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domingo, 26 de outubro de 2014

Elections (Brazil) : Lindsay Lohan’s Support // Word of the day: Dreadful



Presidential Challenger in Brazil Forced to Carry On Without Lindsay Lohan’s Support



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Word of the day


Dreadful: terrível, formidável, horrível, espantoso, temível, que impõe respeito, desagradável, ruim, extremo, excessivo
Synonyms: alarming, dire, direful, dread, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, terrible, terrifying

“Her performance was absolutely dreadful.”
“Those children have such dreadful manners.” (www.merriam-webster.com


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quinta-feira, 14 de agosto de 2014

Word of the day: Dread / Grin and bear it



Word of the day
Dread: medo, temor, horror, pavor, receio, espanto, respeito,pessoa ou coisa de que se tem medo, temer, ter muitíssimo medo, recear
Synonyms: alarming, dire, direful, fearful, dreadful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening

“Every ship on the Spanish Main was terrified of running into the dread pirate.”
“She has a dread of failure.”
“He lives with the constant dread of rejection.”
“She awaited her punishment with dread.”
Obs.:
Dreadful:  terrível, horrível, espantoso, temível, ruim,  excessivo.

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Grin and bear it: aceitar uma situação sem ficar zangado ou aborrecido
I really don't like singing karaoke, but if it's someone's birthday party I'll grin and bear it.

Our son was very brave about his treatment in hospital and he'd always grin and bear it.
(www.englishclub.com)

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quinta-feira, 10 de maio de 2012

Word of the day: Ominous


Ominous:   agourento,  ominoso
Synonyms: baleful, dire, direful,  doomy, foreboding, ill, ill-boding, inauspicious, menacing, minatory, portentous, sinister, threatening
“Space weather expert has ominous forecast. Mike Hapgood, who studies solar events, says the world isn't prepared for a truly damaging storm. And one could happen soon.”(www.latimes.com)
“He spoke in ominous tones.”(www.merriam-webster.com