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sexta-feira, 18 de outubro de 2013

Word of the day: Mince

Mince: picadinho de carne,picar, cortar em pedaços,pronunciar com afetação, medir as palavras, andar de modo afetado
Synonyms: dice, hash, chop
“The recipe says that you should mince the onions.”
“…minced some garlic and added it to the stew…”



quarta-feira, 1 de maio de 2013

Word of the day: SWAGGER


Swagger:  gabolice, andar afetado,  andar de modo afetado, andar com ares de superior,  vangloriar-se, gabar-se, bancar o valentão
Synonyms: blow, brag, bcrow, gasconade, boast, vapor, vaunt
“I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament.”
“Hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room.” (www.wordhippo.com)
“He copped a plea, ratted out a dozen no-neck pals and swaggered off to prison, leaving South Beach temporarily without a pied piper. —Carl Hiaasen, New York Times Book Review, 22 Feb. 2009