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I.use up VB (use [sth] up, use up [sth])

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use, a. use up (consume) fuel, food

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I.use N [Brit juːs, Am jus]

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1. use U (act of using):

use (of substance, object, machine)

use (of substance, object, machine)

utilisation f (of de)

use (of word, expression, language)

use (of word, expression, language)

usage m (of de)

the use of force/diplomacy

le recours à la force/la diplomatie, l'usage de la force/la diplomatie

the use of sth as/for sth

l'emploi or l'utilisation de qc comme/pour qc

for use as/in

pour être utilisé comme/dans

for the use of sb, for use by sb (customer, staff)

à l'usage de qn

for my own use

pour mon usage personnel

to make use of sth

to make good/better/the best use of sth

tirer bon/meilleur/le meilleur parti de qc

to get or have good or a lot of use out of sth

se servir beaucoup de qc, faire grand usage de qc

to put sth to good use

tirer bon parti de qc

the car/machine gets regular use

la voiture/la machine est utilisée régulièrement

the room/photocopier is in use at the moment

la pièce/la photocopieuse est occupée en ce moment

while the machine is in use

lorsque la machine est en service or en fonctionnement

for external use only PHARM

a word in common or general use

un mot d'usage courant

out of or no longer in use machine (broken)

out of or no longer in use (because obsolete)

out of or no longer in use word, expression

worn/stained with use

râpé/taché par l'usage

this machine came into use in the 1950s

cette machine a fait son apparition pendant les années cinquante

the bridge/new system comes into use next year

le pont/le nouveau système entrera en service l'année prochaine

2. use C (way of using):

use (of resource, object, material)

use (of term)

the many uses of a hairpin

les nombreux usages d'une épingle à cheveux

she has her uses

elle a son utilité

to find a use for sth

trouver une utilisation pour qc

to have no further use for sth/sb

ne plus avoir besoin de qc/qn

I've no use for that sort of talk fig

je ne veux pas entendre parler de ça

4. use U (usefulness):

to be of use

être utile (to à)

to be (of) no use object:

ne servir à rien

to be (of) no use person:

n'être bon/bonne à rien

to be (of) no use to sb object:

ne pas servir à qn

to be (of) no use to sb person:

n'être d'aucune utilité à qn

he's no use inf at cards

il est nul aux cartes inf

what use is a wheel without a tyre?

à quoi sert une roue sans pneu?

what's the use of crying?

à quoi bon pleurer?

oh, what's the use?

oh, et puis à quoi bon?

is it any use asking him?

est-ce que cela vaut la peine de lui demander?

it's no use asking me

inutile de me demander

it's no use (he won't listen)

c'est inutile (il n'écoutera pas)

it's no use, we'll have to start

rien à faire, il faut s'y mettre

II.use VB trans [Brit juːz, Am juz]

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1. use (employ):

use object, car, room, money, tool, telephone

se servir de, utiliser

use method, technique

employer, utiliser

use word, expression

use language, metaphor

use opportunity

profiter de, saisir

use influence

se servir de, faire jouer

use blackmail, force, power

avoir recours à

use knowledge, information, talent

to use sth/sb as sth

se servir de qc/qn comme qc

to use sth for sth/to do

se servir de or utiliser qc pour qc/pour faire

to be used for sth/to do

servir à qc/à faire, être utilisé pour qc/pour faire

we only use local suppliers

nous achetons tous nos produits à des fournisseurs locaux

somebody's using the toilet

il y a quelqu'un dans les toilettes

can I use you or your name as a reference?

est-ce que je peux donner votre nom comme référence?

to use one's initiative

faire preuve d'initiative

use your initiative!

allez, un peu d'initiative!

use your head or loaf inf!

fais marcher un peu ta cervelle! inf

I could use inf a drink/bath!

j'aurais bien besoin d'un verre/bain!

