stroke of genius, stroke of luck

Perspicuous:  perspícuo, claro, compreensível

Synonyms: apparent, bald, bald-faced, barefaced, bright-line, broad, clear-cut, crystal clear

“…believing that poetry need not be as perspicuous as prose, he writes poems that are intentionally ambiguous…”  (www.meeriam-webster.com)

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Blight:  ferrugem, mangra, qualquer doença que faz secar as plantas, inseto ou pulgão que causa tal doença, influência maligna,algo que frustra, atrapalha, fazer secar (planta), arruinar

Bright:  esplendor, fulgor,claro, luminoso, luzente,  claro, vivo, vivaz,  inteligente, alegre, famoso    . bright and early bem cedo. bright in the eye coll embriagado. things are looking brighter as coisas estão melhorando, as perspectivas são melhores.

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Stroke of genius -  uma idéia brilhante

Stroke of luck / stroke of luck  = golpe de sorte

MINI DICIONÁRIO de idioms, phrasal verbs e mais

Sure thing

Sure thing

-com certeza

-claro

“I'm with the FBl. I need to speak to the sheriff. Is he in?

Sure thing. Sheriff?”

(Eu sou do FBI. Preciso falar com o xerife. Ele está?

Claro. Xerife?)

(Frailty / “A Mão do Diabo”)

As...

as a last resort - como último recurso, em último caso

as a matter of course - claro, evidentemente

as a matter of fact - na verdade, para dizer a verdade

as a rule - em geral, normalmente

as a whole - como um todo

Word of the Day: Bright-line

Bright-line: claro, distinto, transparente

Synonyms: apparent, bald, broad, clear-cut, crystal clear, distinct, evident, lucid, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable

"The NFL needs to have a bright-line rule for the use of electronics devices during games." (www.nbcsports.com, January 13, 2012)