Word of the day: Mince

Mince: picadinho de carne,picar, cortar em pedaços,pronunciar com afetação, medir as palavras, andar de modo afetado

Synonyms: dice, hash, chop

“The recipe says that you should mince the onions.”

“…minced some garlic and added it to the stew…”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

Tear up:

Tear up: Picar, rasgar um pedaço de papel (uma carta, um jornal, et...)

O mesmo que:  rip up

 “After you've collected the tickets, tear them up so they can't be used again.”

“Some angry workers tore up their work contracts to protest the wage cuts.”  (www.englishclub.com)

Normalmente usado com palavras como : (tear up... a letter, card, contract, ticket, newspaper, memo, note)

Word of the day: Peck

Peck:porção, grande quantidade, montão, bicada, marca de bicada, comida, alimento, beijo ligeiro ou distraído, bicar, dar bicadas,picar, apanhar com o bico, mordiscar, resmungar, implicar

Synonyms: nibble, pick

“The hen pecked my finger.”

“The woodpecker pecked a hole in the tree.”

“He pecked his wife on the cheek as he headed out the door.” (www.merriam-webster.com)