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quinta-feira, 29 de janeiro de 2015

Word of the day: Lurk / loiter

Word of the day
Lurk: espreitar, atalaiar, emboscar

Synonyms: sneak, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, steal

“She could tell there was someone out there lurking in the shadows.”

We caught a glimpse of someone lurking around the corner.”


Loiter:  demorar-se, tardar, andar com paradas frequentes, perder tempo

Cada língua tem seu jeito de falar as coisas. Placa (em Inglês  e em Espanhol) em um restaurnte que está fechado para reforma na Flórida:


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segunda-feira, 30 de setembro de 2013

Word of the day: Lurk

Lurk:  espreitar, atalaiar, emboscar
Synonyms: sneak, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, steal

“She could tell there was someone out there lurking in the shadows.”
“We caught a glimpse of someone lurking around the corner.”





domingo, 7 de abril de 2013

Word of the day: Lurk


Lurk: espreitar, atalaiar, emboscar
Synonyms: sneak, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, steal
“She could tell there was someone out there lurking in the shadows.”
“We caught a glimpse of someone lurking around the corner.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

domingo, 9 de setembro de 2012

Word of the day: Peek


Peek: espreitar, espiar
Synonyms: browse, dip, glimpse, glint, glance, skim, to glance quickly or furtively,  peep, a quick or furtive glance
“A little girl peeked around the corner of the chair at him.”
“Close your eyes, and no peeking!”
“She peeked ahead to the next chapter to see what happened next.”
“He allowed some of his friends to peek at his next painting.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

quarta-feira, 8 de fevereiro de 2012

Word of the Day: lurk


lurk:  espreitar, atalaiar, emboscar
Synonyms: sneak, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk,slide, slink, slip, snake, steal
“... but also get a better sense of the threat landscape: who's behind e-mail scams, where they lurk, how they spoof and who they target.” (www.nytimes.com - January 30, 2012)