Word of the day: Hitch / Keep someone on their toes

Word of the day

Hitch:  puxão, arranco, nó, empecilho, obstáculo, unir-se, atar, segurar, amarrar, tempo que se passa no serviço militar, mover ou puxar aos arrancões, mancar, escorregar, embaraçar, amarrar, prender

Synonyms: booby trap, catch, catch-22, gimmick, gotcha, pitfall, joker, land mine, snag

“He hitched his way across the country last summer”

“…hitch a trailer to a car…”    (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Keep someone on their toes: fazer com que alguém se concentre e esteja preparado com o que pode acontecer

“He keeps changing the rules, just to keep us on our toes.”

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Word of the day: Stint

Stint: limite, limitação, restrição, economia, quantidade ou quantia guardada, tarefa com prazo limitado, restringir, limitar, economizar, racionar, poupar

Synonyms: hitch, circumscription, confinement, limitation, rein, tenure, tour, a period of time spent at a particular activity, a definite quantity of work assigned

 “His parents have always supported him without stint, no matter what interests he has chosen to pursue.”

“They stinted neither trouble nor money”(não pouparam nem esforços nem dinheiro.)

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Word of the day: Yank

Yank:  puxão, arranco, empurrão,  sacudir, empurrar, empuxar, arrancar

Synonyms: buck, hitch, hoick, jolt, twitch, jerk

“He yanked the door shut.”

“She yanked on the dog's leash.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Snag

Snag: nó, ponta saliente de galho, árvore ou galho submerso, obstáculo escondido ou inesperado, empecilho, prender ou rasgar ou puxar o fio (de tecido ou roupa) em qualquer protuberância, impedir, atrapalhar, bloquear, agarrar ou obter por ação rápida

Synonyms: booby trap, catch, catch-22, gimmick, gotcha, hitch, joker, land mine, pitfall

“I caught my sleeve on a snag and tore it.”

“My sweater has a snag where I caught it on a nail.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Pitfall

Pitfall:  alçapão, mundéu,  armadilha, cilada,  escolho, perigo imprevisto

Synonyms: booby trap, catch, catch-22, gimmick, gotcha, hitch, joker, land mine, snag

“Buying a house can be full of pitfalls for the unwary.”

“One of the pitfalls of ignorance is that people will also assume you're stupid.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Stint

Stint:  limite, limitação, restrição, economia, quantidade ou quantia guardada, tarefa com prazo limitado, restringir, limitar, economizar, racionar, poupar

Synonyms:  hitch, stint, tenure, tour, scant, skimp (on), stint (on)

“After a stint in the military that brought him to Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, he joined the Police Department in 1984 and seven years later was attached to its gang unit.” (www.latimes.com / March 20, 2012)