CHEER / SHEER

cheer	alegrar, dar vivas
sheer	puro, completo, ingreme

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Minidicionário de expressões e phrasal verbs da Língua Inglesa

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Word of the day: Mirth

Mirth: alegria, jovialidade, hilaridade

Synonyms: cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, festivity, gaiety, gayness, glee, gleefulness, hilarity, jocundity, joviality, merriment, merriness

“Her clumsy attempt to cut the cake was the cause of much mirth.”

“As charming as your mutual mirth is, could you refrain from nudging each other and giggling during class?”   (www.merriam-webster.com)

Solace, Wake-up call

WORD OF THE DAY:

Solace: consolo, conforto,  consolar, confortar, alegrar

Synonyms: assure, cheer, console, reassure, soothe, consolation, relief, comfort

“Counselors did their best to solace the bereaved children.”

“I solaced myself with a book while I waited for the bus.”

‘Her presence was a great solace for me.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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A wake-up call: fato ou evento que faz as pessoas abrirem os olhos para um problema ou mais cientes de um perigo ou problema

“I slipped over on the wet floor in my bathroom. I didn't hurt myself badly, but it was a wake-up call and I went out and bought some non-slip mats to stick on the floor.”

“Robert had a pain in the chest, and it was a wake-up call for him. Now he's eating much healthier food and he's exercising more.” (www.englishclub.com)

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Word of the day: SOLACE

Solace:  consolo, conforto, consolar, confortar, alegrar

Synonyms: assure, cheer, console, reassure, comfort, soothe

“Counselors did their best to solace the bereaved children.”

“I solaced myself with a book while I waited for the bus.”

“Solaced by an abundance of whisky, champagne and cigars, he always bounced back, restoring and…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

CHEER / SHEER

cheer  (pronúncia)	alegrar, dar vivas
sheer  (pronúncia)	puro, completo, ingreme

"...a happy tune, full of cheer...(thefreedictionary.com)
"The fans cheered the runners on" (thefreedictionary.com)

"...got the job through sheer persistence." (thefreedictionary.com)

Word of the day: Solace

Solace:  consolo, conforto.  consolar, confortar

Synonyms: assure, cheer, console, reassure, comfort, cheer, consolation, relief, comfort

“Her presence was a great solace for me.”

 “Counselors did their best to solace the bereaved children.”

“I solaced myself with a book while I waited for the bus.”(www.merriam-webster.com)