Word of the day: FOIL

Foil: derrotar, destroçar, repelir, parar, evadir rasto de caça, derrota, frustração, mau êxito, baldar, frustrar, anular, despistar, fazer perder o rasto, folha metálica, chapa, lâmina delgada de metal

Synonyms: stop, frustrate, throw a monkey wrench in the works, halt, halt in its tracks, thwart, outwit, balk, hinder, promote, throw a spanner in the works

“To tamp down Palestinian rebellions and foil attacks on Israelis, Shin Bet...” (www.thedailybeast.com)

Cover tightly with aluminum foil, place in oven and bake for 1 1/2 hours.  (www.wordhippo.com)

Word of the day: Vanquish

Vanquish: vencer, superar, dominar, subjugar, derrotar,  reprimir, conter

Synonyms: dominate, overpower, pacify, subdue, subject, subjugate, subordinate, conquer

 “They were vanquished in battle.”

“…vanquished nation after nation in his relentless conquest of Europe…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Smite

Smite: (ps smote, smit, pp smitten, smit): bater, golpear, atingir, afetar,  derrotar, prostrar,comover, inflamar, apaixonar, castigar

Synonyms:bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam

“…what exactly do you artists do in the studio when you get an idea? “I usually smite my forehead,” the painter replies sarcastically, “and shout ‘Eureka!’?” (www. newsweek, May 27, 2010 )

“… if you think an omnipotent and omniscient god is watching your every move and will smite you for any infraction, that can indeed make for a bit...” (www. newsweek, April 10, 2009 )

Word of the Day: Foil

Foil: derrota, frustração, mau êxito, baldar, frustrar, anular, derrotar, destroçar, repelir, parar, evadir (golpe, pergunta, etc.),despistar, fazer perder o rasto /  folha metálica, chapa, lâmina delgada de metal, ouropel

Synonyms:  baffle, balk, beat, checkmate, discomfit, foil, thwart

“ Ukraine foiled plot to kill Putin, report says.”( http://www.latimes.com, February 28, 2012) (to foil: frustrar)

I spotted a man who was attending the festivities wearing a giant cape made of tin foil.(Newsweek, October 24, 2011) (foil: folha metálica)