3. use (exploit) pej:

4. use (take habitually):

5. use (treat) archaic:

to use sb well

bien traiter qn

to use sb ill

III.use VB intr [Brit juːz, Am juz] (take drugs)

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IV.used ADJ

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I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

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1. up (out of bed):

elle est levée

they're often up early/late

ils se lèvent souvent tôt/tard

we were up very late last night

nous nous sommes couchés très tard hier soir

they were up all night

ils ont veillé toute la nuit

she was up all night waiting for them

elle a passé toute la nuit à les attendre

I was still up at 2 am

j'étais toujours debout à 2 heures du matin

John isn't up yet

John n'est pas encore levé

2. up (higher in amount, level):

sales/prices/interest rates are up (by 10%)

les ventes/les prix/les taux d'intérêt ont augmenté (de 10%)

shares/numbers of students are up

les actions sont/le nombre d'étudiants est en hausse

tourism/production is up (by) 5%

le tourisme/la production a augmenté de 5%

his temperature is up 2 degrees

sa température a augmenté de 2°

oranges/carrots are up again

le prix des oranges/carottes augmente de nouveau

sales/prices are 10% up on last year

les ventes/les prix ont augmenté de 10% par rapport à l'an dernier

I came out of the deal £5, 000 up

j'ai fait 5 000 livres sterling de bénéfice dans cette affaire

3. up (wrong) inf:

qu'est-ce qui se passe?

what's up with him?

qu'est-ce qu'il lui arrive?

is there something up?

est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas?

there's something up

il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas

there's something up with him/your dad

il/ton père n'a pas l'air bien

what's up with the TV?

qu'est-ce qu'elle a la télé?

what's up with your arm?

qu'est-ce que tu as au bras?

there's something up with the brakes

il y a un problème avec les freins

there's something up with my back

mon dos me fait mal

9. up (pinned up):

her hair was up

elle avait les cheveux relevés

10. up (cheerful):

he's up at the moment

il est en forme en ce moment

12. up (in upward direction):

the up escalator

l'escalator qui monte

14. up SPORTS (in tennis, badminton):

not up!

15. up Brit (ready) inf:

tea up!

le thé est prêt!

II.up [ʌp] ADV

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1. up (high):

up here/there

up on the wardrobe/the top shelf/the hill

sur l'armoire/l'étagère la plus haute/la colline

up in the tree/the clouds

dans l'arbre/les nuages

up at the top of the house

tout en haut de la maison

up on top of the mountain

au sommet de la montagne

up in London

up to/in Scotland

up to Aberdeen

four floors up from here

quatre étages au-dessus

I live two floors up

j'habite au deuxième étage

he lives ten floors up from her

il habite dix étages au-dessus d'elle

on the second shelf up

sur la deuxième étagère en partant du bas

I'm on my way up

I'll be right up

je monte tout de suite

he's on his way up to see you/to the fifth floor

il est en train de monter vous voir/au cinquième étage

it needs to be a bit further up (picture etc)

il faut le mettre un peu plus haut

all the way up

jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet

III.up [ʌp] PREP

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1. up (at, to higher level):

up the tree

up a ladder

sur une échelle

the library is up the stairs

la bibliothèque se trouve en haut de l'escalier

he ran up the stairs

il a monté l'escalier en courant

the road up the mountain

la route qui gravit la montagne

the spider crawled up my back

l'araignée a grimpé le long de mon dos

the pipe runs up the front of the house

le tuyau monte le long de la façade de la maison

2. up (in direction):

the shops are up the road

les magasins sont plus loin dans la rue

she lives up that road there

elle habite dans cette rue

he lives just up the road

il habite juste à côté

the boathouse is further up the river

le hangar à bateaux est plus loin au bord de la rivière

his office is up the corridor from mine

son bureau est dans le même couloir que le mien

he walked up the road singing

il a remonté la rue en chantant

the car drove up the road

la voiture a remonté la rue

I saw him go up that road there

je l'ai vu partir dans cette rue

she's got water up her nose

elle a de l'eau dans le nez

he put it up his sleeve

il l'a mis dans sa manche

3. up Brit (at, to) inf:

he's up the pub

IV.up above ADV (gen)

