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terça-feira, 18 de dezembro de 2012

Word of the day: Dangle


Dangle: bamboleamento,  o que bamboleia, dependura, bambolear, balançar, estar pendente, estar dependurado, oscilar,estar apegado, ficar em volta de alguém, fazer a corte a, seguir uma pessoa, tentar.
Synonyms: hang, sling, suspend, swing
“Let your arms dangle at your sides.”
“She sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water.”
“He dangled a piece of string in front of the cat.”
“The money she dangled in front of him wasn't enough to convince him to sell.”
“They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

terça-feira, 21 de fevereiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Reprieve


Reprieve:  suspensão temporária de uma sentença, moratória, perdão, alívio, suspender temporariamente a execução de uma sentença, prorrogar, adiar, aliviar.

Synonyms: absolution, wait, amnesty, tie-up, bind, take pity on, blockage, suspension,  compassion, spare, suspend, pardon
"He was sentenced to death but then reprieved."(www.merria-mwebster.com)
"New Bailout Is a Reprieve for Greece, but Doubts Persist" (www.nytimes.com /February 21, 2012)
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