Word of the day: Dismay

Dismay: desânimo, desalento, desmaio, espanto, assombro, temor, pavor, tristeza angustiosa. vt assombrar, espantar, atemorizar, desanimar, consternar, descoroçoar

Synonyms: chill, daunt, demoralize, dishearten, discourage, dispirit, frustrate, unman, unnerve

“Her choice of career dismays her parents.”

“The imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started.”    (www.merriamwebster.com)    

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Word of the day: Slough

Slough: brejo, pantanal, charco, enseada, desânimo, degradação,  pele de cobra, casca de ferida, deixar cair, mudar, esfolar, pender, descartar, livrar-se de cartas importunas

Synonyms: the cast-off skin of a snake, a mass of dead tissue separating from an ulcer, to crumble slowly and fall away, to cast off

“A visit to a day spa can slough off your winter coat and prepare your body for summer.”

“Get ready to slough, wax, moisturise, fake-tan it, tone it and paint it.”

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Word of the day: DISMAY

Dismay: desânimo, desalento, desmaio, espanto, assombro, temor, pavor, tristeza angustiosa, assombrar, espantar, atemorizar, desanimar, consternar, descoroçoar

Synonyms: chill, daunt, demoralize, dishearten, discourage, dispirit, frustrate, unman, unnerve

“Her choice of career dismays her parents.”

“The imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

dismay - faint

dismay - (desanimar, desalentar, perder o ânimo / desânimo, desalento)

(Port.) desmaiar - (faint, pass out)

There was dismay in our teacher’s eyes when he found out that Bill had cheated on the test. = Nosso professor perdeu o ânimo quando descobriu que Bill tinha “colado” na prova.

I watched with dismay as the rescue team left the building without being able to save the children.= Fiquei observando com desalento enquanto o grupo de resgate deixava o prédio sem ter conseguido salvar as crianças.

She was shaking her head with dismay at the thought of not helping the poor children of the neighborhood.= Ela estava balançando a cabeça com desalento diante da ideia de não ajudar as crianças pobres da redondeza.

Emily sempre desmaia com a visão de sangue.=  Emily always faints at the sight of blood.

Com o calor algumas pessoas quase desmaiam  =  In the heat some people almost faint.

Quando a senhora Stevens recebeu as notícias sobre seu marido, ela desmaiou. =

When Mrs.  Stevens got the news about her husband, she passed out.

in dismay                                  faint

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