Word of the da: Swindle

Swindle: engano, fraude, lograr, enganar, fraudar, calotear, obter fraudulentamente

Synonyms: beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, con, cozen, defraud, do, do in, fiddle, hustle, ream, rip off, screw, short, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, fleece

“Hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds.”

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Word of the day: Ooze

Ooze:  limo, lodo, infusão de casca de tanino e outros produtos para o curtimento de couros e peles,  corrida vagarosa de massas líquidas, depósito mole, correr ou escoar lentamente, gotejar, pingar, esvair-se, tornar-se público

Synonyms: bleed, exude, percolate, seep, strain, sweat, , weep

“Sap oozed from the tree.”

“Juice oozed out of the plum.”

“The cut on her finger was oozing with blood.”

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Bleed, breed, bread

bleed (bled, bled)   Pronúncia	sangrar
breed (bred, bred )   Pronúncia	criar, gerar, raça
bread  Pronúncia	pão

Word of the day: Swindler

Swindler: caloteiro, logrador, trapaceiro.

Synonyms: beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, fiddle, gaff, hose, hustle, pluck, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skunk, squeeze, stick fleece, victimize

“Bernie Madoff: swindler, liar and now … jailhouse braggart.”(www.thedailybeast.com)

“Hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds.” (www.merriam-webster.com)