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Torsten
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 #3 (permalink) Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:16 am What does "How dull!" mean? |
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| Could you please explain to me What does "How dull!" mean? |
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 Kadis
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:19 am What does this phrase mean: "What a bore"? |
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Please have a look at these definitions:
| Quote: | bore
noun
1 [C] DISAPPROVING someone who talks too much about boring subjects:
I had to sit next to Michael at dinner - he's such a bore.
2 [S] INFORMAL an activity or situation that is annoying or unpleasant:
Ironing is such a bore.
[+ ing form of verb] It's an awful bore cooking a meal every night.
dull (BORING)
adjective
not interesting or exciting in any way; boring:
She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.
He's pleasant enough, but deadly dull (= very boring).
[+ to infinitive] It's such a bore to have to write this out all over again. |
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| #5 (permalink) Wed Aug 25, 2010 0:04 am What does this phrase mean: "What a bore"? |
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| I think right answer should be "What a boar!" . Jill waited 3 hours for a bus, that means that bus driver doesn't work well and Jill has a right to say that bus driver is boar. |
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Ferdinant
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Mar 03, 2011 15:24 pm What does this phrase mean: "What a bore"? |
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hi,
Could you explain to me why don't use "what bores" ?
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Fitrihanday
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| #7 (permalink) Fri Feb 15, 2013 22:56 pm What does this phrase mean: "What a bore"? |
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Hi teachers
Could it be right to say "how boring" instead of what a bore |
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Niloufar1
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| #8 (permalink) Fri Feb 15, 2013 23:01 pm What does this phrase mean: "What a bore"? |
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'What a bore' refers to the person.
'How boring' refers to the subject matter.
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| #9 (permalink) Fri Feb 15, 2013 23:19 pm What does this phrase mean: "What a bore"? |
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Thank you for helping me,i get your explanation in general
I am a little confused yet, because this conversation refers to the subject matter ( waiting 3 hours)
Am i right dear teacher? |
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Niloufar1
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| #10 (permalink) Sat Feb 16, 2013 0:16 am What does this phrase mean: "What a bore"? |
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OK, sorry. I didn't look at the original sentence and though you were referring to someone considered to be a bore.
In this case 'what a bore' refers to the wait and you could use 'how boring'.
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| #11 (permalink) Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:12 am What does this phrase mean: "What a bore"? |
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| thank you very much |
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Niloufar1
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