Word of the day: Disparaging / At least

Word of the day

Disparaging: afrontoso, depreciativo, aviltante

Synonyms: bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, diminish

“Voters don't like political advertisements in which opponents disparage one another.”

“It's a mistake to disparage their achievements.”

“The article disparaged polo as a game for the wealthy.”  

(www.merriam-webster.com)

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At least / At the very least

-pelo menos / ao menos

-no mínimo

“ At least they gave us a discount.”

(Pelo menos eles nos deram um desconto.)

(Batman Begins)

 “ At the very least, she should have been made aware of that.”

(No mínimo,  ela deveria ter sido advertida disso.)

(www.nytimes.com / Feb. 9, 2011)

(Conversação em Inglês:Frases e Expressões Úteis- Flávio Cruz)

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