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'hflx1 z0 lpb-25 lp-m_t-10 lp-l_b-0 lp-l_t-15 lml--10 lmr--10 lm-s-auto q250' : 'bs pa p0 pba z0 q250 lbt lb-ch chs'"> <div amp-access="1=1"> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> <amp-state id="stateSearch"> <script type="application/json"> { "dataset": "english", "dataset_text": "English", "dataset_search": "Search English", "datasetrev": "${searchDictCodeEscRev}", "datasetrev_text": "${searchDictLabelRev}", "datasetrev_search": "$searchDictPlaceholderRev", "isbilang": false, "autocomplete": false, "datasetOpen": false, "term": "", "lookupWord": "" } </script> </amp-state> </template> </div> <form method="GET" action="/search/direct/" target="_top" class="lcs" id="searchForm"> <div class="hfl pr z1 lc1 "> <input type="hidden" name="datasetsearch" [value]="stateSearch.dataset" value="english" /> <div class="hoh pr"> <div class="pa p0 pl0 chsw lc1 lp-l_l-5 maxz"> <input autofocus aria-label="Search" spellcheck="false" type="text" name="q" autocomplete="off" autocapitalize="none" aria-required="true" aria-invalid="false" class="ft fon pr pt0 hbr-20 lc1 lp-10 lpl-15 cdo-search-input" id="searchword" lang="en" [placeholder]='stateSearch.dataset_search' value="" [value]="stateSearch.lookupWord" maxlength="100" placeholder="Search English" on="input-debounced: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { term: event.value, autocomplete: (stateSearch.dataset != 'wordlists' && event.value.length) > 1 ? true : false } }), searchAutoComplete.changeToLayoutContainer(); tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { autocomplete: stateSearch.dataset != 'wordlists' && stateSearch.term.length > 1 } })" /> </div> <span class="pr hfr lch1 maxz">  <i title="Clear search" class="i i-close hv-2 lp-5 hp" tabindex="0" role="button" on="tap:searchForm.clear,AMP.setState({stateSearch:{lookupWord:'', autocomplete: false}}),searchword.focus" ></i>  <button type="button" class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5 bt lbl lb0 hdn " aria-label="Reverse the from/to datasets" [class]="stateSearch.isbilang ? 'i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5 bt lbl lb0 hdn hdib-m' : 'i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5 bt lbl lb0 hdn'" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch:{dataset: stateSearch.datasetrev, datasetrev: stateSearch.dataset, dataset_text: stateSearch.datasetrev_text, datasetrev_text: stateSearch.dataset_text, dataset_search: stateSearch.datasetrev_search, datasetrev_search: stateSearch.dataset_search }}), searchword.focus" title="Change language direction"> </button> <button type="button" aria-label="Choose a dictionary" class="bw lb0 lp-10 lpt-5 lpb-5 lmr-10 lml-0 cdo-dataset-selector lbl" [class]="stateSearch.isbilang ? 'bw lb0 lp-10 lpt-5 lpb-5 lmr-10 lml-0 cdo-dataset-selector lpl-0':'bw lb0 lp-10 lpt-5 lpb-5 lmr-10 lml-0 cdo-dataset-selector lbl'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { datasetOpen: true, autocomplete: false } }), sidebarDict.open" title="Choose a dictionary"> <span class="hdn hdib-m tc-d lpl-10 lp-s_r-15" [text]="stateSearch.dataset_text"> English </span> <i class="i i-bars fs14 hv0" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button>  <button type="submit" class="bo iwc iwc-40 hao lb0 cdo-search-button lp-0" aria-label="Search" title="Search"> <i class="i i-search" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </span> </div> <amp-state id="stateSearchAutocomplete" [src]="(stateSearch.dataset != 'wordlists' && stateSearch.term.length > 1) ? '/autocomplete/amp?dataset=' + stateSearch.dataset + '&q=' + stateSearch.term : 'https://'"> <script type="application/json"> [] </script> </amp-state> <div class="hdn hdb-s" [class]="stateHdr.search ? '' : 'hdn hdb-s'"> <div class="hdn" [class]="stateSearch.autocomplete && stateSearchAutocomplete.length > 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? 'pa pdd chac tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'"> <div class="hax fs16 lmt-25 lmb-20 lpl-5 minz bw"> <amp-list id="searchAutoComplete" reset-on-refresh="always" layout="fixed-height" height="50" binding="no" [src]="stateSearchAutocomplete" items="."> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div id="resultAutoComplete" class="lmt-5 tc-bd autocomplete-item"> <a href="#" class="hdb lp-5 lpl-15 lpr-15 hax" on="tap:AMP.setState({stateSearch:{lookupWord:'{{word}}' }}),AMP.navigateTo(url='{{url}}')" data-value="{{word}}"> <span class="haxa">{{word}}</span> {{#beta}} <span class="hdib bvr tc-w tcu fs12 hbr-10 hv1 lpt-2 lp-10 lpt-2 lpb-2 lml-5">Beta</span>{{/beta}} </a> </div> </template> </amp-list> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class=" hcb lpt-2 desktop-content"> <div class=" hdn hdb-xs hoh chsb lpt-10 lp-s_r-25 lp-l_l-5 "> <div amp-access="1=1"> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} <span class="hbtn hbtn-tab pg-hhb-off hao hdib tb fs14 fs16-m lmb-5 lmr-5" [class]="stateSearch.dataset == '{{dataCode}}' ? 'hbtn hbtn-tab pg-hhb-on hao hdib tb fs14 fs16-m lmb-5 lmr-5' : 'hbtn hbtn-tab pg-hhb-off hao hdib tb fs14 fs16-m lmb-5 lmr-5'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: '{{dataCode}}', dataset_text: '{{name}}', dataset_search: 'Search {{name}}', isbilang: false } }), searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to {{name}}" tabindex="0"> {{name}} <i class="hdn" [class]="stateSearch.dataset == '{{dataCode}}' ? 'i i-check iw fs14 lml-5' : 'hdn'" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} </template> </div> </div> </div> </form> <script> function mobileScreen() { return window.innerWidth < 763; } var lastScrollTop = 0; window.addEventListener("load", function(){ window.addEventListener("scroll", (event) => { var top = window.pageYOffset || document.documentElement.scrollTop; if (top > lastScrollTop && top > 45 && mobileScreen()) { AMP.setState({ stateHdr: { search: false, searchDesk: false } }) } else if (top < lastScrollTop && mobileScreen()) { AMP.setState({ stateHdr: { search: true, searchDesk: true } }) } lastScrollTop = top <= 0 ? 0 : top; },false); window.addEventListener("resize", (event) => { if (!mobileScreen()) AMP.setState({ stateHdr: { search: true, searchDesk: true } }); }); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lp-0 lmax lp-s_t-15 lp-m_l-20 lp-m_r-20 z1"> <div class="x"> <div class="lmb-15"> <div class="tz0"> <div id='ad_topslot' class='am-home_main '> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_topslot'); });</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hfl-s lt2b lp-s_r-20 lmb-10"> <div class="old-HP desktop-content mp-s_t-50"> <div class="lpl-10 lpr-10 lp-s_l-25 lp-s_r-25"> <h1 class="lmb-15 lpl-10 lpr-10 lp-s_l-25 lp-s_r-25">Explore the Cambridge Dictionary</h1> </div> <div class="bpb lmt-25 lmb--25 lp-10 lp-s_25"> <div class="lp-10 lp-s_l-25 lp-s_r-25"> <div class="han tw-bw lcs"> <div class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lp-xs_r-10 lc-s1 lp-s_r-0 lc-l6-12 lp-l_r-10">  <div class="pr bw hbss lp-20 lpb-10 lmb-10"> <div class="bhb pa pt0 pl0 pb0 pg-hdg pg-hdg-eng"> <svg width="60" height="70" viewBox="0 0 60 70" class="pa pl0 pt0"> <g transform="translate(-160 -563)"> <rect width="70" height="20" transform="translate(200 633) rotate(-90)" fill="#0580e8"/> <rect width="50" height="20" transform="translate(180 613) rotate(-90)" fill="#ff8029"/> <ellipse cx="10" cy="10" rx="10" ry="10" transform="translate(160 583)" fill="#5ce8ff"/> <ellipse cx="10" cy="10" rx="10" ry="10" transform="translate(200 583)" fill="#5d30c1"/> </g> </svg> </div> <div class="lpl-25 lml-25"> <div class="lpl-10"> <h2 class="h4 lmb-25">English dictionaries</h2> <ul class="hul-u tb lmb-0"> <li class="lpb-10"> <a href="/dictionary/english/">English</a> </li> <li class="lpb-10"> <a href="/dictionary/learner-english/">Learner’s Dictionary</a> </li> <li class="lpb-10"> <a href="/dictionary/essential-british-english/">Essential British English</a> </li> <li class="lpb-10"> <a href="/dictionary/essential-american-english/">Essential American English</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="pr bw hbss lp-20 lmb-10"> <div class="bpi pa pt0 pl0 pb0 pg-hdg pg-hdg-gram"> <svg width="60" height="40" viewBox="0 0 60 40" class="pa pl0 pt0"> <g transform="translate(-140 -563)"> <rect width="40" height="20" transform="translate(140 603) rotate(-90)" fill="#0580e8"/> <ellipse cx="10" cy="10" rx="10" ry="10" transform="translate(180 583)" fill="#1d2956"/> <ellipse cx="10" cy="10" rx="10" ry="10" transform="translate(180 563)" fill="#5d30c1"/> </g> </svg> </div> <div class="lpl-25 lml-25"> <div class="lpl-10"> <h2 class="h4 lmb-0"> <a href="/grammar/british-grammar/">Grammar</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="pr bw hbss lp-20 lmb-10"> <div class="bpi pa pt0 pl0 pb0 pg-hdg pg-hdg-thes"> <svg width="60" height="40" viewBox="0 0 60 40" class="pa pl0 pb0"> <g> <ellipse cx="10" cy="10" rx="10" ry="10" fill="#fec400" /> <rect width="40" height="20" transform="translate(0 20)" fill="#5ce8ff" /> </g> </svg> </div> <div class="lpl-25 lml-25"> <div class="lpl-10"> <h2 class="h4 lmb-0"> <a href="/thesaurus/">Thesaurus</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="pr bw hbss lp-20 lmb-10"> <div class="bpi pa pt0 pl0 pb0 pg-hdg pg-hdg-pron"> <svg width="60" height="45" viewBox="0 0 60 40" class="pa pl0 pb0"> <g transform="translate(-100 -60)"> <ellipse cx="7.5" cy="7.5" rx="7.5" ry="7.5" transform="translate(145 57.5)" fill="#5ce8ff"/> <rect width="30" height="15" transform="translate(135 72.5)" fill="#1780e8"/> <rect width="40" height="15" transform="translate(120 87.5)" fill="#12b038"/> <ellipse cx="7.5" cy="7.5" rx="7.5" ry="7.5" transform="translate(145 87.5)" fill="#5d30c1"/> </g> </svg> </div> <div class="lpl-25 lml-25"> <div class="lpl-10"> <h2 class="h4 lmb-0"> <a href="/pronunciation/">Pronunciation</a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lp-xs_l-10 lc-s1 lp-s_l-0 lc-l6-12 lp-l_l-10"> <amp-state id="stateHomeDictBi"> <script type="application/json"> { "english_chinese_simplified": false, "english_chinese_traditional": false, "english_dutch": false, "english_french": false, "english_german": false, "english_indonesian": false, "english_italian": false, "english_japanese": false, "english_norwegian": false, "english_polish": false, "english_portuguese": false, "english_spanish": false, "english_swedish": false, "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script> </amp-state> <div class="pr bw hbss lp-20 lmb-10"> <div class="bgn pa pt0 pl0 pb0 pg-hdg pg-hdg-trans"> <svg width="40" height="70" viewBox="0 0 40 70" class="pa pt0 pl0"> <g transform="translate(-160 -563)"> <rect width="70" height="20" transform="translate(160 633) rotate(-90)" fill="#1d2956"/> <rect width="30" height="20" transform="translate(180 613) rotate(-90)" fill="#0580e8"/> <ellipse cx="10" cy="10" rx="10" ry="10" transform="translate(180 563)" fill="#a6d612"/> </g> </svg> <svg width="60" height="20" viewBox="0 0 60 20" class="pa pb0 pl0"> <g transform="translate(633 -180) rotate(90)"> <rect width="40" height="20" transform="translate(180 633) rotate(-90)" fill="#a6d612"/> <ellipse cx="10" cy="10" rx="10" ry="10" transform="translate(180 573)" fill="#1780e8"/> </g> </svg> </div> <div class="lpl-25 lml-25"> <div class="lpl-10"> <h2 class="h4 lmb-15">Translation dictionaries</h2> <div class="lmb-10 fs15 break"> Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. </div> <ul class="hul-u tb lmb-0"> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_chinese_simplified: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_chinese_simplified } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href='/dictionary/english-chinese-simplified/' class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-chinese-simplified" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Simplified)</a> <a href="/dictionary/chinese-simplified-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="chinese-simplified-english" title="Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Simplified)–English</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_chinese_traditional: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_chinese_traditional } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href='/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/' class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-chinese-traditional" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Traditional)</a> <a href="/dictionary/chinese-traditional-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="chinese-traditional-english" title="Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Traditional)–English</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_dutch: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_dutch } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href='/dictionary/english-dutch/' class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-dutch" title="English-Dutch Dictionary">English–Dutch</a> <a href="/dictionary/dutch-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="dutch-english" title="Dutch-English Dictionary">Dutch–English</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_french: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_french } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href='/dictionary/english-french/' class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_french ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-french" title="English-French Dictionary">English–French</a> <a href="/dictionary/french-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_french ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="french-english" title="French-English Dictionary">French–English</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_german: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_german } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href='/dictionary/english-german/' class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_german ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-german" title="English-German Dictionary">English–German</a> <a href="/dictionary/german-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_german ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="german-english" title="German-English Dictionary">German–English</a> </li> </ul> <div class="lmb-5"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section> <header class="q150 hfocp fs14 ca_h lp-0 lml-25 lpl-3"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi lml-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="tn showmore">See more</span> <span class="tn showless">See less</span> </header> <ul class="hul-u tb lmb-0 lmt-15"> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_indonesian: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_indonesian } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-indonesian/" class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-indonesian" title="English-Indonesian Dictionary">English–Indonesian</a> <a href="/dictionary/indonesian-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="indonesian-english" title="Indonesian-English Dictionary">Indonesian–English</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_italian: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_italian } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-italian/" class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_italian ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-italian" title="Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary">English–Italian</a> <a href="/dictionary/italian-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_italian ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="italian-english" title="Italian-English Dictionary">Italian–English</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_japanese: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_japanese } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-japanese/" class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-japanese" title="Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary">English–Japanese</a> <a href="/dictionary/japanese-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="japanese-english" title="Japanese-English Dictionary">Japanese–English</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_norwegian: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_norwegian } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-norwegian/" class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-norwegian" title="English-Norwegian