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quinta-feira, 14 de fevereiro de 2013

Word of the day; Drudge


Drudge: escravo do trabalho, burro de carga, servo, pessoa que executa trabalho duro e humilde, labutar, mourejar, lidar, trabalhar arduamente, ocupar-se em ofícios inferiores e mal pagos
Synonyms: bang away, beaver labor, endeavor, fag, grub, hump, hustle, moil, plod, plow, plug, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail
“Factory workers who must drudge all day at repetitive tasks…” (www.merriam-wbster.com)

quinta-feira, 22 de março de 2012

Word of the Day: Roil


Roil: turvar, turbar, provocar, irritar, incomodar, perturbar, vexar
Synonyms: boil, churn, moil, seethe
“Case of convicted French kidnapper roils Mexico – again”(www.latimes.com / March 20, 2012)
“Financial markets have been roiled by the banking crisis.” (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 )