Word of the day: Fickle / from head to toe

Word of the day

Fickle: inconstante, volúvel, variável, caprichoso, instável, mutável

Synonyms: capricious, changeable, changeful, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant

“He blames poor sales on fickle consumers.”

“…a fickle friendship that was on and off over the years…”    (www.merriam-webster.com)

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From head to toe / From top to toe: por todo o corpo, dos pés à cabeça

“He was covered in mud from head to toe.”   http://www.macmillandictionary.com/

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Word of the day: Whimsical

Whimsical: caprichoso, esquisito, excêntrico, extravagante, cheio de venetas ou caprichos

Synonyms: capricious, freakish, impulsive

“She has a whimsical sense of humor.”

“It's hard to make plans with such a whimsical best friend.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Choppy

Choppy : que faz movimentos rápidos,  agitado, encapelado, encrespado (ondas), gretado, rachado, fendido, cortado

Synonyms: bouncy, wobbly, broken off, wimpled, capricious, wandering, catchy, rough with small waves, changeable, variable (vento), interrupted by ups and downs

“…then these radiant white paper pillows are perhaps the whitecaps of a choppy sea.”(www;latimes.com / May 21, 2012)

“Economic indicators and corporate earnings in the U.S. continue to signal recovery, albeit  a choppy one.” (www;latimes.com / May 9, 2012)

Word of the Day: Fickle

fickle: constante, volúvel, variável, caprichoso, instável, mutável

synonyms: inconstant, capricious, whimsical, changing

“Republican primary voters are a fickle, sometimes lazy, sort, who often follow the advice of…” (Newsweek,  July 03, 2011)