Dictionary">English–Norwegian</a> <a href="/dictionary/norwegian-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="norwegian-english" title="Norwegian-English Dictionary">Norwegian–English</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_polish: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_polish } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-polish/" class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_polish ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-polish" title="Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary">English–Polish</a> <a href="/dictionary/polish-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_polish ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="polish-english" title="Polish-English Dictionary">Polish–English</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_portuguese: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_portuguese } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-portuguese/" class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-portuguese" title="Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary">English–Portuguese</a> <a href="/dictionary/portuguese-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="portuguese-english" title="Portuguese-English Dictionary">Portuguese–English</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_spanish: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_spanish } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-spanish/" class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-spanish" title="English-Spanish Dictionary">English–Spanish</a> <a href="/dictionary/spanish-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="spanish-english" title="Diccionario Español-inglés">Spanish–English</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hfl" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateHomeDictBi: { english_swedish: ! stateHomeDictBi.english_swedish } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-swedish/" class="hoh hdb" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hdn' : 'hoh hdb'" data-dictCode="english-swedish" title="English-Swedish Dictionary">English–Swedish</a> <a href="/dictionary/swedish-english/" class="hdn" [class]="stateHomeDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hoh hdb' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="swedish-english" title="Swedish-English Dictionary">Swedish–English</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-arabic/" class="hoh hdb" title="Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary">English–Arabic</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-bengali/" class="hoh hdb" title="Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary">English–Bengali</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-catalan/" class="hoh hdb" title="Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary">English–Catalan</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-czech/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Czech Dictionary">English–Czech</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-danish/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Danish Dictionary">English–Danish</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-gujarati/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Gujarati Dictionary">English–Gujarati</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-hindi/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Hindi Dictionary">English–Hindi</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-korean/" class="hoh hdb" title="Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary">English–Korean</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-malaysian/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Malay Dictionary">English–Malay</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-marathi/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Marathi Dictionary">English–Marathi</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-russian/" class="hoh hdb" title="Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary">English–Russian</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-tamil/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Tamil Dictionary">English–Tamil</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-telugu/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Telugu Dictionary">English–Telugu</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-thai/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Thai Dictionary">English–Thai</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-turkish/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri">English–Turkish</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-ukrainian/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Ukrainian Dictionary">English–Ukrainian</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-urdu/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Urdu Dictionary">English–Urdu</a> </li> <li class="x lpb-10"> <span class="hp hxh hfl"> <i class="i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpr-20" aria-hidden="true" title="Change language direction"></i> </span> <a href="/dictionary/english-vietnamese/" class="hoh hdb" title="English-Vietnamese Dictionary">English–Vietnamese</a> </li> </ul> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lp-10 lpt-15 lp-s_25 lp-s_t-0"> <div class="lpb-15 lpl-10 lpr-10 lp-s_l-25 lp-s_r-25"> <div class="pr lcs lmb-25 bw hbss"> <div class="lc lc1 hdb-xs hfl-xs lc-xs6-12 lc-s1 lc-m6-12"> <div class="pr bbs hbss x hp lp-12 lpt-8"> <a href="/plus/games/word-scramble" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <amp-img src="/external/images/games/ws_placeholder_tile.svg?version=6.0.39" width="300" height="180" layout="responsive" alt="Word Scramble"> </amp-img> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lp-20 hoh"> <h3 class="fs24 lmb-20">Word Scramble</h3> <div> <p class="fs18">Challenge yourself with word games from Cambridge Dictionary.</p> <p class="fs18">Read the definition. 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tabindex="0"></div> </span> <span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">/wiː/</span> </div> <div class="hdib"> <span class="region dreg">US</span> <span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio2" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/w/we_/we___/we.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/w/we_/we___/we.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio2.load(); audio2.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span> <span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">/wiː/</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hoh lp-20"> <p class="lmt-0 lmb-20">small; little</p> <a href="/dictionary/english/wee#cald4-1" class="bh hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb">About this</a> </div> </div> <div class="bw hbss x lmb-25"> <a 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lpt-25 lp-s_l-25"> <h2 class="lp-m_l-25">Popular searches</h2> <div class="lmb-25 lp-m_l-25"> English <span>Dictionary</span> </div> <div class="hax fs14 tb lcs lp-m_l-25"> <div class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lp-xs_r-10 lc-s1 lp-s_r-0 lc-m6-12 lp-m_r-10"> <ul class="hul-u lmb-0"> <li class="pr lpb-10 lpl-20"> <span class="prefix tn pa pt0 pl0">01</span> <a href="/dictionary/english/address" ><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">address</span></span></span></a> </li> <li class="pr lpb-10 lpl-20"> <span class="prefix tn pa pt0 pl0">02</span> <a href="/dictionary/english/look" ><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">look</span></span></span></a> </li> <li class="pr lpb-10 lpl-20"> <span class="prefix tn pa pt0 pl0">03</span> <a href="/dictionary/english/the" ><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">the</span></span></span></a> </li> <li class="pr lpb-10 lpl-20"> <span class="prefix tn pa pt0 pl0">04</span> <a href="/dictionary/english/schedule" ><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">schedule</span></span></span></a> </li> <li class="pr lpb-10 lpl-20"> <span class="prefix tn pa pt0 pl0">05</span> <a