Word of the day: FOIL

Foil: derrotar, destroçar, repelir, parar, evadir rasto de caça, derrota, frustração, mau êxito, baldar, frustrar, anular, despistar, fazer perder o rasto, folha metálica, chapa, lâmina delgada de metal

Synonyms: stop, frustrate, throw a monkey wrench in the works, halt, halt in its tracks, thwart, outwit, balk, hinder, promote, throw a spanner in the works

“To tamp down Palestinian rebellions and foil attacks on Israelis, Shin Bet...” (www.thedailybeast.com)

Cover tightly with aluminum foil, place in oven and bake for 1 1/2 hours.  (www.wordhippo.com)

Word of the day: THWART

Thwart: banco de remador, bancada de escaler,  frustração, obstáculo, impedimento,  opor-se, contrariar, frustrar, impedir,  atravessado, transversalmente,  através de, transversalmente

Synonyms: baffle, balk, beat, checkmate, discomfit, foil,frustrate

“She did all she could to thwart his plans.”

“The army thwarted the attempt at a coup.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Balk

Balk:  obstáculo, impedimento, tropeço, erro, fracasso, margem, faixa de terra não-lavrada, viga, decepção, empacar, recusar-se a andar, impedir,  falhar, deixar escapar, frustar, evitar, enjeitar

Synonyms: encumbrance, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, baffle, frustrate, beat, checkmate, foil, thwart

“The extravagant centerpiece proved to be a balk to the flow of conversation.”

“The horse balked and would not jump the fence.”

“The runner on third base tried to make the pitcher balk.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Foil

Foil: derrota, frustração, mau êxito, baldar, frustrar, anular, derrotar, destroçar, repelir, parar, evadir (golpe, pergunta, etc.),despistar, fazer perder o rasto /  folha metálica, chapa, lâmina delgada de metal, ouropel

Synonyms:  baffle, balk, beat, checkmate, discomfit, foil, thwart

“ Ukraine foiled plot to kill Putin, report says.”( http://www.latimes.com, February 28, 2012) (to foil: frustrar)

I spotted a man who was attending the festivities wearing a giant cape made of tin foil.(Newsweek, October 24, 2011) (foil: folha metálica)

Word of the Day: Hurdle

Hurdle:  barreira( no esporte), obstáculo, dificuldade/  faxina, cerca, sebe / cercar, fechar/disputar corrida sobre barreiras/ passar sobre um obstáculo.

Synonyms: balk, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, fetter, handicap, hindrance, holdback, encumbrance, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel

“The company faces severe financial hurdles this year.”

Word of the Day:Hindrance

Hindrance: obstáculo, impedimento

Synonyms: balk, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, fetter, handicap, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles

in attracting voters outside their core...

“That will be a hindrance in attracting voters outside their core...” (Newsweek, September 23, 2009)

Word of the Day: Circumvent

Circumvent:  lograr, enganar, tirar vantagem de, evitar, frustrar, rodear, pegar em armadilha

Synonyms: dodge, get around, shortcut,sidestep, avoid,balk, upset, beat, trick, betray, stump,  bypass, challenge

...“It’s harder for authoritarian regimes to survive, because we can circumvent old structures with cellphones and the Internet,” says Clooney…

Newsweek, February 20, 2011