root
/ɹut/ sustantivo C2- An act of rummaging or searching.
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Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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“I am sorry to see a pupil of mine displaying such a temper and such a vindictive spirit,” he said in a solemn tone, as if the mere fact of being a pupil of his ought to root out all evil passions from the hearts of small imperfect mortals.
Oh, fat, brown, root-digging fool that I am,” said Baloo, uncoiling himself with a jerk, “it is true what Hathi the Wild Elephant says: `To each his own fear’; and they, the Bandar-log, fear Kaa the Rock Snake.
“There is,” said he, at the end of his meditations, “a clever maxim, which bears upon what I was saying to you some little while ago, and that is, that unless wicked ideas take root in a naturally depraved mind, human nature, in a right and wholesome state, revolts at crime.
No, I wasn't satisfied, and I determined that I would get to the root of the matter.
Otras coincidencias
- root raíz, raíces, raigón A2
- root hozar, rebuscar, hurgar C2
- root raigar, arraigar, enraizar C2
- root To cheer C2
- root about To forage by poking the snout here and there.
- root around To forage by poking the snout here and there.
- root out desraigar, desarraigar, desenraizar
- root up To dig or pull up by the roots.
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