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bore

Prononciation : [bɔr]

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Contexte : « interest »

(verb) to make someone feel uninterested or tired because something is too dull. It's like when you are listening to a story that doesn’t have any excitement, and you start to feel sleepy.

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The movie was so interesting that it didn't bore anyone in the audience.

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He bore everyone with his long, boring speech.

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Did the book bore you while you were reading it?

Contexte : « personality »

(noun) someone or something that is not interesting or exciting. A bore is a person who talks about dull topics or tells the same story over and over.

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She thought the party was fun and not a bore at all.

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Nobody wanted to talk to him because he was such a bore.

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Do you think he is a bore or is he just shy?

Contexte : « diameter »

(noun) the size of a hole or a pipe measured across the middle. It tells you how wide something is inside.

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The bore of the pipe is large enough to carry a lot of water.

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The bore of the smaller pipe cannot handle the heavy flow.

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What is the bore of this tube?

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