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quinta-feira, 19 de junho de 2014

Word of the day: Frothy / As they say


Word of the day

Frothy: espumoso, fútil, frívolo, insignificante, vão
Synonyms: foamy, lathery, sudsy

“…a frothy dessert made of whipped egg whites and fruit puree…”
“…a frothy comedy that wouldn't exert the brain of a gnat…”   (www.merriam-webster.com)
Obs.:  
Gnat =  mosquito


 Frothy

gnat


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As they say
-como se costuma dizer

“Time, as they say, is a great healer.”

(O tempo, como se costuma dizer, cura tudo.)


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

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 À procura de Lucas  (Flávio Cruz)



quarta-feira, 8 de janeiro de 2014

Word of the day: Extraneous

Extraneous:   estranho, alheio, irrelevante, externo, exterior, extrínseco, insignificante

Synonyms: accidental, adventitious, alien, extrinsic, external, foreign, supervenient

“She sped up the process by eliminating all extraneous steps.

“The architect's streamlined modern style shuns any sort of extraneous ornamentation.”                   (www.merriam-webster.com)