Word of the day: Humdrum / It comes as a surprise

Word of the day

Humdrum: pessoa ou coisa maçante, enfadonha, monotonia, monótono, enfadonho, estúpido

Synonyms: arid, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, boring

“She liked the movie, but I thought it was humdrum.”

“…another humdrum day at the office…”     (www.merriam-webster.com)

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It comes as a surprise,  as a shock, as a  disappointment/ as a relief etc.

-é uma surpresa / choque / desapontamento / lembrete, alívio etc.

“It came as no surprise that Jane left her husband.”

(Não foi uma surpresa que Jane abandonou seu marido.)

“It comes as a relief to learn that he’s still alive.”

(É um alívio saber que ele ainda está vivo

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

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 À procura de Lucas  (Flávio Cruz)

Word of the day: Dunce

Dunce: estúpido, bobo, bronco, asno, aluno relapso

Synonyms:  airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, cluck, clunk, cretin, deadhead 

“ Those who failed to meet sales targets were made to stand in the corner wearing a dunce 's hat.”

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Word of the day: Sodden

Sodden:  saturar, encharcar, embriagar,  encharcado, ensopado,  molhado, úmido, pesado (de umidade),estúpido, abobalhado (em decorrência de bebida alcoólica)

Synonyms: awash, bathed, bedraggled, drenched, dripping, logged, saturated, soaked, wet, soggy, soppy, soused, washed

“At the bottom of the saucer, the meat is deliciously sodden with the spicy juices.” (www.wordhippo.com)

“…eyes peering out between strands of sodden hair…”   (www.merriam-webster.com) 

Word of the day: DUNCE

Dunce: estúpido, bobo, bronco, asno, aluno relapso.

Synonyms: airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, donkey, dumbhead, dum-dum, dummkopf, dummy, idiot, dunderhead, fathead, hammerhead, hardhead, jackass, moron, pinhead, simpleton, stupid

“People with the learning disability dyslexia were once simply dismissed as dunces.””  (www.merriam-webster.com)

DOLL / DULL

Doll ( pronúncia ): boneca, brinquedo de criança, mulher ou moça muito bem vestida, porém pouco inteligente, mulher atraente ou agradável

Dull ( pronúncia ): estúpido, entorpecer, insensibilizar, mitigar, atenuar, ensurdecer, embotar, tirar o fio de uma faca, tornar baço, estúpido, inerte, lerdo, fraco, insípido, insensível, maçante, morto, surdo

Word of the day: Crass

Crass:  grosseiro, estúpido,  crasso, espesso, grosso, denso

Synonyms: common, coarse, crude, gross, incult, insensible, low, lowbred, lowbrow, rough, rude, rugged, tasteless, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar

“A few people seemed shocked by her crass comments.”

“…a loudmouthed jerk given to rude jokes and crass comments…” (www.merriam-webster.com)