Word of the day: Quaint / The wheels are turning

Word of the day

Quaint:  estranho, esquisito, singular, fantástico

Synonyms: bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky

“The fishing village was very quaint.”

“The writer talks about the quaint customs of the natives.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

The wheels are turning: algo está acontecendo, algo está para acontecer ( e que vai causar algo, que vai iniciar algo), as coisas estavam de tal forma que

“By the late 1940s the wheels were turning that would make space flight possible by the end of the 1950s.”   (www.thefreedictionary.com)

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Quaint / Know the ropes

Quaint: estranho, esquisito, singular, fantástico

Synonyms: bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, eccentric, funny, kinky, odd, queer

“The fishing village was very quaint.”

“The writer talks about the quaint customs of the natives.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Know the ropes: saber como fazer algo, saber como funciona algo

“Juan knows the ropes of substitute teaching.” (http://www.idioms4you.com)

“Good managers know the ropes. They have skills and experience.” (http://esl-bits.net)

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Word of the day: Whimsical

Whimsical: caprichoso, esquisito, excêntrico, extravagante, cheio de venetas ou caprichos

Synonyms: capricious, freakish, impulsive

“She has a whimsical sense of humor.”

“It's hard to make plans with such a whimsical best friend.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Uncanny

Uncanny:  esquisito, estrambótico, misterioso, sinistro,perigoso, estranho, 

Synonyms: arcane, cryptic, deep, enigmatic, occult, mysterious, impenetrable, inscrutable, mystic

“Steve Jobs wasn’t always right, but his ability to foresee innovations was uncanny.” (Newsweek, October 10, 2011 )

exquisite

exquisite - (fino, refinado, especial)

(Port.) esquisito – (strange, weird)

 I almost felt guilty for eating that exquisite food.= Eu quase me senti culpado por comer aquela comida refinada.

It was a wonderful place,  and we could listen to an exquisite choice of songs.= Era um lugar maravilhoso e nós podíamos ouvir uma refinada seleção musical.

O Sr, Peterson era um homem muito esquisito  =  Mr. Peterson was a very weird man.

Havia algo de esquisito em seus olhos. =  There was something strange in her eyes

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