Word of the day: DROOL

Drool: saliva, baba, besteira, tolice, bobagem, salivar, babar, demonstrar entusiasmo excessivo, dizer bobagens,

Synonyms: dribble, drivel, salivate, slaver, slobber

“The dog drooled when we put the steak down on the floor.”

“Middle-aged men drooling over a starlet half their age.”  (www.sentence.yourdictionary.com)

Word of the day; FUDGE

Fudge:  doce de açúcar, leite, manteiga, chocolate, história inventada, bobagem, lorota, patacoada, falsificar, camuflar, disfarçar, improvisar, inventar, exagerar, fazer malfeito, olar (em exames), evitar.

Synonyms: equivocate, , weasel, balderdash, baloney (also boloney), blah (also blah-blah), blither, bosh, bunk, claptrap, folderol (also falderal), foolishness, nonsense, garbage, guff, hogwash, hokum

“Politicians have been known to fudge the issues.’

“The treasurer fudged the figures.”

“It was later discovered that the researchers had fudged their data.”

“Often milk based, these fudge -like confections come in a vast range of flavours, from the popular cashew to pistachio.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Bunk

Bunk: beliche: cama em forma de prateleira, na parede, em beliche, fugir, sair correndo, bobagem, besteira

Synonyms: built-in bed, a sleeping place, accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, house, camp, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, shelter, take in

“Marcus was lying in the top bunk feeling seasick.” (www.macmillandictionary.com)

Word of the Day: Shenanigan

Shenanigan:  bobagem,  embuste, trapaça.

Synonyms/definitions: a devious trick used especially for an underhand purpose, tricky or questionable practices or conduct,  devilishness, devilment, devilry,diablerie, hob, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, waggery, waggishness, wickedness

“... a $26 billion pact with federal and state authorities earlier this year to settle claims over foreclosure abuses and other financial shenanigans.”(www.nytimes.com, April 10, 2012)