Word of the day: Endowment / I'll give you that

Word of the day

Endowment: doação, dotação / dote, dom

Synonyms: donation, bequest, large gift, fund, funding, income, natural gift, talent

“The hospital's endowment was established by a local family.”

“The college has a large endowment.”

“…person of great intellectual endowment…”

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 (I) Give you that, (I’ll) Give you that

-tenho de admitir

-concordo com

-não vou discutir

 “You are a good husband, I’ll give you that, but apparently this is not enough.”

(Você é um bom marido, tenho de admitir, mas aparentemente isto não é suficiente.)

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Word of the day: Endowment / Interesting Facts About English

Word of the day

Endowment: doação, dotação, dote, dom

Synonyms: aptitude, bent, talent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, knack

“ The hospital's endowment was established by a local family.”

“ The college has a large endowment.”

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Interesting Facts About English

In English, the @ symbol is usually called "the at sign" or "the at symbol".

If we place a comma before the word "and" at the end of a list, this is known as an "Oxford comma" or a "serial comma". For example: "I drink coffee, tea, and wine."

Some words exist only in plural form, for example: glasses (spectacles), binoculars, scissors, shears, tongs, gallows, trousers, jeans, pants, pyjamas (but note that clothing words often become singular when we use them as modifiers, as in "trouser pocket").

The shortest complete sentence in English is the following. "I am."

The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat" meaning "the king is helpless".     (www.englishclub.com)

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Word of the day: Dole

Dole:  doação, dádiva, donativo, esmola, porção, quinhão, verba oficial em prol dos desempregados,  pesar, tristeza, pena, aflição, surra,  distribuir, repartir com os pobres

Synonyms: welfare, benefits, handout, to give or distribute as a charity 

“The united states will not dole out any rewards to convince North Korea to live up to its existing obligations.”

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