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sábado, 17 de maio de 2014

Word of the day: Cocky / Stowaway

Word of the day

Cocky:  convencido, arrogante
Synonyms: arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy

“Don't get too cocky about your chances of getting the job.”
“…a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater…”   (www.merriam-webster.com)


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Stowaway:  passageiro clandestino,  embarcar clandestinamente (em avião ou navio)




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Novo livro  (ficção científica) no Clube dos Autores: À procura de Lucas  (Flávio Cruz)


quarta-feira, 11 de dezembro de 2013

Word of the day: Brash

Brash: fragmentos de gelo, frágil, quebradiço,impetuoso, autoconfiante
Synonyms: audacious, bold, bold-faced, nervy, brassbound, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent
She asks such brash questions.”

“…a brash request to get something for free…”


domingo, 24 de novembro de 2013

Word of the day: Cocky

Cocky:  convencido, arrogante
Synonyms: smug, arrogant, boastful, brash, self-assured, self-confident, overconfident
“Don't get too cocky about your chances of getting the job.”

“…a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater…”    (www.merriam-webster.com)

domingo, 16 de setembro de 2012

Word of the day: Cocky


Cocky: convencido, arrogante
Synonyms:  arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, sassy, saucy, wise
 “…a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

segunda-feira, 18 de junho de 2012

Word of the day: Sassy


Sassy: insolente, atrevido, vivo, vigoroso, elegante, na moda
Synonyms: arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, saucy, wise
“She bought some sassy high heels.”
Octavia Spencer won supporting actress for playing a sassy maid who takes delicious revenge in the 1960s-era drama ? (www.latimes.com / February 26, 2012)