Word of the day: ALLURE

Allure: fascinação, encantamento, fascinar, cativar, encantar, persuadir, convencer, atrair, seduzir

Synonyms: charm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, enchant, fascinate, kill, magnetize, wile

“…was so allured by his sister's college roommate that before long he was asking her for a date…”

“Allured by the promise of big bucks, he decided to have a go at a job on the trading floor of the stock market

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Word of the day: Blandish

Word of the day

Blandish: persuadir, agradar, acariciar, lisonjear, adular, convencer alguém usando palavras lisonjeiras

Synonyms: coax, blarney, cajole, palaver, soft-soap, sweet-talk

“…blandished her into doing their work for them by complimenting her shamelessly…”                      www.merriam-webster.com

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Word of the day: Woo

Woo: cortejar, galantear, fazer corte a, namorar, almejar, procurar obter ou alcançar, persuadir, tentar, solicitar, rogar, implorar, suplicar

Synonyms: ask (for), flirt (with), invite, court

“The store had a sale in an effort to woo new customers.”

“The company must find creative ways to woo new employees.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

TALK: Mais expressões

talk out (something) - discutir algo até resolver ou entrar em acordo

talk (someone) out of (doing something) - persuadir alguém a desistir de algo (We spent three hours last week trying to talk my sister out of leaving our home.)

talk over - discutir, falar sobre um assunto

talk some sense into (someone) - ajudar alguém a pensar com bom-senso, fazer com alguém pense com mais clareza

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