Word of the day: Lam

Lam: fuga, fugir, escapar,espancar, bater

Synonyms: abscond, break out (of), clear out, flee, fly, get out, escape, run away, run off

“Let's lam out of this hellhole while there's still time!”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

Obs.:  On the lam:  em fuga (da polícia).

Word of the day: SLOPE

Slope: declive, ladeira, rampa,  inclinação, grau de inclinação, estar inclinado, ter declive,inclinar, enviesar, fazer rampa ou ladeira, fugir, escapar

Synonyms: angle, cant, cock, heel, incline, list, pitch, slant, lean, tilt,tip, cant, diagonal, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, slant, tilt, upgrade

“His handwriting slopes to the left.”

“They sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street.”   (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Eschew

Eschew:  evitar, fugir

Synonyms: avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, evade, finesse, get around, shake, shirk, shun

“They now eschew the violence of their past.”

“A psychologist who eschews the traditional methods of psychotherapy.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Bunk

Bunk: beliche: cama em forma de prateleira, na parede, em beliche, fugir, sair correndo, bobagem, besteira

Synonyms: built-in bed, a sleeping place, accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, house, camp, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, shelter, take in

“Marcus was lying in the top bunk feeling seasick.” (www.macmillandictionary.com)

Word of the day: Skulk

Skulk:  covarde, pessoa medrosa, esconder-se, esquivar-se,  fugir, sair de fininho, safar-se

Synonyms: lurk, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, sneak, slide, slink, slip, snake, steal / to move in a stealthy or furtive manner/ to hide or conceal something

“She skulked into her sister's room.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

“There can be no hiding or skulking on any issue of this magnitude.” (www,nytimes,com/ February 1, 2009)

flea / flee / fleet / free

flea Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	pulga
flee (fled) Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	fugir
fleet Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	frota, esquadra
free Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	livre

flea                                      flee

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