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quinta-feira, 16 de maio de 2013

Word of the day: FOIL


Foil: derrotar, destroçar, repelir, parar, evadir rasto de caça, derrota, frustração, mau êxito, baldar, frustrar, anular, despistar, fazer perder o rasto, folha metálica, chapa, lâmina delgada de metal
Synonyms: stop, frustrate, throw a monkey wrench in the works, halt, halt in its tracks, thwart, outwit, balk, hinder, promote, throw a spanner in the works
“To tamp down Palestinian rebellions and foil attacks on Israelis, Shin Bet...” (www.thedailybeast.com)
Cover tightly with aluminum foil, place in oven and bake for 1 1/2 hours.  (www.wordhippo.com)

quarta-feira, 21 de março de 2012

Word of the Day: Retort


Retort: réplica mordaz, resposta ao pé da letra, replicar, retrucar, retorquir,repelir, rebater, revidar, retaliar / retorta: frasco de laboratório
Synonyms:  comeback, repartee, riposte, rejoin, reply, respond, return, riposte
“But the best retort against Ahmadinejad came from Iran’s fiercely conservative speaker of parliament, Ali Larijani...”(Newsweek, September 28, 2010)