X-37B space plane / Word of the Day: Deterrent

Unmanned X-37B space plane lands, its exact mission a mystery

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Word of the day

Deterrent:  meio de intimidação, impedimento, estorvo, restringente

Synonyms: admonishing, wet blanket, alarming, warning, admonitory, prohibitive,  obstacle, discouraging

 “ …they raise the price of oil. That’s like raising interest rates. That’s the ultimate deterrent.”

Newsweek, January 10, 2011

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Word of the day (Shackle), slippery slope,

Shackle:  algema,  elo, corrente, cadeia,  impedimento, obstáculo,  algemar, agrilhoar, impedir

Synonyms: band, bind, bracelet, chain, cuff(s), fetter, handcuff(s), irons, ligature, manacle(s), bond

“…placed shackles on the legs of the prisoners…

”The shackles of illiteracy can be just as confining as leg irons.”

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Slippery slope: caminho ou assunto perigoso, assunto que pode causar confusão

“ The matter of euthanasia is a slippery slope with both legal and moral considerations.”

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short fuse  

(temperamento explosivo, “pavio curto”)

Don’t talk to him now. He’s upset and got a short fuse.  =  Não fale com ele agora. Está aborrecido e tem um “pavio curto”.

She doesn’t  like people who have a short fuse.  =  Ela não gosta de pessoas que têm temperamento explosivo.

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Word of the day: THWART

Thwart: banco de remador, bancada de escaler,  frustração, obstáculo, impedimento,  opor-se, contrariar, frustrar, impedir,  atravessado, transversalmente,  através de, transversalmente

Synonyms: baffle, balk, beat, checkmate, discomfit, foil,frustrate

“She did all she could to thwart his plans.”

“The army thwarted the attempt at a coup.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Balk

Balk:  obstáculo, impedimento, tropeço, erro, fracasso, margem, faixa de terra não-lavrada, viga, decepção, empacar, recusar-se a andar, impedir,  falhar, deixar escapar, frustar, evitar, enjeitar

Synonyms: encumbrance, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, baffle, frustrate, beat, checkmate, foil, thwart

“The extravagant centerpiece proved to be a balk to the flow of conversation.”

“The horse balked and would not jump the fence.”

“The runner on third base tried to make the pitcher balk.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

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)