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: 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: 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: Meanders

Meanders: meandro, sinuosidade. vi serpear, correr em linhas sinuosas, meandrar

Synonyms: bat, cruise, drift, float, kick around, maunder, wander, mooch, ramble, range, roam, rove, a turn or winding of a stream

“The path meanders through the garden.”

“We meandered around the village.”

“The conversation meandered on for hours.” (www.merriamwebster.com)    

Word of the day: MEANDER

Meander: meandro, sinuosidade, serpear, correr em linhas sinuosas, meandrar

Synonyms: bat, cruise, drift, float, kick around, wander, mooch, ramble, range, roam, rove

“ The path meanders through the garden.”

“ We meandered around the village.”

“ The conversation meandered on for hours.”   (www.merriam-webster.com

Word of the day: CUDGEL+ idioms...

Cudgel: porrete, cacete, bordão, bater com cacete

Synonyms: bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, cane, club, nightstick

“…a farmer armed with a cudgel drove us off his land… (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Miss the point: não entender o que realmente significa o que se está lendo ou ouvindo, não entender o que realmente significa algo

“I think you missed the point, so let me explain what I meant.”

“If she thinks it's losing the money that bothers me then she's missing the point. It's being treated like a fool that bothers me.”

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win-win / lose-lose - vitória na certa, só se pode vencer / derrota na certa,  só se pode perder (Let’s do it. This is a win-win situation. / Susan was desperate because she was in a lose-lose situation.)

wind up - terminar algo, acabar ficando em uma determinada situação (You could wind up dead...) 

window of opportunity - pequena chance, lapso de tempo em que se tem uma oportunidade (This morning I had this brief window of opportunity and I was able to get my manager’s signature.)

wipe (something) off the map - “tirar algo do mapa”, sumir com algo

wipe out  - destruir completamente, fazer sumir

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Word of he day: Slug

Slug: lesma, bala (de arma de fogo), carga de chumbo, trago de bebida alcoólica, soco, murro, dar soco, golpear, surrar

Synonyms:  bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, , stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whop

Word of the day: Slog

Slog: trabalho árduo, difícil, caminhada difícil, golpear, sovar, surrar,  trabalhar, labutar, malhar, fazer uma viagem longa e árdua (a pé)

Synonyms: bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, hammer, knock, pound, punch, slam, smack, smite, sock, strike

“He slogged away at the paperwork all day.”

“She slogged through her work.”

“We've been slogging along for hours.”

“He slogged through the deep snow.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

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Word of the day: Clout

Clout: remendo, pedaço de pano, trapo, golpe, bofetão, influência, poder (político), bater, esbofetear

Synonyms: bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, bop, box, blow, crack, cuff, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke / political influence

“She used her political clout to have another school built.”

“He gave the stubborn handle a solid clout to make it turn.” (www.merriam-webster.com)