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domingo, 27 de janeiro de 2013

Word of the day: Watershed


Watershed:  linha divisória das águas, divisor de águas,bacia hidrográfica, região banhada por um sistema fluvial
Synonyms: climacteric, climax, corner, landmark, milepost, milestone, turning point

“The show will not air until after the nine o'clock watershed.”
“A watershed moment in her life came when she inherited a reasonable sum of money and was able to start her own coffee shop.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

segunda-feira, 30 de janeiro de 2012

Game-changer


Game-changer
Ideia ou fato que muda completamente o curso de algo ou uma situação, divisor de águas, virada de jogo
“ ... to ram the health-care bill through to appease the left. The speech was good, but not a game-changer.” (Newsweek,