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terça-feira, 17 de dezembro de 2013

Word of the day: Snatch

Snatch: agarramento, tempo curto, pouquinho, pedacinho, sequestro, pegar, agarrar, obter por ação rápida, arrebatar,roubar
Synonyms: bag, capture, get, grab, grapple, hook, nab, nail, net, rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, catch, trap

“An eagle swooped down and snatched one of the hens.”
“She snatched the toy from his hands.”


segunda-feira, 16 de setembro de 2013

Word of the day: Grapple

Grapple: agarramento, luta corpo a corpo, garra, agarrar, segurar, abraçar, lutar, brigar
Synonyms: clasp, clench, hold, grasp, grip, handgrip, handhold

“…was simply unable to break my opponent's viselike grapple and lost the wrestling match…”
“After a grapple with his conscience, he confessed to having an affair.”



sábado, 4 de fevereiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Tussle


Tussle: luta, briga, contenda, lutar, brigar, tentar imobilizar e controlar o outro
Synonyms:  grapple, rassle, scuffle
“Consider Blockbuster's tussle with Netflix. How much of the movie-rental business eventually...”(Newsweek,  )