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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)

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)

domingo, 10 de junho de 2012

Word of the day: Zest


Zest:  gosto, sabor, paladar agradável, prazer, deleite,  condimento, tempero,  interesse, atrativo, vida, temperar, condimentar, dar gosto ou sabor a, pedaço de casca de cítrico usado para dar sabor na comida
Synonyms: nip, pungency, spice, tang, piquancy, zing, relish, gusto, a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit
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“His humor added zest to the performance.”
“His humor added a certain zest to the performance.”
“The recipe calls for a tablespoon of lemon zest.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)