Word of the day: DAUNT

Daunt: atemorizar, amedrontar, intimidar, assustar, descoroçoar, desanimar

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

“The raging inferno didn't daunt the firefighters for a moment.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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)

Word of the day: FOIL

Foil: derrotar, destroçar, repelir, parar, evadir rasto de caça, derrota, frustração, mau êxito, baldar, frustrar, anular, despistar, fazer perder o rasto, folha metálica, chapa, lâmina delgada de metal

Synonyms: stop, frustrate, throw a monkey wrench in the works, halt, halt in its tracks, thwart, outwit, balk, hinder, promote, throw a spanner in the works

“To tamp down Palestinian rebellions and foil attacks on Israelis, Shin Bet...” (www.thedailybeast.com)

Cover tightly with aluminum foil, place in oven and bake for 1 1/2 hours.  (www.wordhippo.com)

Word of the day: THWART

Thwart: banco de remador, bancada de escaler,  frustração, obstáculo, impedimento,  opor-se, contrariar, frustrar, impedir,  atravessado, transversalmente,  através de, transversalmente

Synonyms: baffle, balk, beat, checkmate, discomfit, foil,frustrate

“She did all she could to thwart his plans.”

“The army thwarted the attempt at a coup.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)