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up above REL

V.up above PREP

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up above sth

au-dessus de qc

VI.up against PREP

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VII.up and about ADV

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VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

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IX.up and down PREP

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2. up and down (throughout):

up and down the country/region

dans tout le pays/toute la région

X.up and running ADJ

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XI.up and running ADV

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to get sth up and running

faire marcher or fonctionner qc

XII.up for PREP

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2. up to (as many as):

up to

jusqu'à, près de

up to 20 people/50 dollars

jusqu'à 20 personnes/50 dollars

up to 500 people arrive every day

près de 500 personnes arrivent tous les jours

reductions of up to 50%

des réductions qui peuvent atteindre 50%

tax on profits of up to £150, 000

les impôts sur les bénéfices de moins de 150 000 livres sterling

to work for up to 12 hours a day

travailler jusqu'à 12 heures par jour

a hotel for up to 500 people

un hôtel qui peut accueillir jusqu'à 500 personnes

4. up to (good enough for):

I'm not up to it (not capable)

je n'en suis pas capable

I'm not up to it (not well enough)

je n'en ai pas la force

I'm not up to going to London/going back to work

je n'ai pas le courage d'aller à Londres/de retourner travailler

I'm not up to writing a book

je ne suis pas capable d'écrire un livre

the play wasn't up to much

la pièce n'était pas formidable

this piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard

ce travail n'est pas au niveau de ce que vous faites d'habitude

5. up to (expressing responsibility):

it's up to you/him to do

c'est à toi/lui de faire

‘shall I leave?’—‘it's up to you!’

‘est-ce que je devrais partir?’—‘c'est à toi de décider!’

if it were up to me/him

si ça dépendait de moi/de lui

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

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up price, interest rate, wages

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

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to be on the up

the company is on the up and up

ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise

the company is on the up and up

ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise

to be one up on sb

faire mieux que qn

to be up for it inf

être partant inf

to be (well) up on art, history etc

s'y connaître en

to be (well) up on news, developments, changes

être au courant de

the ups and downs

les hauts et les bas (of de)

up yours sl!

va te faire foutre! sl

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

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1. pick over lit articles, lentils, raisins:

2. pick over fig film, book:

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

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II.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] VB trans

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1. pick (choose, select):

pick (gen)

choisir (from parmi)

‘pick a card, any card’

‘choisis une carte, n'importe laquelle’

you picked the right person/a good time to do it

tu as choisi la personne qu'il fallait/le bon moment pour faire cela

you picked the wrong man or person

tu as choisi la mauvaise personne

he certainly knows how to pick them!

il sait les choisir! also iron

to pick a fight (physically)

chercher à se bagarrer inf (with avec)

to pick a fight or a quarrel

chercher querelle (with à)

3. pick (pluck, gather):

pick fruit, flowers

5. pick (poke at):

pick spot, scab, skin

to pick sth from or off sth

enlever qc de qc

to pick one's nose

mettre les doigts dans son nez

to pick one's teeth

se curer or se nettoyer les dents

to pick a hole in one's sweater

faire un trou dans son pull-over à force de tirer les mailles

to pick a lock

crocheter une serrure

to pick sb's pocket

faire les poches de qn

III.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] VB intr

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2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
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1. get (receive):

get letter, school report, grant

get salary, pension

recevoir, percevoir

get TV, RADIO channel, programme

did you get much for it?

est-ce que tu en as tiré beaucoup d'argent?

what did you get for your car?

combien as-tu revendu ta voiture?