href="/dictionary/english/present" ><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">present</span></span> </span></a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lp-xs_l-10 lc-s1 lp-s_l-0 lc-m6-12 lp-m_l-10"> <ul class="hul-u lmb-0"> <li class="pr lpb-10 lpl-20"> <span class="prefix tn pa pt0 pl0">06</span> <a href="/dictionary/english/work"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">work</span></span></span></a> </li> <li class="pr lpb-10 lpl-20"> <span class="prefix tn pa pt0 pl0">07</span> <a href="/dictionary/english/hello"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">hello</span></span></span></a> </li> <li class="pr lpb-10 lpl-20"> <span class="prefix tn pa pt0 pl0">08</span> <a href="/dictionary/english/experience"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">experience</span></span></span></a> </li> <li class="pr lpb-10 lpl-20"> <span class="prefix tn pa pt0 pl0">09</span> <a href="/dictionary/english/pronunciation"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">pronunciation</span></span></span></a> </li> <li class="pr lpb-10 lpl-20"> <span class="prefix tn pa pt0 pl0">10</span> <a href="/dictionary/english/oxford"><span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">Oxford</span></span></span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bh tc-w lmb-25 lp-20 lpt-25 lp-s_l-25 cdo-browse"> <h2 class="lmb-25 lp-m_l-25 hdb" > Browse the English Dictionary </h2> <div class="lp-m_l-25 lp-m_r-25"> <div class="hax fs19 tb" > <a class="bhb hao hdib hbr hbr-20 htc lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmin-40 lmr-5 lmb-10" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/browse/english/0-9/" title='Browse words starting with "09"'>09</a> <a class="bhb hao hdib hbr hbr-20 htc lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmin-40 lmr-5 lmb-10" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/browse/english/a/" title='Browse words starting with "a"'>a</a> <a class="bhb hao hdib hbr hbr-20 htc lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmin-40 lmr-5 lmb-10" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/browse/english/b/" title='Browse words starting with "b"'>b</a> <a class="bhb hao hdib hbr hbr-20 htc lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmin-40 lmr-5 lmb-10" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/browse/english/c/" title='Browse words starting with "c"'>c</a> <a class="bhb hao hdib hbr hbr-20 htc lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmin-40 lmr-5 lmb-10" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/browse/english/d/" title='Browse words starting with "d"'>d</a> <a class="bhb hao hdib hbr hbr-20 htc lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmin-40 lmr-5 lmb-10" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/browse/english/e/" title='Browse words starting with "e"'>e</a> <a class="bhb hao hdib hbr hbr-20 htc lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmin-40 lmr-5 lmb-10" 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'lpl-15 lp-s_l-0 fs14 hlh21 lmb-20' : 'lpl-15 lp-s_l-0 fs14 hlh21 lmb-20 hdn hdb-s'"> <a href="/develop.html" class="hdn hdb-s tc-w lpb-5 fs12 tcu hlh22">Develop</a> <a href="/develop.html" class="hdn-s">Develop</a> <a href="http://dictionary-api.cambridge.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="hdb">Dictionary API</a> <a href="/doubleclick.html" class="hdb">Double-Click Lookup</a> <a href="/freesearch.html" class="hdb">Search Widgets</a> <a href="/license.html" class="hdb">License Data</a> </div> </div> <div class="cfnl hfl-s lp-s_r-20 lp-s_l-20 lbb lb-ch lbb0-s"> <div class="tc-w fs18 hax hdn-s"> <span class="pr hdb fs12 tcu lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-5 hlh24 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateFtr: { about: ! stateFtr.about } })"> About <span class="hdn-m"><i class="i i-plus ibw pa cfni" [class]="stateFtr.about ? 'i i-minus ibw pa cfni' : 'i i-plus ibw pa cfni'" aria-hidden="true"></i></span> </span> </div> <div class="lpl-15 lp-s_l-0 fs14 hlh21 lmb-20 hdn hdb-s" [class]="stateFtr.about ? 'lpl-15 lp-s_l-0 fs14 hlh21 lmb-20' : 'lpl-15 lp-s_l-0 fs14 hlh21 lmb-20 hdn hdb-s'"> <a href="/about.html" class="hdn hdb-s tc-w lpb-5 fs12 tcu hlh22">About</a> <a href="/about.html" class="hdn-s">About</a> <a href="http://www.cambridge.org/policy/accessibility/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="hdb">Accessibility</a> <a href="http://www.cambridge.org/us/cambridgeenglish" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="hdb">Cambridge English</a> <a href="http://www.cambridge.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="hdb">Cambridge University Press & Assessment</a> <span id="ot-sdk-btn" class="ot-sdk-show-settings hdb ha">Consent Management</span> <a href="http://www.cambridge.org/about-us/legal-notices/privacy-notice" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="hdb">Cookies and Privacy</a> <a href="http://www.cambridge.org/elt/corpus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="hdb">Corpus</a> <a href="http://www.cambridge.org/about-us/terms-use/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="hdb">Terms of Use</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-state id="stateSidebarDict"> <script type="application/json"> { "open": false, "recent": true, "def": true, "gram": true, "trans": true, "pron": true, "plus": true } </script> </amp-state> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarDict" layout="nodisplay" side="right" class="bw cm-f" on="sidebarOpen:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { open: true } })"> <div class="pr cm-fc cms lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" on="tap:sidebarDict.close" role="button" aria-label="Close" title='Close' tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-close ibd" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd fs14 lpt-5"> <div class="fs18 lp-5 lpt-20 lpb-15 lpl-15"> Choose a dictionary </div> <ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lmb-0"> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { recent: ! stateSidebarDict.recent } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Recent and Recommended</span> <i class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.recent ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.recent ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="pr tc-d fs16 lmb-20"> <div amp-access="1=1"> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> {{#preferredDictionaries}} <span class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: '{{dataCode}}', dataset_text: '{{name}}', dataset_search: 'Search {{name}}', isbilang: false} }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to {{name}}" tabindex="0"> {{name}} </span> {{/preferredDictionaries}} </template> </div> <div class="pa p0 bw" [class]="stateSidebarDict.open ? 'hdn' : 'pa p0 bw'"> <span class="pa p0 bload"></span> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { def: ! stateSidebarDict.def } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Definitions</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.def ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.def ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english', dataset_text: 'English', dataset_search: 'Search English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English" tabindex="0" title="English">English</span> <span data-dictCode="learner-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'learner-english', dataset_text: 'Learner’s Dictionary', dataset_search: 'Search Learner’s Dictionary', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Learner’s Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Learner’s Dictionary">Learner’s Dictionary</span> <span data-dictCode="essential-british-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'essential-british-english', dataset_text: 'Essential British English', dataset_search: 'Search Essential British English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Essential British English" tabindex="0" title="Essential British English">Essential British English</span> <span data-dictCode="essential-american-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'essential-american-english', dataset_text: 