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However, this distance may not be a problem for **urban** **drivers**

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رانندگان شهری

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سفرهای انجام شده The US suggest that 77 percent of trip taken there are 48km or less

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انقد طول میکشه

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ترمینال کشتی

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sou‧ve‧nir /ˌsuːvəˈnɪə, ˈsuːvənɪə $ -nɪr/ ●●○ noun [countable] object that you buy or keep to remind yourself of a special occasion or a place you have visited SYN memento souvenir of I bought a model of the Eiffel Tower as a souvenir of Paris. a souvenir shop souvenir from a souvenir programme from the Gala Concert

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9 used to say that a price is reduced by a particular amount If you buy more than ten, they knock 10% off.

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این سفر را به یادماندنی تبدیل کنید

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خوشامدید به ..،

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A teacher GIVES an exam, while students TAKE the exam. To give an exam means that you are the one creating and giving the test sheets to the students. To take an exam means that you are answering the questions.

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Violate or fail to observe a promise or contract one has made. For example, You can trust him implicitly; I've never known him to break his word. [

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When something comes into contact with fire and starts to burn. “Keep those papers away from the candle, or else they’ll catch fire.”

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To discover someone doing something wrong or illegal at the moment they are doing it. “I caught my daughter red-handed trying to take money out of my purse.” “George was flirting with another woman at the bar, and his wife caught him in the act.”

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To make eye contact, or to attract attention. “I caught her eye and smiled.” “This painting caught my eye because of its bright, lively colors.”

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If someone finds a mistake, you can say “Good catch!” to mean, “It’s good that you found the error!” If you describe a person as a “good catch,” it means he/she is a good person to date or marry: “Bob’s hard-working, sensitive, funny – he’s a good catch!”

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This is a very informal way to say “See you later!” “Hey, it was nice talking to you, but I’ve gotta go pick up the kids from school.” “OK, catch you later!”

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This is a way to say “I didn’t hear/understand what you said.” “My home phone is 314-555-0307 and my office phone is 314-866-1294, extension 1352.” “Sorry, I didn’t catch your home phone number – could you repeat it?”

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This is a phrase that is used to mean, “What’s the disadvantage?” or “It sounds good, but are there any hidden problems?” “I’ll sell you my car for just $500!” “Oh really? What’s the catch?”

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to do something better or faster than it has been done before Example: The new film has broken all the records at the box office.

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to say or to do something that makes someone feel very sad. To end a relationship with someone by telling them that you are not in love with them anymore Example: He loved her, and she broke his heart by lying to him.

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to do something that is not allowed by the rules Example: It’s simple, he broke the rules and should be punished accordingly.

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to put a lot of effort into achieving something Example: I was breaking my back doing this stinking job.

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to complete the hardest or main part of an exercise, project, assignment, etc Example: Today, they finally broke the back of this tricky composition.

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to stop someone from falling down Example: The falling man landed directly on top of the donkey, which broke his fall.

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to figure out a secret code so that you are able to read the message Example: We broke the secret code yesterday. By accident, almost.

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to stop doing something that is a habit, particularly a bad habit or routine Example: Sarah quit smoking two months ago, she broke a habit she’s had for more than half of her life.

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If you take someone's temperature you use an instrument called a thermometer to measure the temperature of their body in order to see if they are ill. He will probably take your child's temperature too. See full dictionary entry for temperature.

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break the ice informal to make people feel more friendly and willing to talk to each other Sam’s arrival broke the ice and people began to talk and laugh.

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Go to a movie to catch a movie (or film): to visit the cinema, to go and watch a movie, to see a film idiom. Still unsure of the best way to use 'Catch a film'? Improve your English thanks to our online English lessons. We offer a free test as well as a free level assessment!

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Happen / occur

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Record what is observed or heard

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Risk something in the hope of a favorable outcome

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Look after someone/thing

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خودکار نوک نمدی

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Congestion pricing is an attempt to reduce traffic and pollution by charging higher prices to travel in certain areas of a city. The hospitality industry and the utilities sector also make use of the principle behind it. طرح ترافیک

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COLLOCATIONS VERBS be stuck/caught/held up in traffic Sorry I’m late – I was stuck in traffic. avoid/miss the traffic I left early, hoping to miss the traffic. cut/reduce traffic The congestion charge did cut road traffic in central London. traffic moves/flows At last the traffic was moving again. traffic is diverted (=made to go in another direction) Traffic was diverted onto the A166 as emergency services cleared the wreckage ADJECTIVES/NOUN + TRAFFIC heavy We ran into heavy traffic near the airport. light The traffic is fairly light at this time of day. bad/terrible The traffic was terrible this morning. slow/slow-moving Traffic’s very slow going out of New York. rush-hour traffic I left early to try to miss the rush-hour traffic. local traffic There is quite a lot of local traffic. motorway traffic British English, freeway traffic American English: As motorway traffic worsens, commuters may have to find other ways of getting to and from work. oncoming traffic (=traffic coming towards you) The driver, too busy watching oncoming traffic, doesn’t notice the pedestrian ahead. TRAFFIC + NOUN a traffic jam (=a line of cars that have stopped, or are moving very slowly) She spent two hours sitting in a traffic jam. traffic congestion (=when the roads are full of traffic) efforts to cut traffic congestion traffic flow (=the steady movement of traffic) The road widening should help to improve traffic flow. a traffic accident He’s been involved in a traffic accident. the traffic police (=police dealing with traffic problems and illegal driving) The teenagers got stopped by the local traffic police. traffic noise You get a lot of traffic noise living here. PHRASES the volume of traffic The new ring road will reduce the volume of traffic through the village. a stream of traffic (=a long continuous series of cars, trucks etc) There was a constant stream of traffic. the roar/rumble/hum of traffic The only noise was the distant rumble of traffic on the coastal road.

