Daily Vocabulary(2006/2/19)

1706.chuck(ほうり出す、捨てる）
He was chucked out of the car.
1707.boot(コンピュータを起動する）
I have to boot a computer from the boot disk.
1708.word for word (文字どおりに、一語ずつ、一語一句)
If you translate that ad copy word for word, it sounds really strange.
1709.dreary(わびしい、物憂い）
The dark old factory was a dreary place to work.
1710.irrelevant(無関係の、不適切な）
Irrelevant remarks at meetings just waste time.
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