Word of the day: Wane / Whine / BRING...

Word of the day

Wane: míngua, diminuição, decréscimo, declínio, decaída, falha em madeira, minguante, quarto minguante (lua), decrescer, diminuir, decair, enfraquecer, definhar, acabar, murchar

Synonyms: abate, decline, de-escalate, diminish, dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen

“The moon waxes and then wanes.”

“The scandal caused her popularity to wane.”

“Interest in this issue has continued to wane.”

Obs.:

Whine: ganido (de cão),lamentar(-se), choramingar, lamento, choro, queixume, lamúria, choradeira

(www.merriam-webster.com)

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BRING

bring home the bacon - trabalhar e ser capaz de sustentar a família

bring forth -  fazer algo acontecer                                           bring forward - fazer algo ficar conhecido ou exposto       bring in - fazer dinheiro                                                          bring it on - diz-se quando se quer começar uma briga ou competição 
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Dwindle / Keep your chin up

Dwindle: encolher-se, diminuir, decrescer, minguar, tornar-se menor, decair, definhar, declinar

Synonyms: abate, de-escalate, dent, deplete, diminish, downscale, downsize, drop, decrease, ease, lessen, lower, reduce

“Our energy dwindled as the meeting dragged on.”

“The town's population is dwindling away.”  .”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Keep your chin up: mantenha-se firme, fique firme (usado para encorajar quem está passando por uma carga emocional forte)

“Fred: I really can't take much more of this.

Jane: Keep your chin up. Things will get better.”

“John: Smile, Fred. Keep your chin up.

Fred: I guess you're right. I just get so depressed when I think of this mess I'm in.” (www.thefreedictionary.com)

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Word of the day: DWINDLE

Dwindle:  encolher-se, diminuir, decrescer, minguar, tornar-se menor, decair, definhar, declinar

Synonyms: abate, de-escalate, dent, deplete, diminish, downscale, downsize, drop, decrease, ease, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce

“Our energy dwindled as the meeting dragged on.”

“The town's population is dwindling away.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Deplete

Deplete: esvaziar, exaurir, esgotar, sangrar

Synonyms:  absorb, burn, consume, devour, drain, draw down, exhaust, expend, play out, spend, use up, diminish, downscale, downsize, drop, dwindle, ease, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce

“Wars in the region have depleted the country's food supplies.” (www.macmillandictionary.com)

“If we continue to deplete the Earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.”

“The illness depletes the body of important vitamins.” (www.dictionary.cambridge.org)