Word of the day: Scanty / A skeleton in the closet

Word of the day

Scanty: escasso, pouco, apertado, insuficiente

Synonyms: exiguous, hand-to-mouth, light, poor, scant, meager, scarce, skimp, slender, slim, spare

 “The cheerleaders wore scanty outfits.”

“The camera's scanty instructions left me somewhat confused.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

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A skeleton in the cupboard /closet: ter um segredo que possa ser comprometedor ou que possa prejudicar a reputação, ter algo a esconder.

“Before we give you the job, we need to know if you have any skeletons in the cupboard which the press could find out about. Things like a criminal record or drug or alcohol problems in the past.”

“Politicians can't afford to have any skeletons in the closet these days. Their enemies are sure to find them.”

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Word of the day: Meager LAG / LEG

Word of the day

Meager:  magro,  escasso, atraso, retardamento, demora

Synonyms: exiguous, hand-to-mouth, light, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimp

“Every morning he eats a meager breakfast of toast and coffee.”

“We'll have to do the best we can with this year's meager harvest.”

“She came to this country with a fairly meager English vocabulary, but she is learning more words every day.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

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LAG  / LEG

Lag:  retardo, atraso, demora, ficar atrás, retardar-se, ir devagar, demorar-se, atrasar-se, tardio, retardado

 “Many federal agencies also lag in submitting relevant records to the system.”

Leg:  perna, pé (de mesa, cama etc.), cano (de bota), parte de roupa que cobre as pernas, suporte, trecho de um percurso

“My leg hurts.”

(http://www.reference.com/ www.merriam-webster.com / http://michaelis.uol.com.br/)

Obs,: 

Jet lag: fadiga de voo: sensação de cansaço que as pessoas têm após longas 

horas de voo, especialmente quando chegam a um lugar com grande diferença de fuso 

horário

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/

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Word of the day: Scant

Scant: restringir, cortar, limitar, mostrar-se avaro, escasso, apertado, parco,  insuficiente, deficiente, pouco

Synonyms: exiguous, niggardly, poor, meager, scanty, scarce, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy

“Food was in scant supply.”

“She paid scant attention to the facts.”

“Police found scant evidence of fraud.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Meager

Meager:  magro, escasso.

Synonyms: exiguous, hand-to-mouth, light, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy

“Economy ended 2011 growing at a meager 2.8% rate.” ( www.latimes.com)

Word of the Day: Scanty

Scanty: escasso, pouco, apertado, insuficiente 

Synonyms:  exiguous, niggardly,poor, scant, meager, scarce, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparse, stingy, wanting, circumscribed tight, underdeveloped, abstemious

“State aid has grown so scanty that many heritage sites must pay for themselves...”Newsweek, December 25, 2005”