Word of the day: Tether

Tether: corda, trava, corrente para segurar um animal no pasto, âmbito, limite, amarrar, pear

Synonyms: attach,  bond, chain, fastening, fetter, halter, lead, leash, restraint, rope, shackle 

“…why did the Chinese first tether their currency to the dollar, after all, if not because of a belief that the United States had the world’s most dominant... “(www.newsweek, July 25, 2011)

Obs.: “that is beyond my tether”: “isso ultrapassa minhas forças” / “to be at the end of one’s tether”: “não ter mais forças, estar com os recursos esgotados”

Word of the Day:Hindrance

Hindrance: obstáculo, impedimento

Synonyms: balk, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, fetter, handicap, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles

in attracting voters outside their core...

“That will be a hindrance in attracting voters outside their core...” (Newsweek, September 23, 2009)

Word of the Day: Hindrance

hindrance:  obstáculo, impedimento.

Synonyms:  block, chain, clog, cramp,  deterrent, drag, embarrassment, fetter, handicap,encumbrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment,  obstacle, obstruction, trammel

“Cost is a hindrance, and there still aren’t enough movie screens that can play 3-D films to sustain a serious expansion of...” Newsweek, January 04, 2010

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