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#£f£HfA iT^l a (,new) lease of 'life {BrE) (NAmE a (.new) lease on 'life) the chance to live or last longer, or with a better quality of life M ; X tS it M

: Since her hip operation she’s had a new lease of life.

■ verb ~ sth (from sb) | ~ sth (out) (to sb) to use or let sb

use sth, especially property or equipment, in exchange for rent or a regular payment ©©, ©ft, ©© ( Aft &ilr ) HlEIrent: [VN] They lease the land from a local farmer. Ml A©©&ft

±ft₀ o We lease all our computer equipment. Scfn#Tft W it © ft i£ t§- Jl © ft o o Parts of the building are leased out to tenants. ofl A©©ftT₀ [also

VNN] ► leas-ing noun [U] : car leasing H ft ©. ® o a leasing company ©IS ft ft

lease-back/'liisbaek/ {US also re-ver-sion) noun [U] (law W) the process of allowing the former owner of a property to continue to use it if they pay rent to the new owner; a legal agreement where this happens U©®©

( &ftA©W©#i|©® ) ;

lease-hold /'liishauld; NAmE -hoold/ adj., noun

madj. (especially BrE) (of property or land ilft j£±ft) that can be used for a limited period of time, according to the arrangements in a lease ©fj ©©&X a leasehold property © IS ft ft ► lease-hold adv. _: to purchase land leasehold flfcj;$£W©£[JI$±ft — compare

FREEHOLD

■ noun [U] (especially BrE) the right to use a building or a piece of land according to the arrangements in a lease

( &©©{£©£M<£±ftlft ) ffiim: to obtain/own the leasehold of a house $ © / jffl W — fjlf ft ©IS ft — compare freehold

lease-hold-er /'liishaulda©); NAmE -hould-/ noun {especially BrE) a person who is allowed to use a building or a piece of land according to the arrangements in a lease ©jS A; ©©A; ©firA — compare freeholder

leash /li:jy noun, verb

a noun {especially NAmE) = lead¹ /?.(6): All dogs must be kept on a leash in public places.

o IM see strain v.

■ verb [VN] to control an animal, especially a dog, with a

LEAD/LEASH ©ft©©f±, ©A ( )

least 0-w /li:st/ del, pron., adv.

•det., pron. (usually the least) smallest in size, amount, degree, etc. ft/J\|$; He’s the best

teacher, even though he has the least experience, Uplift, 0 She never had the least

idea what to do about it.

W <> 0 He gave (the) least of all towards the wedding

present, ft © W $111 ft <, 0 How others see

me is the least of my worries {= I have more important things to worry about). £ij A^l^fS, ft — & IP ft ft fo o It’s the least I can do to help (= I feel I should do more). H at the

(very) 'least used after amounts to show that the amount is the lowest possible ( ©ft Hi it A© ) Mft, H A: It’ll take a year, at the very least. j£Mftfr3c—*© 0t|H]_o ,not in the 'least not at all — M3IX:

Really, I’m not in the least tired. ft—

0 Do you mind if I put the television on?’ ‘No, not in the least’ “ft© ” “ft, -M|ftft

Ho ” — more at say v.

madv. to the smallest degree Jj|ft; lift; iKftAil: He always turns up just when you least expect him. ft, & Ji £ftftl£^ft?^lJ#jN'f^©$L 0 She chose the least expensive of the hotels. S o / never

hid the truth, least of all from you. ftMiftBtli^^', ft IT*T77I at 'least 1 not less than Mft; Aft ft : It’ll cost at least 500 dollars. & ft ® M ft ^ fc 500 TCo o She must be at least 40. ftMftiolW 40 ft J₀ o Cut the grass at least once a week in summer.

jgj o I’ve known her at least as long as you

have. 2 used

to add a positive comment about a negative situation ( ©ft*m£1f ifc ) she may be

slow but at least she’s reliable.

©H₀ 3 even if nothing else is true or you do nothing

else ; S.IE: You could at least listen to what

he says, ft M ft © MX n/r — n/f ft ft A „ o Well at least they weren’t bored. , fi IE ft 111 fk'&IXMo 4 used to limit or make what you have just said less definite ( © UJl8&iriii#fifcWi£to#£tt ) Mft HEIanyway: They seldom complained—officially at least, ft ©I© ft ft

3S MftAWXft^©ft2§₀ 0 It works, at least

I think it does. Wftf, IxXftiAftXfTo not 'least especially ##ij; fttA The documentary caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described. AM&&, ftgjiWif

—more at last¹ adv., line /?.,

say v.

.least .common denominator noun {NAmE)

= LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR

.least .common multiple noun {NAmE) = lowest

COMMON MULTIPLE

least-ways /'liistweiz/ adv. {NAmE, informal) at least ft ft; ^2 fiSf: It isn’t cheap to get there, leastways not at this time of year. ftg|$Mf£©»Iftf&, Mft£—

leather 0n/'iefe(r)/ noun 1 [U, C] material made by removing the hair or fur from animal skins and preserving the skins using special processes a leather jacket AAA 0 The soles are

made of leather. $i lie IIA © M (ft ₀ 0 a leather-bound book A ffl ^ ft —picture e> page R20 2 leathers [pi.] clothes made from leather, especially those worn by people riding motorcycles ( ftft^0jtftAlFlft ) & A, — see also chamois(2), patent leather

IR71 see hell

lea-ther-back /'ledabaek; NAmE -darb-/ (also .leatherback turtle, .leathery 'turtle) noun a very large sea turtle with a shell that looks like leather XX.

lea ther ette /.leda'ret/ noun [U] an artificial material that looks and feels like leather Aia¥; AikfX

lea-thery /'ledari/ adj. that looks or feels hard and tough like leather leathery skin

leave 0-W /li:v/ verb, noun

m verb {left, left/left/)

■ PLACE/PERSON ft A; A 1 to go away from a person or

a place ) : [V] Come on, it’s time we

leaving home, lie ift ft ^ ft % ₀ 0 The plane leaves

■ H0ME/J0B/SCH00L Ift; ^ 2 to stop living at a

place, belonging to a group, working for an employer, etc. Wffgftft^i ( X ) : [V] My secre

tary has threatened to leave. (ft ft IMft ₀ 0 [VN] Some children leave school at 16. 16 ftgfc

WttT o

■ WIFE/HUSBAND #ft; ft A 3 [VN] ~ sb (for sb) to leave

your wife, husband or partner permanently A

A: She’s leaving him for another man. MJ^Wftftil ^-t^Ac

■ STH TO DO LATER 14 [VN] to not do sth or

O Why do you always leave everything until the last moment? ft g gi] MtfS—M X&M ?

■ SB/STH IN CONDITION/PLACE ft^ftA

5 to make or allow sb/sth to remain in a particular condition, place, etc. ih-- AhX ( ^

^ET 25 fAo 0 [VN -ing] Don’t leave her waiting outside in the rain. £lJXMW£t'i£liJI©lr o 0 [VN to inf] Leave the rice to cook for 20 minutes, ft A ft M 20 Aft ₀ [also VN] 6 to make sth happen or remain as a result fft A iiJA, ) : [VN] Red wine leaves

a stain. £1U M M ft ^5 if o O She left me with the impression that she was unhappy with her job. Scfft EpHlJiftft$!l£ § fiWXflo o [VNN] I’m afraid you leave me no choice. 3Sttft»^ft«ftiS#W^ft. 7 be left [VN] to remain to be used, sold, etc. iUft©© (