'Essential American English', dataset_search: 'Search Essential American English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Essential American English" tabindex="0" title="Essential American English">Essential American English</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { gram: ! stateSidebarDict.gram } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Grammar and thesaurus</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.gram ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.gram ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="british-grammar" class="hp hdb" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'british-grammar', dataset_text: 'Grammar', dataset_search: 'Search Grammar', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Grammar" tabindex="0" title="Grammar">Grammar</span>  <span data-dictCode="thesaurus" class="hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'thesaurus', dataset_text: 'Thesaurus', dataset_search: 'Search Thesaurus', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Thesaurus" tabindex="0" title="Thesaurus">Thesaurus</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { pron: ! stateSidebarDict.pron } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Pronunciation</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.pron ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.pron ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> British and American pronunciations with audio </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="pronunciation" class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'pronunciation', dataset_text: 'English Pronunciation', dataset_search: 'Search English Pronunciation', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English Pronunciation" tabindex="0" title="English Pronunciation">English Pronunciation</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { trans: ! stateSidebarDict.trans } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Translation</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.trans ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.trans ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <amp-state id="stateSidebarDictBi"> <script type="application/json"> { "english_chinese_simplified": false, "english_chinese_traditional": false, "english_dutch": false, "english_french": false, "english_german": false, "english_indonesian": false, "english_italian": false, "english_japanese": false, "english_norwegian": false, "english_polish": false, "english_portuguese": false, "english_spanish": false, "english_swedish": false, "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script> </amp-state> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. </div> <div class="tb lmt-10 lmb-5">Bilingual Dictionaries</div> <ul class="hul-u tc-d fs16 lmb-15"> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_chinese_simplified: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'english-chinese-simplified' : 'chinese-simplified-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'English–Chinese (Simplified)' : 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)' : 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-chinese-simplified" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-chinese-simplified', dataset_text: 'English–Chinese (Simplified)', dataset_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'chinese-simplified-english', datasetrev_text: 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Simplified)</span> <span data-dictCode="chinese-simplified-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'chinese-simplified-english', dataset_text: 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', dataset_search: 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-chinese-simplified', datasetrev_text: 'English–Chinese (Simplified)', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Simplified)–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_chinese_traditional: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'english-chinese-traditional' : 'chinese-traditional-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'English–Chinese (Traditional)' : 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)' : 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-chinese-traditional" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-chinese-traditional', dataset_text: 'English–Chinese (Traditional)', dataset_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'chinese-traditional-english', datasetrev_text: 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Traditional)</span> <span data-dictCode="chinese-traditional-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'chinese-traditional-english', dataset_text: 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', dataset_search: 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-chinese-traditional', datasetrev_text: 'English–Chinese (Traditional)', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Traditional)–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_dutch: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'english-dutch' : 'dutch-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'English–Dutch' : 'Dutch–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'Search English–Dutch' : 'Search Dutch–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-dutch" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-dutch', dataset_text: 'English–Dutch', dataset_search: 'Search English–Dutch', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'dutch-english', datasetrev_text: 'Dutch–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Dutch–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Dutch Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Dutch Dictionary">English–Dutch</span> <span data-dictCode="dutch-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'dutch-english', dataset_text: 'Dutch–English', dataset_search: 'Search Dutch–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-dutch', datasetrev_text: 'English–Dutch', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Dutch'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Dutch-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Dutch-English Dictionary">Dutch–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_french: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_french }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'english-french' : 'french-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'English–French' : 'French–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'Search English–French' : 'Search French–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-french" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-french', dataset_text: 'English–French', dataset_search: 'Search English–French', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'french-english', datasetrev_text: 'French–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search French–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-French Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-French Dictionary">English–French</span> <span data-dictCode="french-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'french-english', dataset_text: 'French–English', dataset_search: 'Search French–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-french', datasetrev_text: 'English–French', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–French'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to French-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="French-English Dictionary">French–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_german: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_german }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'english-german' : 'german-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'English–German' : 'German–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'Search English–German' : 'Search German–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-german" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-german', dataset_text: 'English–German', dataset_search: 'Search English–German', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'german-english', datasetrev_text: 