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sábado, 11 de agosto de 2012

Word of the day: Slog


Slog: trabalho árduo, difícil, caminhada difícil, golpear, sovar, surrar,  trabalhar, labutar, malhar, fazer uma viagem longa e árdua (a pé)
Synonyms: bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, hammer, knock, pound, punch, slam, smack, smite, sock, strike
“He slogged away at the paperwork all day.”
“She slogged through her work.”
“We've been slogging along for hours.”
“He slogged through the deep snow.”(www.merriam-webster.com)
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sábado, 19 de maio de 2012

Word of the day: Scrub


Scrub:cancelar, eliminar, esfregar, friccionar, lavar esfregando,  lavar,  labutar, moita, arbustos,  animal doméstico mestiço,  esfregação, ato de esfregar,
Synonyms: abandon, abort, call, call off, cry off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke, scrap, cancel, diminutive, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy , runt, scrub, shrimp, Tom Thumb
“They scrubbed the game because of the bad weather..”(www.merriam-webster.com)
“We scrubbed and scrubbed until the floor was clean.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

domingo, 29 de janeiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Toil


Toil: trabalho pesado, labuta, labutar, avançar lentamente, andar com dificuldade,  fatigar ou exaustar, rede, armadilha
Synonyms: donkeywork, drudge, drudgery, fatigue, grind, labor, moil, slavery, sweat
“In the year 2030, few Americans will toil in cubicles for eight hours a day. Instead, they’ll write e-mails or take phone calls in sleek “collaboration centers” (Newsweek, July 23, 2010 )