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sábado, 12 de outubro de 2013

Word of the day: Clunk

Clunk:  golpe, pancada, som de objetos (de metal, pedra ou madeira) chocando-se um contra o outro, pessoa estúpida, tola,bater, golpear

Synonyms: clump, click, clomp, clonk

“He can clunk like an elephant when he's being funny, no doubt deliberately.”

“The joint slid back with a sound somewhere between a dull pop and the clunk of two pieces of wet timber being knocked together.”   (www.wordhippo.com)

quarta-feira, 14 de agosto de 2013

Word of the day: Barge

Barge: chata, barcaça, batelão, barco grande usado para excursões, alvarenga, saveiro, casa flutuante, cambalear (to barge in:  entrar sem pedir licença)
Synonyms: lumber, clomp, clump, flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp

“He came rushing down the stairs, barging into the crowd of people at the bottom.”

“She barged through the door without even knocking.”         (www.merriamwebster.com)    

domingo, 19 de agosto de 2012

Word of the day: Scuffle


Scuffle:  luta corpo a corpo, briga, tumulto, lutar, brigar
Synonyms: barge, clomp, clump, flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuff, lumber, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp, trudge
‘Children scuffled on the playground.”
“Small creatures scuffled in the underbrush.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

quarta-feira, 1 de agosto de 2012

Word of the day: Scuffle


Scuffle:  luta corpo a corpo, briga, tumulto, lutar, brigar
Synonyms: barge, clomp, clump, flog [British], flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuff, lumber, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp, trudge
“Children scuffled on the playground.”
“Small creatures scuffled in the underbrush.” (www.merriam-webster.com)