Word of the day: Rift / check this out

Word of the day

Rift: greta, racha, abertura, fenda, brecha, fissura, falha, fratura (em rochas e terrenos), rachar(-se), abrir(-se), fender, arrebentar

Synonyms: check, chink, cleft, cranny, crevice, fissure, crack, split

“The fight will only widen the rift with his brother.”

“…the rift in the rock…”

“We could see some stars through the rifts in the clouds.”

“Scientists are studying the Mid-Atlantic Rift.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

Check it out / Check this out           

                                                                                                                                                                             -dá uma conferida

-dá uma olhada

“Check it out anyway. If he's in there, and she's hiding him......kill them both.”

(De qualquer forma, dá uma conferida.Se ele estiver lá dentro e ela o estiver escondendo…mate os dois.)

(Desperado / “A Balada do Pistoleiro”)

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

Novo livro  (ficção científica) no Clube dos Autores:

 À procura de Lucas  (Flávio Cruz)

Word of the day: Shortcoming

Shortcoming: falta, falha, fraqueza, defeito, perda

Synonyms: demerit, dereliction, failing, foible, frailty, fault, sin, vice, “Her lack of attention to detail is her biggest shortcoming.”

“The main shortcoming of this camera is that it uses up batteries quickly.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Glitch

Glitch: falha, defeito, mau funcionamento

Synonyms: minor malfunction, minor problem

“Glitches in the speaker's schedule caused some delays.”

“A technical glitch caused a temporary shutdown.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Blister

Blister: bolha, pústula, vesícula, empola, falha, defeito, torre transparente (aeron), vesicante, vesicatório, empolar, formar bolhas, repreender, atacar com palavras rudes

Synonyms / definition: an elevation of the epidermis containing watery liquid / an enclosed raised spot (as in paint) resembling a blister /  an agent as lewisite that causes blistering /  a fungal disease of plants marked by raised patches on the leaves

“ She developed a blister on her heel where her shoe rubbed against it.” (www.merriam-webster.com)