we get a lot of rain

il pleut beaucoup ici

our garden gets a lot of sun

notre jardin est bien ensoleillé

we get a lot of tourists

nous avons beaucoup de touristes

you get lots of attachments with this cleaner

il y a beaucoup d'accessoires fournis avec cet aspirateur

you get what you pay for

il faut y mettre le prix

he's getting help with his science

il se fait aider en sciences

2. get (inherit):

to get sth from sb lit article, money

hériter qc de qn

to get sth from sb fig trait, feature

3. get (obtain):

get (by applying) permission, divorce, custody, licence

get (by contacting) plumber, accountant

get (by buying) food item, clothing

acheter (from chez)

get theatre seat, ticket

to get something for nothing/at a discount

avoir qc gratuitement/avec une réduction

to get sb sth, to get sth for sb (by buying)

acheter qc à qn

I'll get sth to eat at the airport

je mangerai qc à l'aéroport

4. get (subscribe to):

get newspaper

10. get (contact):

did you manage to get Harry on the phone?

tu as réussi à avoir Harry au téléphone?

11. get (deal with):

I'll get it (of phone)

I'll get it (of doorbell)

12. get (prepare):

get breakfast, lunch etc

14. get (oblige to give) inf:

to get sth from or out of sb money

faire sortir qc à qn

to get sth from or out of sb fig truth

obtenir qc de qn

17. get (use as transport):

get bus, train

19. get (start to have):

to get (hold of) the idea or impression that …

se mettre dans la tête que …

21. get (be given as punishment):

get five years etc

to get (a) detention

être collé inf

23. get (understand, hear):

get

I didn't get what you said/his last name

je n'ai pas compris ce que tu as dit/son nom de famille

did you get it?

now let me get this right…

alors si je comprends bien…

get this! he was arrested this morning

tiens-toi bien! il a été arrêté ce matin

24. get (annoy, affect) inf:

what gets me is…

ce qui m'agace c'est que…

what really got me was…

ce que je n'aimais pas c'était…

27. get (start):

to get (to be)

commencer à devenir

he's getting to be proficient or an expert

il commence à devenir expert

it got to be quite unpleasant

ça a commencé à devenir plutôt désagréable

he's getting to be a big boy now

c'est un grand garçon maintenant

to get to doing inf

commencer à faire

we got to talking/dreaming about the holidays

on a commencé à parler/rêver des vacances

then I got to thinking that …

puis je me suis dit que …

we'll have to get going

il va falloir y aller

31. get (cause):

to get the car going

faire démarrer la voiture

to get the dishes washed

faire la vaisselle

this won't get the dishes washed!

la vaisselle ne se fera pas toute seule!

to get sb pregnant inf

mettre qn enceinte inf

as hot/cold as you can get it

aussi chaud/froid que possible

to get one's socks wet

mouiller ses chaussettes

to get one's finger trapped

se coincer le doigt

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

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2. get (forming passive):

to get (oneself) killed/trapped

se faire tuer/coincer

to get hurt

4. get (arrive):

to get there

to get to the airport/Switzerland

arriver à l'aéroport/en Suisse

to get (up) to the top (of hill etc)

arriver au sommet

how did your coat get here?

comment est-ce que ton manteau est arrivé là?

how did you get here? (by what miracle)

comment est-ce que tu es arrivé là?

how did you get here? (by what means)

comment est-ce que tu es venu?

where did you get to?

où est-ce que tu étais passé?

we've got to page 5

nous en sommes à la page 5

5. get (progress):

it got to 7 o'clock

il était plus de 7 heures

I'd got as far as underlining the title

j'en étais à souligner le titre

I'm getting nowhere with this essay

je n'avance pas dans ma dissertation

are you getting anywhere with your investigation?

est-ce que votre enquête avance?

now we're getting somewhere (making progress)

on avance vraiment

now we're getting somewhere (receiving fresh lead)

voilà quelque chose d'intéressant

it's a slow process but we're getting there

c'est un processus lent, mais on avance

it's not perfect yet but we're getting there

ce n'est pas encore parfait mais on avance

6. get:

to get into (put on) inf pyjamas, overalls

7. get (as order to leave) inf:

get!

fiche-moi le camp! inf

III.get [ɡet]

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get along with you inf!

ne sois pas ridicule!

get away with you inf!

arrête de raconter n'importe quoi! inf

get her inf!

regarde-moi ça!

get him inf in that hat!

regarde-le avec ce chapeau!

he got his (was killed) inf

il a cassé sa pipe inf

I'll get you inf for that

je vais te le faire payer inf

I'm getting there

it gets me right here!

tu vas me faire pleurer!

