Word of the day: Fray / All things considered

Word of the day

Fray: rixa, bulha, briga, refrega, luta, desordem, combate, motim,  rasgão, puimento, esfiapar, puir, cotiar,ficar exausto, ficar cansado

Synonyms: battle, fight, scrabble, throes, battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, dustup, fracas, hassle, scrap

“That's the chance the small business stakeholder has to jump into the fray and really shine.”

“You can't just jump into the fray, throwing furnishings left and right in a mad tizzy.”

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All things considered    

                                                                           

-depois de se levar tudo em consideração                                                                

 -após considerar tudo

“So all things considered, what's the worst that can happen? It might not inspire kids to discard their iPods and hit the books...”

(Assim, depois de se levar tudo em consideração, o que de pior pode acontecer? Pode não inspirar os garotos a se desfazerem de seus iPods e entrar nos livros...)

(Newsweek, June 13, 2007)

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

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Word of the day: Joust

Joust:  torneio, combate, justa, peleja,  competir, pelejar, combater.

“The knights jousted against each other.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Definition / synonyms: contend, fight, struggleb : to engage in combat with lances on horseback, to fight on horseback as a knight or man-at-arms

“The knights jousted against each other.’(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Bicker

Bicker: briga, contenda petulante, brigar, disputar, mover se rapidamente, cintilar, bruxulear, tremular, tamborilar.

Synonyms:  altercation, battle royal, brawl, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, fight, hassle, imbroglio, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, scrap, spat, squabble, wrangle

 “After a prolonged bicker, they finally managed to find a movie that both of them were interested in seeing.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Brawl

Brawl: briga barulhenta, rixa, brigar, disputar, gritar, tagarelar alto

Synonyms: altercate, argufy, bicker, brabble, argue, controvert, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, jar, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle

 “Fans were brawling in the streets after the game.”( www.merriam-webster.com)

“The Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows.”( www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Feud

Feud: contenda, rixa, hostilidade, animosidade, inimizade tradicional entre famílias.
synonyms: quarrel, strife, fight
"It began as a feud between an elderly widow and her estranged daughter. But it grew into..." (Newsweek, October 23, 2011)

Word of the Day: Vie

Vie: competir, disputar, rivalizar

Synonyms: battle, contend, face off, fight, race, rival, compete

“Romney and Obama vie for title of most charitable;” (www.washingtonpost.com, February 16, 2012)