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segunda-feira, 12 de maio de 2014

Word of the day: Fickle / from head to toe

Word of the day

Fickle: inconstante, volúvel, variável, caprichoso, instável, mutável
Synonyms: capricious, changeable, changeful, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant

“He blames poor sales on fickle consumers.”
“…a fickle friendship that was on and off over the years…”    (www.merriam-webster.com)


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From head to toe / From top to toe: por todo o corpo, dos pés à cabeça

“He was covered in mud from head to toe.”   http://www.macmillandictionary.com/


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quarta-feira, 27 de fevereiro de 2013

Word of the day: FLUKY


Fluky: casual, obtido por acaso, acidental, variável, volúvel, inconstante,
Synonyms: domestic, servant, lackey, menial, retainer, steward

“If he can't go himself, he'll send one of his flunkies.”
“Since I'm just the flunky who files his papers, I've no idea where he is.”

quinta-feira, 24 de janeiro de 2013

Word of the day: Fluky


Fluky:  casual, obtido por acaso, acidental, variável, volúvel, inconstante
Synonyms: fortunate , fortuitous, happy, heaven-sent, lucky, providential
“…a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit…”
“…the fluky selection of consecutive numbers on consecutive days of the lottery…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

segunda-feira, 20 de fevereiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Fickle

fickle: constante, volúvel, variável, caprichoso, instável, mutável
synonyms: inconstant, capricious, whimsical, changing

“Republican primary voters are a fickle, sometimes lazy, sort, who often follow the advice of…” (Newsweek,