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quarta-feira, 22 de novembro de 2017

Get under (someone’s) skin



Get under (someone’s) skin

(irritar , aborrecer, provocar, tornar-se  uma obsessão)

“This woman always gets under my skin but I do not know why.” = Esta mulher sempre me irrita muito mas eu não sei por quê.
“Tom loves that girl too much. I would say she got under his skin.”  =Tom ama muito aquela garota. Eu diria que ela se tornou uma obsessão para ele
“John is so annoying. He really gets under my skin.”
“I know he's bothersome, but don't let him get under your skin.”  (www.thefreedictionary.com)

segunda-feira, 2 de julho de 2012

Jog your memory


Jog your memory: ajudar a lembrar-se de alguma coisa, ativar a memória, provocar, agitar a memória
“The song really jogged my memory and I could clearly picture the scene thirty years ago when my friends and I first heard it.”
The police had a sketch of the suspect drawn and showed it to people in the area in the hope of jogging their memories.

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)