Word of the day: Scant

Scant: restringir, cortar, limitar, mostrar-se avaro, escasso, apertado, parco,  insuficiente, deficiente, pouco

Synonyms: exiguous, niggardly, poor, meager, scanty, scarce, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy

“Food was in scant supply.”

“She paid scant attention to the facts.”

“Police found scant evidence of fraud.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Hedge

Hedge:  cerca viva, sebe, divisa, canto, recanto, rodear, restringir, limitar, resguardar(-se), minimizar o risco

Synonyms: barricade, fence, barrier, wall

“The messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards>    (www.merriamwebster.com)   

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Word of the day: HEDGE

Hedge: cerca viva, sebe, divisa, canto, recanto, com cobertura, salvaguarda, guarnecer com sebe, cercar, restringir, limitar, resguardar(-se), minimizar o risco

Synonyms: barricade, fence, barrier, wall, fudge, equivocate, pussyfoot, tergiversate, waffle, weasel

“ The messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards.”

“The garden is hedged by flowering shrubs.”

“She hedged when she was asked to support the campaign.”  (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, 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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