Word of the day: Humdrum / It comes as a surprise

Word of the day

Humdrum: pessoa ou coisa maçante, enfadonha, monotonia, monótono, enfadonho, estúpido

Synonyms: arid, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, boring

“She liked the movie, but I thought it was humdrum.”

“…another humdrum day at the office…”     (www.merriam-webster.com)

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It comes as a surprise,  as a shock, as a  disappointment/ as a relief etc.

-é uma surpresa / choque / desapontamento / lembrete, alívio etc.

“It came as no surprise that Jane left her husband.”

(Não foi uma surpresa que Jane abandonou seu marido.)

“It comes as a relief to learn that he’s still alive.”

(É um alívio saber que ele ainda está vivo

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

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Word of the day:Stodgy

Stodgy: enfadonho, fastidioso, cacete, pesado, indigesto, mole, grumoso

Synonyms: arid, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, jading, jejune, leaden, mind-numbing, monochromatic, monotonous, numbing

“ The sitcom was offbeat and interesting in its first season, but has since become predictable and stodgy.” (www.merriam-webster.com)