Word of the day (Shackle), slippery slope,

Shackle:  algema,  elo, corrente, cadeia,  impedimento, obstáculo,  algemar, agrilhoar, impedir

Synonyms: band, bind, bracelet, chain, cuff(s), fetter, handcuff(s), irons, ligature, manacle(s), bond

“…placed shackles on the legs of the prisoners…

”The shackles of illiteracy can be just as confining as leg irons.”

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Slippery slope: caminho ou assunto perigoso, assunto que pode causar confusão

“ The matter of euthanasia is a slippery slope with both legal and moral considerations.”

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short fuse  

(temperamento explosivo, “pavio curto”)

Don’t talk to him now. He’s upset and got a short fuse.  =  Não fale com ele agora. Está aborrecido e tem um “pavio curto”.

She doesn’t  like people who have a short fuse.  =  Ela não gosta de pessoas que têm temperamento explosivo.

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Word of the day: Clump

Clump: moita, arvoredo, grupo de árvores, torrão, pedaço, cepo, pisada forte, som de pisada ou de pancada, sola dupla de calçado, andar ruidosamente

Synonyms: array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, group, cluster, clutch, collection, huddle, lot, muster, package, set, suite

“There is a clump of bushes at the edge of the field.”

“I could hear the clump of his footsteps as he came down the stairs.”   (www.merriamwebster.com)    

Word of the day: Sash

Sash: cinta, faixa, banda, caixilho de janela,

(também: fita ou cordão para prender no braço a fim de salientar a veia que receberá a picada de droga)

Synonyms: band, ribbon, belt, cummerbund, girdle, tie, garter

“Bushranger was presented with a commemorative sash that he kept all his life and…”

“Miss World got her way and instead of Mr World wearing his sparkling plastic tiara and beer-soaked sash tonight.”( www.wordhippo.com)

Word of the day: Hoop

Hoop: arco de barril, aro, argola, crinolina,arquear, cerrar, guarnecer de arcos

(hula hoop: bambolê)

Synonyms: band, circle, eye, ring, loop, round

“” …made Christmas garlands from hoops of red and green construction paper…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

The aim is to score points by placing a ball through a hoop 10 feet above the ground.( www.wordhippo.com)