'German–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search German–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-German Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-German Dictionary">English–German</span> <span data-dictCode="german-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'german-english', dataset_text: 'German–English', dataset_search: 'Search German–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-german', datasetrev_text: 'English–German', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–German'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to German-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="German-English Dictionary">German–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_indonesian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'english-indonesian' : 'indonesian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'English–Indonesian' : 'Indonesian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'Search English–Indonesian' : 'Search Indonesian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-indonesian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-indonesian', dataset_text: 'English–Indonesian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Indonesian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'indonesian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Indonesian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Indonesian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Indonesian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Indonesian Dictionary">English–Indonesian</span> <span data-dictCode="indonesian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'indonesian-english', dataset_text: 'Indonesian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Indonesian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-indonesian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Indonesian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Indonesian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Indonesian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Indonesian-English Dictionary">Indonesian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_italian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'english-italian' : 'italian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'English–Italian' : 'Italian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'Search English–Italian' : 'Search Italian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-italian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-italian', dataset_text: 'English–Italian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Italian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'italian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Italian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Italian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary">English–Italian</span> <span data-dictCode="italian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'italian-english', dataset_text: 'Italian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Italian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-italian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Italian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Italian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Italian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Italian-English Dictionary">Italian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_japanese: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'english-japanese' : 'japanese-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'English–Japanese' : 'Japanese–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'Search English–Japanese' : 'Search Japanese–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-japanese" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-japanese', dataset_text: 'English–Japanese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Japanese', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'japanese-english', datasetrev_text: 'Japanese–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Japanese–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary">English–Japanese</span> <span data-dictCode="japanese-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'japanese-english', dataset_text: 'Japanese–English', dataset_search: 'Search Japanese–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-japanese', datasetrev_text: 'English–Japanese', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Japanese'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Japanese-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Japanese-English Dictionary">Japanese–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_norwegian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'english-norwegian' : 'norwegian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'English–Norwegian' : 'Norwegian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'Search English–Norwegian' : 'Search Norwegian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-norwegian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-norwegian', dataset_text: 'English–Norwegian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Norwegian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'norwegian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Norwegian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Norwegian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Norwegian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Norwegian Dictionary">English–Norwegian</span> <span data-dictCode="norwegian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'norwegian-english', dataset_text: 'Norwegian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Norwegian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-norwegian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Norwegian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Norwegian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Norwegian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Norwegian-English Dictionary">Norwegian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_polish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'english-polish' : 'polish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'English–Polish' : 'Polish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'Search English–Polish' : 'Search Polish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-polish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-polish', dataset_text: 'English–Polish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Polish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'polish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Polish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Polish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary">English–Polish</span> <span data-dictCode="polish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'polish-english', dataset_text: 'Polish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Polish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-polish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Polish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Polish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Polish-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Polish-English Dictionary">Polish–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_portuguese: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'english-portuguese' : 'portuguese-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'English–Portuguese' : 'Portuguese–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'Search English–Portuguese' : 'Search Portuguese–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-portuguese" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-portuguese', dataset_text: 'English–Portuguese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Portuguese', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'portuguese-english', datasetrev_text: 'Portuguese–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Portuguese–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary">English–Portuguese</span> <span