Word of the day: Shiv...e mais

Shiv: faca, canivete.

Synonyms: blade, cutter, shank, knife

“Watch yourself in Cell Block 8, or you'll end up with a shiv in your back>”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

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From what I read

-pelo que eu li

-pelo que eu tenho lido

“Judging from what I read in the readers' comments for my local newspaper, the main result of intensive press coverage of problems overseas ...”

(A julgar pelo que eu li nos comentários de leitores de meu jornal local, o principal resultado de cobertura jornalística de problemas fora do país...)

(www.nytimes.com / Jan.16, 2011)

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

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Word of the day: Shank

Shank: canela, parte da perna abaixo do joelho, perna,  talo, pé, haste, parte estreita do sapato, espiga de ferramenta

Definition: the long thin straight part of an object such as a key or a tool, the lower part of an animal's leg, or meat from an animal's leg,

the part of your leg between your knee and your foot

“Gnocchi comes with a lamb- shank ragu, while a pie crust blankets a goulash filling.” (www.wordhippo.com)

“…slashed at the prison guard with a shank he had secretly made from a scrap of metal…” (www.merriam-webster.com)