- lingering doubts
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English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
lingering doubts
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lingering — lin|ger|ing [ˈlıŋgərıŋ] adj [usually before noun] continuing to exist for longer than usual or desirable lingering doubts/suspicions etc ▪ Any lingering hopes of winning the title soon disappeared. ▪ Mr Wilkins suffered a lingering death .… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lingering — lin|ger|ing [ lıŋgərıŋ ] adjective lasting for a long time, especially when this is unpleasant or not necessary: lingering doubts/fears She faces a slow lingering death if the cancer isn t treated now … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lingering — adjective slow to finish or disappear: lingering doubts about the need for reform | a lingering death (=slow and often painful) lingeringly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lingering — adjective 1) lingering doubts Syn: remaining, surviving, persisting, abiding, nagging, niggling 2) a slow, lingering death Syn: protracted, prolonged, long drawn out, long lasting … Thesaurus of popular words
lingering — UK [ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ] / US adjective lasting for a long time, especially when this is unpleasant or not necessary lingering doubts/fears She faces a slow lingering death if the cancer isn t treated now … English dictionary
lingering — [ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ] adj lasting for a long time lingering doubts/fears[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
linger — 01. A couple of students always [linger] after class to ask questions. 02. The smell of her perfume [lingered] in the air long after she had left the room. 03. I would rather die quickly and painlessly than [linger] on and suffer. 04. A lot of… … Grammatical examples in English
doubt — I UK [daʊt] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms doubt : singular doubt plural doubts *** a feeling of not being certain about something doubt about/as to: There seems to be some doubt as to whether this is legal. have no/little doubt… … English dictionary
doubt — doubt1 [ daut ] noun count *** a feeling of not being certain about something: doubt about/as to: There seems to be some doubt as to whether this is legal. have no/little doubt that: I have no doubt that he will succeed. there is little/no doubt… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
European Union — 1. an association of European nations formed in 1993 for the purpose of achieving political and economic integration. Formerly known as the European Economic Community, the European Union s member states are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,… … Universalium
linger — verb (lingered; lingering) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) lengeren to dwell, frequentative of lengen to prolong, from Old English lengan; akin to Old English lang long Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to be slow in parting or … New Collegiate Dictionary
