Word of the day: Muddle / Just to name a few / bottom line

Word of the day

Muddle: confusão, desordem, confundir, desorganizar, desnortear, tontear com bebidas alcoólicas

Synonyms:  baffle, bamboozle,, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, confound

“ A car shopper thoroughly muddled by too much well-meaning advice. “

“Some mischievous brat had muddled the household accounts.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

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bottom line – o ponto decisivo, o fundo da questão

“The bottom line is that Saudi Arabia would like to see a lower price.” (www.newsweek.com, March 29, 2012)

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Just to name a few: só para citar alguns (algumas)
"all its French expressions , aide-de-camp, deja vu, maladroit, just to name a few, of those I found in..." (Newsweek, June 29, 2003)

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Essa vida da gente

(crônicas e contos sobre o cotidiano)

Essa vida da gente: Para comprar no Brasil como e book ou impresso

Para comprar nos estados Unidos como impresso

Para comprar nos Estados Unidos como e book

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Word of the day: Muddle

Word of the day

Muddle: confusão, desordem, confundir, desorganizar, desnortear

Synonyms: addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound

“…a car shopper thoroughly muddled by too much well-meaning advice…

“Some mischievous brat had muddled the household accounts.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

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Para comprar no Brasil ( impresso e e book):

Novo livro  (ficção científica) no Clube dos Autores:

À procura de Lucas  (Flávio Cruz)

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Para comprar nos EUA:

Lulu (Editora ): impresso e e book

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Word of the day Flutter

Word of the day

Flutter: esvoaçar, palpitação, agitação, vibração, confusão, excitação, taquicardia, tremular, flutuar, bater as asas, esvoaçar, estar irrequieto,  palpitar,  bater irregularmente

Synonyms: dance, dart, flick, flicker, flirt, flitter, flit, zip

“The bird was fluttering its wings.”

“Leaves fluttered to the ground.”

“The breeze made the curtains flutter.”

“She nervously fluttered around the office.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

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That's enough! No more warnings, please!!!

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Novo livro  (ficção científica) no Clube dos Autores:

 À procura de Lucas  (Flávio Cruz)

Word of the day: Maze

Maze:  labirinto,estado de encantamento ou perplexidade, confusão, confundir, embaraçar

Synonyms: addle, baffle, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, confound, fuddle, gravel, confuse, muddle, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex, labyrinth

“I'm completely mazed by the multitude of plans for health insurance.>”

“The experiment measured the time it took for a mouse to find its way through a maze to get its reward of cheese.”

“The school is a maze of classrooms.”

“…a maze of rules and regulations…” 

(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: HUDDLE + idioms...

Huddle: desordem, confusão, amontoado de pessoas ou coisas, conferência, discussão fechada e intensa, misturar, amontoar, fazer alguma coisa com pressa, sem cuidado, precipitar-se, apertar-se, acotovelar-se

Synonyms: bunch, cluster, crowd, pile

“We huddled around the campfire.”

“The sheep huddled together for warmth.”

“The students huddled over their desks.”

“Union representatives are huddling to discuss the proposal.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

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Call the shots: dar as ordens, exercer a autoridade, estar no commando

"Who is calling the shots in this house?" (www.thefreedictionary.com)

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under a cloud - sob suspeita  de estar envolvido em algo criminal ou ilegal

under any circumstances,  in any circumstances - em nenhuma hipótese, em nenhuma circunstância

under arrest - preso ( no momento da prisão

under construction - em construção (usa-se também para significar um conserto de estrada, por ex.)

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Word of the day: HUDDLE

Huddle:  desordem, confusão, amontoado de pessoas ou coisas,  conferência, discussão fechada e intensa, misturar, amontoar,  fazer alguma coisa com pressa, sem cuidado, precipitar-se, apertar-se, acotovelar-se

Synonyms: assembly, congress, convention, convocation, council, gathering, get-together, meeting, powwow, bunch, cluster, crowd,

“We huddled around the campfire.”

“The sheep huddled together for warmth.”

“The students huddled over their desks.”

“Union representatives are huddling to discuss the proposal.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Snarl

Snarl: palavras ásperas ou ríspidas, rosnar, mostrar os dentes, falar de modo ríspido,  emaranhamento, entrelaçamento, confusão, entrelaçar, trançar, emaranhar, fazer confusão

Synonyms:  backup, bottleneck, jam-up, logjam, snarl, tie-up, bark, a vicious growl

“Obama visit to snarl traffic this morning.” (www.latimes.com)

“…the city promotes carpooling to help ease the traffic snarls that always accompany rush hour…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Entanglement

Entanglement: embaraço, enredo, complicação, confusão, obstáculo,  traição que envolve intimidade sexual, obstáculo de arame farpado

Synonyms: mesh(es), morass, net, noose, quagmire,quicksand, snare, tanglement, toil(s),  adulterous affair,trap,  willful misconception, advanced work, unfaithfulness

“President Obama is still doing his best to avoid entanglement in Libya: He said Friday that U.S. ground troops will not deploy in Libya and that force will not be used beyond...´Newsweek, March 18, 2011

The book describes the complex emotional and sexual entanglements between the members of the group.”” (http://dictionary.cambridge.org)