Word of the day: URCHIN

Urchin: rapaz ou garoto travesso, moleque, maroto, criança pobre, maltrapilha (ouriço-do-mar= sea urchin)

Synonyms:  devil, hellion, imp, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scamp

“We could never resist the little urchin's pleas for candy.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Scoundrel

Scoundrel: salafrário, vilão, maroto, patife.

Synonyms: brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scamp, scapegrace, villain, varlet, wretch

“I'm sorry but 'My comments were taken out of context' is the last resort of a scoundrel," says...(Newsweek, November 18, 2010)