POIROT

Meaning of POIROT in English

Poirot BrE AmE ˈpwɑːr əʊ AmE pwɑː ˈroʊ —French [ pwa ʁo \]

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POIROT — Poi ‧ rot, Her ‧ cule /ˈpwɑːrəʊ $ pwɑːˈrəʊ, ˈeəkjuːl $ eərˈkjuːl/ BrE AmE a character in books by Agatha …
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POIROT — a Belgian detective who appears as a character in many of the mystery novels by Agatha Christie . He has …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
POIROT, HERCULE — Poi ‧ rot, Her ‧ cule /ˈpwɑːrəʊ $ pwɑːˈrəʊ, ˈeəkjuːl $ eərˈkjuːl/ BrE AmE a character in books by Agatha …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HERCULE POIROT — ➡ Poirot
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USTINOV, SIR PETER (ALEXANDER) — born April 16, 1921, London, Eng. died March 28, 2004, Genolier, Switz. British actor, director, author, and playwright. He made …
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CHRISTIE, DAME AGATHA (MARY CLARISSA) — born Sept. 15, 1890, Torquay, Devon, Eng. died Jan. 12, 1976, Wallingford, Oxfordshire British detective novelist and playwright. Her first …
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USTINOV, SIR PETER — born April 16, 1921, London, Eng. in full Peter Alexander Ustinov English actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, raconteur, and humanitarian. …
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CHRISTIE, DAME AGATHA — born Sept. 15, 1890, Torquay, Devon, Eng. died Jan. 12, 1976, Wallingford, Oxfordshire in full Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, …
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PROFFER — prof ‧ fer /ˈprɒfə $ ˈprɑːfər/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] formal [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: profrer …
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CHRISTIE
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CHRISTIE, AGATHA — Chris ‧ tie, Ag ‧ a ‧ tha /ˈkrɪsti, ˈæɡəθə/ BrE AmE (1890–1976) a British writer known for her many …
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PERHAPS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use perhaps to express uncertainty, …
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MIDDLEBROW — also middle-brow If you describe a piece of entertainment such as a book or film as middlebrow , you mean …
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PERHAPS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to express uncertainty, …
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MIDDLEBROW — also middle-brow If you describe a piece of entertainment such as a book or film as ~, you mean that …
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MUSE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB on ▪ I start musing on how it is we do find ourselves …
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METHODICAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN approach ▪ The year includes the presentation of a methodical approach to programming and …
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CREATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES job creation ▪ job creation schemes COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE new ▪ These are …
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CREATE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be created equal ▪ They believe that everyone is created equal by God. cause/create a …
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SLEUTH — [noun] [C] [informal] - (esp. in films) a detectiveTonight on Channel 4 sees the return of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's …
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DAPPER — [adjective] -er, -est - (of a man, esp. a small man) stylishly and tidily dressedHercule Poirot is the dapper detective …
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USTINOV, SIR PETER ALEXANDER — born April 16, 1921, London, Eng. died March 28, 2004, Genolier, Switz. British actor, director, author, and playwright. He made …
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USTINOV, SIR PETER — born April 16, 1921, London, Eng. died March 28, 2004, Genolier, Switz. British actor, director, author, and playwright. He made …
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CHRISTIE, DAME AGATHA MARY CLARISSA — born Sept. 15, 1890, Torquay, Devon, Eng. died Jan. 12, 1976, Wallingford, Oxfordshire British detective novelist and playwright. Her first …
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INVENT — INDEX: 1. to think of a new idea, design, or name for something 2. someone who invents something 3. something …
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