Word of the day Splinter / As it happens

Word of the day

Splinter: lasca, cavaco, estilhaço, lascar, quebrar em estilhaços, fragmentar-se,dissidente

Synonyms: flake, sliver, spall, splint, chip, slice

“I got a splinter in my finger.”

“There were splinters of glass everywhere.”

“The impact of the crash splintered the glass.”

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As it happens   

                                                                                                  

-e acontece que                                                                                                                -por coincidência, por acaso   

                                                                   

“Police action was inevitable... and, as it happens, necessary.”

(Ação policial era inevitável ...e acontece que, necessária.”)

(Die Hard / “Duro de Matar”)         

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