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sábado, 1 de junho de 2013

Word of the day: SLOPE


Slope: declive, ladeira, rampa,  inclinação, grau de inclinação, estar inclinado, ter declive,inclinar, enviesar, fazer rampa ou ladeira, fugir, escapar
Synonyms: angle, cant, cock, heel, incline, list, pitch, slant, lean, tilt,tip, cant, diagonal, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, slant, tilt, upgrade

“His handwriting slopes to the left.”
“They sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street.”   (www.merriam-webster.com)

quarta-feira, 3 de outubro de 2012

Word of the day: Lurch


Lurch: desamparo, abandono, balanço brusco, guinada, balançar, jogar (navio) /  ficar de emboscada
Synonyms:lurch, pitch, roll, seesaw, sway, toss, wobble, dodder, reel, teeter, totter, waddle