Word of the day: Maul / Famous movie quotes / as far it goes

Word of the day

Maul: malho, marreta, malhar, espancar, maltratar

Synonyms:maltreat, manhandle, mishandle, rough (up), a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges

“A bear killed one hiker and badly mauled the other.”

“…demonstrators who claimed that they had been mauled by the police…”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

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As far as it goes

                                                                                                  

-até onde dá                                                                                                         

-até onde é possível                                                                                

“This analysis is fine as far as it goes, yet it misses one crucial distinction. It's true that Liberals are in favor of empathy, ...”

(Esta análise é boa até onde é possível, no entanto omite uma distinção crucial. É verdade que os liberais são a favor de empatia,...)

(www.nytimes.com / Jan.14, 2011)

(Conversação em Inglês:Frases e Expressões Úteis- Flávio Cruz)

Famous movie quotes

Love means never having to say you're sorry.	LOVE STORY	1970
The stuff that dreams are made of.	THE MALTESE FALCON	1941
E.T. phone home.	E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL	1982
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!	NETWORK	1976
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.	CASABLANCA	1942
A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.	THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS	1991
There's no place like home.	THE WIZARD OF OZ	1939

Fonte:  http://www.afi.com/100years/quotes.aspx

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Word of the day: Wallop

Wallop: batida forte, pancada, bater, surrar, espancar, fazer barulho, ruído, ferver, borbulhar, andar de forma atabalhoada, vencer de forma arrasadora

Synonyms: bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, bung up, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste, pound, punch out, beat, whip

“I was so angry I felt like walloping him.”

“…walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit…”

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Word of the day: Lam

Lam: fuga, fugir, escapar,espancar, bater

Synonyms: abscond, break out (of), clear out, flee, fly, get out, escape, run away, run off

“Let's lam out of this hellhole while there's still time!”

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Obs.:  On the lam:  em fuga (da polícia).

Word of the day: DRUB

Drub:  espancar, surrar, sovar, esbordoar, esmurrar, criticar, censurar, vencer de longe, por grande margem, bater o pé

Synonyms: beat, pound, hammer, thrash, whip, defeat, lick

“A crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene.”

“We drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Wallop

Wallop: batida forte, pancada, bater, surrar, espancar, fazer barulho, ruído, ferver, borbulhar, andar de forma atabalhoada, vencer de forma arrasadora

Synonyms: bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, buffet, bung up, club, flog, lash, lick, maul, paddle, pelt, pound, slog, tan, thrash, thump, tromp, beat,

“I was so angry I felt like walloping him.”

“…walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit..”      (www.merriamwebster.com)    

Word of the day: WALLOP

Wallop: batida forte, pancada, bater, surrar, espancar, fazer barulho, ruído, ferver, borbulhar,andar de forma atabalhoada, vencer de forma arrasadora

Synonyms: blow, thump, bash, biff, smack, thwack, punch, whack, bang, bump, crack, hit, impressiveness, fizz, buzz, punch, clout

“I was so angry I felt like walloping him.”

“…walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit…”

“…felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch…”

“…gave the ball a good wallop with the bat…”

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