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segunda-feira, 26 de agosto de 2013

Word of the day: Morass

Morass: pântano, paul, brejo, situação extremamente confusa.

Synonyms: entanglement, mesh(es), web, net, noose, quagmire, quicksand, snare

“…advised against becoming involved in that country's civil war, warning that escape from that morass might prove nigh impossible…”

“The distracted driver had driven his car off the road and into a morass.”  (www.merriamwebster.com)    

quarta-feira, 18 de janeiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Entanglement


Entanglement: embaraço, enredo, complicação, confusão, obstáculo,  traição que envolve intimidade sexual, obstáculo de arame farpado
Synonyms: mesh(es)morassnetnoosequagmire,quicksandsnaretanglementtoil(s) adulterous affair,trap,  willful misconception, advanced work, unfaithfulness
President Obama is still doing his best to avoid entanglement in Libya: He said Friday that U.S. ground troops will not deploy in Libya and that force will not be used beyond...´Newsweek, March 18, 2011
The book describes the complex emotional and sexual entanglements between the members of the group.”” (http://dictionary.cambridge.org)