data-dictCode="portuguese-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'portuguese-english', dataset_text: 'Portuguese–English', dataset_search: 'Search Portuguese–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-portuguese', datasetrev_text: 'English–Portuguese', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Portuguese'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Portuguese-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Portuguese-English Dictionary">Portuguese–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_spanish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'english-spanish' : 'spanish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'English–Spanish' : 'Spanish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'Search English–Spanish' : 'Search Spanish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-spanish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-spanish', dataset_text: 'English–Spanish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Spanish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'spanish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Spanish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Spanish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Spanish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Spanish Dictionary">English–Spanish</span> <span data-dictCode="spanish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'spanish-english', dataset_text: 'Spanish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Spanish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-spanish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Spanish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Spanish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Diccionario Español-inglés" tabindex="0" title="Diccionario Español-inglés">Spanish–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_swedish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'english-swedish' : 'swedish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'English–Swedish' : 'Swedish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'Search English–Swedish' : 'Search Swedish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-swedish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-swedish', dataset_text: 'English–Swedish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Swedish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'swedish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Swedish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Swedish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Swedish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Swedish Dictionary">English–Swedish</span> <span data-dictCode="swedish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'swedish-english', dataset_text: 'Swedish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Swedish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-swedish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Swedish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Swedish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Swedish-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Swedish-English Dictionary">Swedish–English</span> </li> </ul> <div class="tb lmb-5">Semi-bilingual Dictionaries</div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="english-arabic" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-arabic', dataset_text: 'English–Arabic', dataset_search: 'Search English–Arabic', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary">English–Arabic</span> <span data-dictCode="english-bengali" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-bengali', dataset_text: 'English–Bengali', dataset_search: 'Search English–Bengali', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary">English–Bengali</span> <span data-dictCode="english-catalan" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-catalan', dataset_text: 'English–Catalan', dataset_search: 'Search English–Catalan', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary">English–Catalan</span> <span data-dictCode="english-czech" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-czech', dataset_text: 'English–Czech', dataset_search: 'Search English–Czech', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Czech Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Czech Dictionary">English–Czech</span> <span data-dictCode="english-danish" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-danish', dataset_text: 'English–Danish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Danish', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Danish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Danish Dictionary">English–Danish</span> <span data-dictCode="english-gujarati" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-gujarati', dataset_text: 'English–Gujarati', dataset_search: 'Search English–Gujarati', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Gujarati Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Gujarati Dictionary">English–Gujarati</span> <span data-dictCode="english-hindi" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-hindi', dataset_text: 'English–Hindi', dataset_search: 'Search English–Hindi', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Hindi Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Hindi Dictionary">English–Hindi</span> <span data-dictCode="english-korean" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-korean', dataset_text: 'English–Korean', dataset_search: 'Search English–Korean', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary">English–Korean</span> <span data-dictCode="english-malaysian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-malaysian', dataset_text: 'English–Malay', dataset_search: 'Search English–Malay', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Malay Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Malay Dictionary">English–Malay</span> <span data-dictCode="english-marathi" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-marathi', dataset_text: 'English–Marathi', dataset_search: 'Search English–Marathi', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Marathi Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Marathi Dictionary">English–Marathi</span> <span data-dictCode="english-russian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-russian', dataset_text: 'English–Russian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Russian', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary">English–Russian</span> <span data-dictCode="english-tamil" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-tamil', dataset_text: 'English–Tamil', dataset_search: 'Search English–Tamil', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Tamil Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Tamil Dictionary">English–Tamil</span> <span data-dictCode="english-telugu" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-telugu', dataset_text: 'English–Telugu', dataset_search: 'Search English–Telugu', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Telugu Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Telugu Dictionary">English–Telugu</span> <span data-dictCode="english-thai" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-thai', dataset_text: 'English–Thai', dataset_search: 'Search English–Thai', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Thai Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Thai Dictionary">English–Thai</span> <span data-dictCode="english-turkish" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-turkish', dataset_text: 'English–Turkish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Turkish', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri" tabindex="0" title="English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri">English–Turkish</span> <span data-dictCode="english-ukrainian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-ukrainian', dataset_text: 'English–Ukrainian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Ukrainian', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Ukrainian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Ukrainian Dictionary">English–Ukrainian</span> <span