Word of the day: Pummel

Pummel: esmurrar, surrar

Synonyms: pound, punch, bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, drub, flog, hammer

“Storm-ravaged residents of New York and New Jersey began urgent recovery efforts Tuesday after a nighttime pummeling from Hurricane Sandy, which caused widespread flooding…” (www.washingtonpost.com/oct 31 2012)

“…pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived…”(www.merriam-webster.com)

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Word of the day: Berate / gothe extra mile

Berate: repreender severamente

Synonyms: baste, bawl out, scold, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rag, rant (at), rate, ream (out), reprimand, reproach, score, upbraid

“There's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job.” (www.merriam-webster.com)



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go the extra mile - ir além da obrigação, fazer algo além do esperado (Sometimes you have to go the extra mile to please a customer.)

go through - examinar cuidadosamente / passar por (uma experiência)

go through fire and water - passar por diferentes situações

go through hell - passar por uma experiência péssima / difícil

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Word of the day Pummel: LIFE, LIVE...

Word of the day

Pummel: esmurrar, surrar

Synonyms: pound, punch, bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, drub, flog, hammer

“Storm-ravaged residents of New York and New Jersey began urgent recovery efforts Tuesday after a nighttime pummeling from Hurricane Sandy, which caused widespread flooding…” (www.washingtonpost.com/oct 31 2012)

“…pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived…”(www.merriam-webster.com)

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life	vida
live	viver
live (adj)	vivo
alive	vivo
leave (left, left)	deixar, abandonar
leaf	folha
leaves	Pl. de “leaf” / 3a. pessoa pres. “to leave”

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Word of the day: Wallop

Wallop: batida forte, pancada, bater, surrar, espancar, fazer barulho, ruído, ferver, borbulhar, andar de forma atabalhoada, vencer de forma arrasadora

Synonyms: bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, bung up, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste, pound, punch out, beat, whip

“I was so angry I felt like walloping him.”

“…walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit…”

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Word of the day: Flay

Flay: esfolar, tirar a pele de, descascar, pelar, criticar severamente, descompor, roubar, espoliar, esbulhar, tosquiar, defraudar

Synonyms: baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, dress down, scold, hammer, jaw, keelhaul, lecture, rag

“Her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping.”

“…flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home…”    ( www.merriam-webster.com) 

Word of the day: Wallop

Wallop: batida forte, pancada, bater, surrar, espancar, fazer barulho, ruído, ferver, borbulhar, andar de forma atabalhoada, vencer de forma arrasadora

Synonyms: bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, buffet, bung up, club, flog, lash, lick, maul, paddle, pelt, pound, slog, tan, thrash, thump, tromp, beat,

“I was so angry I felt like walloping him.”

“…walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit..”      (www.merriamwebster.com)    

Word of the day: Upbraid

Upbraid: censurar, reprovar, repreender

Synonyms: baste, bawl out, berate, call down, chastise, chew out, dress down, hammer, jaw, lambaste (ou lambast), lecture, rag, rant (at), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold

“…his wife upbraided him for his irresponsible handling of the family finances…” (www.merriam-webster.com)