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quinta-feira, 21 de abril de 2016

Word of the day: Squalor

Squalor: esqualidez, miséria, sordidez
Synonyms:  filth, foulness, dirt, grime, shabbiness
sordidness, immorality, degradation, nastiness, meanness

“The family was living in squalor.”
“I was shocked by the squalor of their surroundings.”

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Minidicionário de expressões e phrasal verbs da Língua Inglesa



sábado, 27 de setembro de 2014

Word of the day: Gunk / Don’t go there / Don’t even go there / Don’t even try to go there

Word of the day


Gunk: qualquer substância oleosa, suja e grudenta
Synonyms: crud, dirt, grime, filth, muck, smut, soil

“The engine was all full of gunk.”
“I need to wipe this gunk off my hands.”
(www.merriam-webster.com)




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Don’t go there / Don’t even go there / Don’t even try to go there

-nem vem com isso / essa
-nem tente falar nisso
“That was it for me, so don't even try to go there,” she told Mr. Morgan sharply, though he kept protesting he had no intention of asking. ...”
(“Para mim chega, portanto nem tente falar nisso”, ela disse categoricamente para o Sr. Morgan, embora ele continuasse insistindo que ele não tinha intenção de perguntar...”
(www.nytimes.com / Jan.18, 2011)


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segunda-feira, 20 de janeiro de 2014

Word of the day: Grunge

Grunge: pessoa que tem aversão aos padrões estabelecidos,pessoa que se veste em desalinho, pessoa chata, sujeira, substância horrível
Synonyms: grime, dirt, filth, muck, rubbish, mess
“When you were in school you probably knew people who got into a lifestyle of Goth, grunge.”
“The saggy velvet curtains give it that touch of grunge; the sleek custom-made bar gives it a touch of class.”

segunda-feira, 6 de janeiro de 2014

Word of the day: Grunge

Grunge: pessoa que tem aversão aos padrões estabelecidos,pessoa que se veste em desalinho, pessoa chata, sujeira, substância horrível
Synonyms: grime, dirt, filth, muck, rubbish, mess
“When you were in school you probably knew people who got into a lifestyle of Goth, grunge.”
“The saggy velvet curtains give it that touch of grunge; the sleek custom-made bar gives it a touch of class.”