data-dictCode="english-urdu" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-urdu', dataset_text: 'English–Urdu', dataset_search: 'Search English–Urdu', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Urdu Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Urdu Dictionary">English–Urdu</span> <span data-dictCode="english-vietnamese" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-vietnamese', dataset_text: 'English–Vietnamese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Vietnamese', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Vietnamese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Vietnamese Dictionary">English–Vietnamese</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { plus: ! stateSidebarDict.plus } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Dictionary +Plus</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.plus ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.plus ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="pr tc-d fs16 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="wordlists" class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'wordlists', dataset_text: 'Word Lists', dataset_search: 'Search Word Lists' } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Word Lists" tabindex="0" title="Word Lists">Word Lists</span> <div class="pa p0 bw" [class]="stateSidebarDict.open ? 'hdn' : 'pa p0 bw'"> <span class="pa p0 bload"></span> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarLang" layout="nodisplay" side="right" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr cms han"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" on="tap:sidebarLang.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-close ibd" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <nav class="lp-s_t-5"> <div class="fs18 lbb lb-cm lp-5 lpt-20 lpb-15 lpl-15"> Choose your language </div> <div class="lp-15"> <span class="hax hdb pr"> <i class="i i-globe ibd fs16 hv0" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="lpl-2">English (UK) <span class="tb"> </span></span> </span> <div class="han hul-u lmt-10 lmb-0 lpl-20 hlh1_5"> <a href="/us/" hreflang="en-US" lang="en-US" class="hdb lmb-5">English (US)</a> <a href="/es/" hreflang="es" lang="es" class="hdb lmb-5">Español</a> <a href="/ru/" hreflang="ru" lang="ru" class="hdb lmb-5">Русский</a> <a href="/pt/" hreflang="pt" lang="pt" class="hdb lmb-5">Português</a> <a href="/de/" hreflang="de" lang="de" class="hdb lmb-5">Deutsch</a> <a href="/fr/" hreflang="fr" lang="fr" class="hdb lmb-5">Français</a> <a href="/it/" hreflang="it" lang="it" class="hdb lmb-5">Italiano</a> <a href="/zhs/" hreflang="zh-Hans" lang="zh-Hans" class="hdb lmb-5">中文 (简体)</a> <a href="/zht/" hreflang="zh-Hant" lang="zh-Hant" class="hdb lmb-5">正體中文 (繁體)</a> <a href="/pl/" hreflang="pl" lang="pl" class="hdb lmb-5">Polski</a> <a href="/ko/" hreflang="ko" lang="ko" class="hdb lmb-5">한국어</a> <a href="/tr/" hreflang="tr" lang="tr" class="hdb lmb-5">Türkçe</a> <a href="/ja/" hreflang="ja" lang="ja" class="hdb lmb-5">日本語</a> <a href="/vi/" hreflang="vi" lang="vi" class="hdb lmb-5">Tiếng Việt</a> <a href="/nl/" hreflang="nl" lang="nl" class="hdb lmb-5">Nederlands</a> <a href="/sv/" hreflang="sv" lang="sv" class="hdb lmb-5">Svenska</a> <a href="/da/" hreflang="da" lang="da" class="hdb lmb-5">Dansk</a> <a href="/no/" hreflang="no" lang="no" class="hdb lmb-5">Norsk</a> <a href="/hi/" hreflang="hi" lang="hi" class="hdb lmb-5">हिंदी</a> <a href="/bn/" hreflang="bn" lang="bn" class="hdb lmb-5">বাঙ্গালি</a> <a href="/mr/" hreflang="mr" lang="mr" class="hdb lmb-5">मराठी</a> <a href="/gu/" hreflang="gu" lang="gu" class="hdb lmb-5">ગુજરાતી</a> <a href="/ta/" hreflang="ta" lang="ta" class="hdb lmb-5">தமிழ்</a> <a href="/te/" hreflang="te" lang="te" class="hdb lmb-5">తెలుగు</a> <a href="/uk/" hreflang="uk" lang="uk" class="hdb lmb-5">Українська</a> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-state id="stateSidebarWordList"> <script type="application/json"> { "wordlist_id": "", "word": "", "wordlist": "", "dictCode": "", "url": "", "expended": false } </script> </amp-state> <amp-state id="stateSidebarWordListItems" [src]="'/plus/getWordlists?foo=' + stateSidebarWordList.wordlist_id" credentials="include"> <script type="application/json"> [] </script> </amp-state> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarWordList" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f" amp-access-hide> <div class="pr hdf hflxy lminh100"> <div class="pr cm-fc hflx1 lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:formAddToWordlistNew.clear, formAddToWordlist.clear, sidebarWordList.close" aria-label='Close' title='Close'> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25" amp-access="NOT loggedIn"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lmb-25">My word lists</div> <p>To add <strong class='tb' [text]='stateGlobal.wotd'>${headword}</strong> to a word list please sign up or log in.</p> <div> <span on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-up" class="boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd">Sign up</span> <span class="lpl-5 lpr-5">or</span> <span on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in" class="bh hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb">Log in</span> </div> </div> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25" amp-access="loggedIn"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lmb-25">My word lists</div> <p>Add <strong class='tb' [text]='stateGlobal.wotd'>${headword}</strong> to one of your lists below, or create a new one.</p> <div class="lp-10 lc1 lmb-10"> <form class="x" id="formAddToWordlistNew" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlist" verify-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlist" target="_top" on="submit-success:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: event.response.wordlistId } }),formAddToWordlist.submit"> <div> <div class="hfr"> <button type="submit" class="bo iwc iwc-40 hao lb0" aria-label="Create side bar" title="Create"> <i class="i i-check" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </div> <div class="hoh lpr-5"> <input type="text" name="name" class="ft fon pr pt0 hbr-20 lc1 lp-10 lpl-15" placeholder="New word list name" /> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="fs14 lpt-5 tc-err"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>Something went wrong.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> <amp-list id="sideBarWordListLists" height="0" layout="fixed-height" items="." [height]="(stateSidebarWordListItems.length > 5 && !stateSidebarWordList.expended) ? 195 : (stateSidebarWordListItems.length * 39)" [src]="stateSidebarWordListItems"> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="lbb lb-cm lp-10 wordlist-row"> <span class="hdb hoh to-e tw-nw hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: '{{id}}' } }),formAddToWordlist.submit"> {{name}} </span> </div> </template> </amp-list> <div id="sideBarWordListListsOver" class="hao hp lmt-25" role="button" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { expended: 'true'}})" [class]="(stateSidebarWordListItems.length > 5 && !stateSidebarWordList.expended) ? 'hao hp lmt-25' : 'hdn'"> <div class="fs14 boa hp lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10"> <i class="i i-chevron-down lmr-5 lpt-3 lpb-3" aria-hidden="true"></i> More </div> </div> <div class="had lmt-25 lpb-25">Go to your <a class='tb' href='/plus/wordlist'>word lists</a></div> <form id="formAddToWordlist" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlistEntry" verify-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlistEntry" target="_top" on="submit-success:formAddToWordlistNew.clear,sidebarWordList.close,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: '', word: event.response.word, wordlist: event.response.wordlist, url: event.response.url } })"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="dictCode" [value]="stateSidebarWordList.dictCode" /> <input type="hidden" name="senseId" [value]="stateGlobal.wlSenseId" /> <input type="hidden" name="wordlistId" [value]="stateSidebarWordList.wordlist_id" /> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>Something went wrong.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> </body> </html>

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