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دوجین، دوازده عدد doz‧en /ˈdʌzən/ ●●● S2 W3 number (plural dozen or dozens) (written abbreviation doz.) 1 twelve a dozen eggs two/three/four etc dozen (=24,36,48 etc) The number of deaths has risen to more than two dozen. dozens of people/companies/cars etc (=but not hundreds or thousands) Dozens of people were killed. Chris, Helen, and half a dozen others went on holiday together. A dozen or so (=about 12) cars were parked near the entrance. 2 informal a lot of a dozen I’ve heard this story a dozen times before. dozens of something She’s had dozens of boyfriends. We collected dozens and dozens of shells on the beach

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Someone who travels regularly between work and home com‧mute1 /kəˈmjuːt/ ●●○ verb 1 [intransitive] to regularly travel a long distance to get to work commute to/from/between Jim commutes to Manhattan every day. commute2 noun [countable usually singular] the journey to work every day My morning commute takes 45 minutes.

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by means of which or according to which a proposal whereby EU citizens would be allowed to reside anywhere in the EU به وسیله اون

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3 the money you have to pay to use a particular road, bridge etc► THESAURUS cost the amount of money you need to buy or do something. Cost is usually used when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap rather than when talking about exact prices The cost of running a car is increasing. the cost of raw materials price the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices. the price of a plane ticket to New York value the amount of money that something is worth A new kitchen can increase the value of your home. charge the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge. bank charges fee the amount you have to pay to enter a place or join a group, or for the services of a professional person such as a lawyer or a doctor There is no entrance fee. The membership fee is £125 a year. legal fees fare the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, plane, train etc I didn’t even have enough money for my bus fare. fare increases rent the amount you have to pay to live in or use a place that you do not own The rent on his apartment is $800 a month. rate a charge that is set according to a standard scale Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers. toll the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges You have to pay tolls on many French motorways. toll1 /təʊl $ toʊl/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 [usually singular] the number of people killed or injured in a particular accident, by a particular illness etc The death toll has risen to 83. The bombings took a heavy toll, killing hundreds of Londoners. 2 a very bad effect that something has on something or someone over a long period of time toll on Years of smoking have taken their toll on his health. a heavy toll on the environment 3 the money you have to pay to use a particular road, bridge etc► see thesaurus at cost

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the time of day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most full, because people are travelling to or from work I got caught in the morning rush hour. heavy rush hour traffic

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flex‧i‧time /ˈfleksitaɪm/ British English, flextime /ˈflekstaɪm/ American English noun [uncountable] a system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month, but can change the times at which they start and finish each day

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Not at the most popular and expensive time

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tele‧com‧mut‧er /ˈtelikəˌmjuːtə $ -tər/ noun [countable] someone who works at home using a computer connected to a company’s main office

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In order to

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Carpool car‧pool, car-pool /ˈkɑːpuːl $ ˈkɑːr-/ verb [intransitive] especially American English if a group of people carpool, they travel together to work, school etc in one car and share the cost

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ease2 ●○○ verb 1 IMPROVE [intransitive, transitive] if something unpleasant eases, or if you ease it, it gradually improves or becomes less ease the pain/stress/tension He’ll give you something to ease the pain. ease the pressure/burden This should ease the burden on busy teachers. measures to ease congestion in the city Her breathing had eased. 2 MAKE EASIER [transitive] to make a process happen more easily SYN smooth The agreement will ease the way for other countries to join the EU. 3 MOVE [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move yourself or something slowly and carefully into another place or position She eased her shoes off. ease yourself into/through etc something He eased himself into a chair. ease your way past/through etc something He eased his way through the crowd. Jean eased back on the pillows and relaxed.

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Provide space for

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the act of thinking about and planning for the future, not just the present: We don't want to stifle creativity, innovation, and forward thinking. اینده نگری

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خودروها هر روز به جاده ها می روند

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همچین بودجه ای

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un‧will‧ing /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/ ●●○ adjective 1 [not before noun] not wanting to do something and refusing to do it unwilling to do something He was unwilling or unable to pay the fine. 2 [only before noun] not wanting to do something but doing it an unwilling helper —unwillingly adverb —unwillingness noun [uncountable] THESAURUS unwilling/not willing not wanting to do something and refusing to do it She's unwilling to admit that she was wrong. Stuart was an unwilling participant in the shooting. Put away any toys the child is not willing to share, to avoid any problems. reluctant not willing to do something, although you may be persuaded after a while. Also used when someone does something after at first being unwilling to do it He was reluctant to talk about his childhood. She gave a reluctant smile. the government's reluctant agreement to hold talks a reluctant hero grudging given unwillingly – used about admiration, respect, support, or an apology He gave her a grudging apology. He could not help feeling a grudging admiration for the old lady. be loath to do something to not want to do something, especially something that you might have to do – a rather formal use He has more staff than he needs, but he is loath to get rid of good people.

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