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quinta-feira, 4 de abril de 2013

Word of the day: ROGUE


Rogue: velhaco, embusteiro, tratante, enganador, elemento nocivo, vagabundo, malandro, vadio, animal selvagem, perigoso, planta intrusa ou inferior, usar de velhacaria.
Synonyms: scoundrel, rascal, reprobate, ne'er-do-well, cad
He's a lovable old rogue.
“A rogue who had nothing but contempt for people who made their living honestly.”
“Many of the vagabonds were rogues and cheaters of various kinds, and formed a subcommunity on the fringes of official society. —Charles Barber, Early Modern English, 1976” (www.merriam-webster.com)

terça-feira, 20 de março de 2012

Word of the Day: Scoundrel


Scoundrel: salafrário, vilão, maroto, patife.
Synonyms: brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scamp, scapegrace, villain, varlet, wretch
“I'm sorry but 'My comments were taken out of context' is the last resort of a scoundrel," says...(Newsweek, November 18, 2010)