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sábado, 17 de maio de 2014

Word of the day: Cocky / Stowaway

Word of the day

Cocky:  convencido, arrogante
Synonyms: arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy

“Don't get too cocky about your chances of getting the job.”
“…a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater…”   (www.merriam-webster.com)


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Stowaway:  passageiro clandestino,  embarcar clandestinamente (em avião ou navio)




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Novo livro  (ficção científica) no Clube dos Autores: À procura de Lucas  (Flávio Cruz)


domingo, 24 de novembro de 2013

Word of the day: Cocky

Cocky:  convencido, arrogante
Synonyms: smug, arrogant, boastful, brash, self-assured, self-confident, overconfident
“Don't get too cocky about your chances of getting the job.”

“…a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater…”    (www.merriam-webster.com)

segunda-feira, 12 de novembro de 2012

Word of the day; Prig


Prig: pedante, arrogante / pessoas que obedecem a regras de conduta correta e por isso se consideram moralmente melhores do que os outros
Synonyms: snob, snot, snoot, schnozzle, snout, beak, nozzle, honker, hooter
“Woodhull published reports in her newspaper that the moral prig himself had an affair that...”(www.thedailybeast.com)

domingo, 16 de setembro de 2012

Word of the day: Cocky


Cocky: convencido, arrogante
Synonyms:  arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, sassy, saucy, wise
 “…a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater…” (www.merriam-webster.com)