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quinta-feira, 30 de janeiro de 2014

Word of the day: Blemish

Blemish: marca, mancha, defeito, manchar, marcar, desfigurar,macular, sujar, difamar

Synonyms: taint, darken, mar, poison, spoil, stain, tarnish, touch, vitiate

“A series of burn marks blemish the table's surface.”

“The incident blemished his reputation.”    (www.merriam-webster.com)

sábado, 15 de dezembro de 2012

Word of the day: Shortcoming


Shortcoming: falta, falha, fraqueza, defeito, perda

Synonyms: demerit, dereliction, failing, foible, frailty, fault, sin, vice, “Her lack of attention to detail is her biggest shortcoming.”

“The main shortcoming of this camera is that it uses up batteries quickly.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

quarta-feira, 5 de dezembro de 2012

Word of the day: Glitch


Glitch: falha, defeito, mau funcionamento
Synonyms: minor malfunction, minor problem
Glitches in the speaker's schedule caused some delays.”
“A technical glitch caused a temporary shutdown.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

sábado, 20 de outubro de 2012

Word of the day: Blister


Blister: bolha, pústula, vesícula, empola, falha, defeito, torre transparente (aeron), vesicante, vesicatório, empolar, formar bolhas, repreender, atacar com palavras rudes
Synonyms / definition: an elevation of the epidermis containing watery liquid / an enclosed raised spot (as in paint) resembling a blister /  an agent as lewisite that causes blistering /  a fungal disease of plants marked by raised patches on the leaves

“ She developed a blister on her heel where her shoe rubbed against it.” (www.merriam-webster.com)