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domingo, 19 de maio de 2013

Word of the day: TWEAK


Tweak: torcer, beliscão, puxão,  beliscar, puxar, apresentar sintomas de abstenção por falta de droga
Synonyms: nip, pinch, twist, jerk, tug, pull, yank
“We just wanted to tweak his original idea a bit.”
He tweaked his ankle playing soccer.
My brother hates it when our grandmother tweaks his cheek. (www.merriam-webster.com)

sexta-feira, 3 de maio de 2013

Word of the day: NIBBLE


Nibble: mordicação, mordidela, mordiscar, beliscar (alimento)
Synonyms: peck, pick
“We nibbled cheese and crackers.”
“We nibbled on some cheese and crackers before dinner.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

terça-feira, 6 de novembro de 2012

Word of the day: Tweak


Tweak: beliscão, puxão, beliscar, puxar,  apresentar sintomas de abstenção por falta de droga,  adaptar um programa, refinar
Synonyms: pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch, pull, draw, force, tune, tune up
“We just wanted to tweak his original idea a bit.”
“He tweaked his ankle playing soccer.”
“My brother hates it when our grandmother tweaks his cheek.”(www.merriam-webster.com)