I've/he's got it bad inf

je suis/il est vraiment mordu

I've got it

to get above oneself

commencer à avoir la grosse tête inf

to get it together inf

to get it up vulg sl

bander vulg sl

to get it up vulg sl

avoir une érection

to get one's in Am inf

prendre sa revanche

to tell sb where to get off

envoyer qn promener

to get with it inf

se mettre dans le coup inf

what's got into her/them?

qu'est-ce qui lui/leur a pris?

where does he get off inf?

pour qui se prend-il?

you've got me there!

alors là tu me poses une colle! inf

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use¹ [ju:s] N

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5. use LING:

use

6. use (custom):

use

I.use² [ju:z] VB trans

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2. use (consume):

use

3. use form (treat in stated way):

use

to use sb badly

4. use pej (exploit):

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I.up [ʌp] ADV

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2. up (to another point):

3. up (more intensity):

to be up river, temperature

to be up price

avoir augmenté

7. up SPORTS:

to be 2 goals up

mener par deux buts

8. up COMPUT, TECH:

II.up [ʌp] PREP

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1. up (higher):

to go up the stairs

monter l'escalier

2. up (at top of):

to be/climb up a tree

être/grimper sur un arbre

3. up (along):

to go/drive up the street

remonter la rue

4. up (increase):

to turn the sound/heat up a notch

monter le son/chauffage d'un cran

5. up (to point of):

up until [or till] midnight/yesterday [or to]

jusqu'à minuit/hier

III.up [ʌp] N

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IV.up [ʌp] VB intr inf

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se lever brusquement

to up and go

V.up [ʌp] VB trans inf

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VI.up [ʌp] ADJ

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1. up (towards a higher place):

2. up (under repair):

3. up (healthy):

to be up and about [or around]

4. up (ready):

to be up for doing sth

être partant pour faire qc

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I.down³ [daʊn] ADV

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5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

coucher qc par écrit

II.down³ [daʊn] PREP

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to go down the stairs

descendre l'escalier

to run down the slope

descendre la pente en courant

to fall down the stairs

dégringoler les escaliers

to live down the street

habiter plus bas dans la rue

to paddle down stream

descendre le courant en pagayant

to go/drive down the street

descendre la rue

her hair reaches down her back

ses cheveux lui tombent dans le dos

to come down (through) the centuries to sb

être transmis à qn au fil des siècles

once he has got sth down him inf

après avoir avalé qc

III.down³ [daʊn] ADJ

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1. down (depressed):

to feel down

être déprimé

2. down COMPUT, TECH:

down

3. down (arriving):

down² [daʊn] N

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down¹ [daʊn] N

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down

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We're so concerned about time and money that we use up all our energy. en.wikipedia.org

The player can use up to four magical attacks and a power-enhancing ability as alternative combat options. en.wikipedia.org

That structure allows it to use up to 57 percent of the electrical current. en.wikipedia.org

The seal was in official use up to 1570. en.wikipedia.org

Via fences use up a lot of valuable substrate real estate and so will increase the overall size of the assembly. en.wikipedia.org

The flexible port that can be fitted through a small incision in the navel to allow surgeons to use up to three laparoscopic devices simultaneously. en.wikipedia.org

They encouraged users to use up existing points and to publish and download created movies before that date. en.wikipedia.org

Water-borne bacteria digest organic material in leachate, but use up much of the available oxygen. en.wikipedia.org

The interference hypothesis predicts that processing steps use up memory slots, but the simple decay hypothesis predicts that increased processing time causes memory to decay. en.wikipedia.org

In the marathon, the runner may use up to four different guides. en.wikipedia.org

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