Word of the day: Bungle / WARM, WARN, WORM

Word of the day

Bungle: trabalho mal feito, fazer mal, estragar

Synonyms: blow, boot, bugger (up), bumble, botch, foul up, , mangle, mess (up), murder, screw up

“The government bungled badly in planning the campaign.”

“…bungled the job the first time she tried to do it…”

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warm  Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	quente, caloroso
warn  Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	avisar, prevenir
worm Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	verme/ rosca sem fim

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Word of the day: Squander

Squander: desperdiçar, esbanjar, dissipar

Synonyms: blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, waste, throw away, trifle (away)

“He vowed not to squander this opportunity.”

“…squandered all her money gambling in casinos…”

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Word of the day: Squander

Squander:  desperdiçar, esbanjar, dissipar

Synonyms: blow, dissipate, fiddle away, lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, waste, throw away

“…squandered all her money gambling in casinos…”  (www.merriamwebster.com)

Word of the day: SWAGGER

Swagger:  gabolice, andar afetado,  andar de modo afetado, andar com ares de superior,  vangloriar-se, gabar-se, bancar o valentão

Synonyms: blow, brag, bcrow, gasconade, boast, vapor, vaunt

“I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament.”

“Hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room.” (www.wordhippo.com)

“He copped a plea, ratted out a dozen no-neck pals and swaggered off to prison, leaving South Beach temporarily without a pied piper. —Carl Hiaasen, New York Times Book Review, 22 Feb. 2009

Word of the day; Botch

Botch: remendo grosseiro, serviço malfeito, estragar, fazer mal, remendar grosseiramente

Synonyms: blow, bobble, boggle, bollix (up), boot, bugger (up), bumble, bungle, butcher, dub, flub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble

“ The store botched the order—I received only half the books I paid for.”

“ They clearly botched the investigation.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Squander

Squander: desperdiçar, esbanjar, dissipar

Synonyms/definitions: blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, waste, throw away/ to spend extravagantly or foolishly, dissipate, waste

“Surely there is a better way to invest the billions we squander on this obviously doomed effort at home...” (Newsweek, January 02, 2010)