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CERF Topic Vocabulary Phonetic

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Clothes wear

/wer/

Parts of
Definition
speech
verb
to have clothing, jewelery, etc. on your body

Examples
to have clothing, jewelery, etc. on your body
Dictionary examples:
Tracey is wearing a simple black dress.
What are you wearing to Caroline's wedding?
Some musicians don't like to wear rings when
they're playing.
He wears glasses for reading.
She wears very little makeup.

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Clothes watch

/wt/

noun

a small clock that is worn on a strap around the wrist

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

She likes to wear new clothes.
Dictionary examples:
My watch seems to have stopped - it says 10:15
but I'm sure it must be later.
He glanced nervously at his watch.

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Clothes T-shirt

/ti.rt/ noun

a piece of cotton clothing for the top part of the body with short
sleeves and no collar

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I got 2 watches, flowers and some dresses.
Dictionary example:
She was wearing jeans and a T-shirt.

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CERF Topic Vocabulary Phonetic

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Clothes skirt

/skrt/

Parts of
speech

noun

Definition

a piece of clothing for women and girls that hangs from the waist and
does not have legs

Examples
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
I [am] looking for [a] new T-shirt, jeans, [a] dress,
[and] sho[e]s.
Dictionary example:
She wore a skirt and blouse.

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Clothes shoe

/u/

noun

a strong covering for the foot, often made of leather

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

In the summer [you] don't need warm clothes,
just [a] skirt and t-shirt and that's it.
Dictionary examples:
flat/high-heeled shoes
gym/tennis shoes
He put on/took off his new pair of shoes.
Hurry and tie your shoes.
a shoe store
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
For your friend you can buy for example new
shoes, trousers, maybe [a] hat.

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Clothes shirt

/rt/

Parts of
Definition
Examples
speech
noun
a piece of clothing worn on the top part of the body, often made of thin Dictionary examples:
material like cotton and fastened with buttons down the front
a striped/white shirt
a short-/long-sleeved shirt
You've spilled something on your shirt.

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Clothes pants

/pnts/

noun

a piece of clothing that covers the lower part of the body and has a
separate part for each leg

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

Please wear your old shirt
Dictionary example:
a pair of brown pants

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Clothes jeans

/dinz/

noun

pants made of denim, a strong cotton material, which are worn

informally

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

And please can you wear a white T-shirt and blue
pants?
Dictionary examples:
jeans and a T-shirt
I never wear jeans at work.
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
Come to my house tomorrow wearing jeans and a
white T-shirt.

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Parts of
speech
/dk.t/ noun
a short coat

CERF Topic Vocabulary Phonetic

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Clothes jacket

Definition

Examples
Dictionary examples:
a leather/denim jacket
The keys are in my jacket pocket.

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Clothes hat

/ht/

noun

something you wear to cover your head, for fashion or protection

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I need [to] buy a jacket
Dictionary examples:
a straw hat
a winter hat

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Clothes glasses

/gls.z/ noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I want to wear this hat when I go to [my]
grandmother's house.
a piece of equipment with two transparent parts that you wear in front Dictionary examples:
of your eyes to help you see better
a pair of glasses
She was wearing glasses.

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Clothes dress

/dres/

noun

a piece of clothing for women or girls which covers the top half of the
body and hangs down over the legs
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Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

Roger, I think I have left my glasses in the kitchen.
Dictionary examples:

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Parts of
speech

Definition

Examples
a long/short dress
a wedding dress

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Clothes coat

/kot/

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I wore a new dress.
an outer piece of clothing with sleeves that is worn over other clothes, Dictionary examples:
usually for warmth
a warm winter coat
Button up your coat, Joe, or you'll freeze.

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Clothes clothes

/kloz/ noun

items such as shirts, dresses and trousers that you wear on your body

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

Dear Mary, I've left my new coat in your house.
Dictionary examples:
She wears smart/casual clothes.
I'm just putting my clothes on.
Take your clothes off and get in the bath, Holly.
a clothes shop
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
And she likes to wear new clothes.

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Clothes boot

/but/

Parts of
Definition
speech
noun
a strong shoe that covers your foot and part of your leg

Examples
Dictionary examples:
a pair of boots
work/hiking/snow boots
cowboy boots

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Clothes blouse

/blz/

noun

a piece of clothing for women that is like a shirt

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

You should wear old clothes and a pair of boots.
Dictionary examples:
sleeveless/long-sleeved blouses
a silk/cotton blouse
I usually wear slacks or a skirt and blouse to the
office.
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
I'll wear a black blouse, jeans and black boots.

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