈber-/ adjective
always trying to control other people without
considering their wishes or feelings SYN domineering
- a bossy overbearing wife
re‧fur‧bish /ˌriːˈfɜːbɪʃ $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive]
especially British English
1 to decorate and repair something such as a building
or office in order to improve its appearance → renovate
war‧ren /ˈwɒrən $ ˈwɔː-, ˈwɑː-/ noun [countable]
1 the underground home of rabbits
stilt /stɪlt/ noun [countable usually plural]
1 one of a set of poles that support a building above
the ground or above water
on stilts
- a house built on stilts
dis‧mal /ˈdɪzməl/ ●○○ adjective
1 if a situation or a place is dismal, it is so bad
that it makes you feel very unhappy and hopeless
- The future looks pretty dismal right now.
raze /reɪz/ verb [transitive]
to completely destroy a town or building
- In 1162 Milan
as‧phalt /ˈæsfælt $ ˈæsfɒːlt/ noun [uncountable]
a black sticky substance that becomes hard when it
dries, used for making the surface of roads
—asphalt verb [transitive]
pu‧ni‧tive /ˈpjuːnətɪv/ ●○○ adjective [usually before
noun]
1 intended to punish someone
punitive action/measures etc
- The agency sent a letter, but took no punitive
action.
2) Love or list it
recargado
ADJECTIVE
(=
sobrecargado) overloaded
[estilo,
diseño] overelaborate
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