quinta-feira, 4 de abril de 2013

Word of the day: ROGUE


Rogue: velhaco, embusteiro, tratante, enganador, elemento nocivo, vagabundo, malandro, vadio, animal selvagem, perigoso, planta intrusa ou inferior, usar de velhacaria.
Synonyms: scoundrel, rascal, reprobate, ne'er-do-well, cad
He's a lovable old rogue.
“A rogue who had nothing but contempt for people who made their living honestly.”
“Many of the vagabonds were rogues and cheaters of various kinds, and formed a subcommunity on the fringes of official society. —Charles Barber, Early Modern English, 1976” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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