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segunda-feira, 30 de setembro de 2013

Word of the day: Lurk

Lurk:  espreitar, atalaiar, emboscar
Synonyms: sneak, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, steal

“She could tell there was someone out there lurking in the shadows.”
“We caught a glimpse of someone lurking around the corner.”





domingo, 7 de abril de 2013

Word of the day: Lurk


Lurk: espreitar, atalaiar, emboscar
Synonyms: sneak, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, steal
“She could tell there was someone out there lurking in the shadows.”
“We caught a glimpse of someone lurking around the corner.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

terça-feira, 12 de março de 2013

Word of the day: POACH


Poach: pisar ou esburacar com os cascos,  tornar mole ou úmido, reduzir a uma consistência uniforme, invadir propriedade alheia (ao caçar ou pescar), roubar caça ou pesca,  caçar ou pescar furtivamente, atolar-se, escaldar sem a casca (ovos)
Synonyms: steal, thieve, rustle, pilfer, plunder, rob, simmer, boil, steam, braise
Poach them the day before serving, immerse in a big bowl of cold water and refrigerate.” (www.wordhippo.com)
“...poaching fish in a stock flavored with white wine…”  (www.merriam-webster.com

quarta-feira, 8 de fevereiro de 2012

Word of the Day: lurk


lurk:  espreitar, atalaiar, emboscar
Synonyms: sneak, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk,slide, slink, slip, snake, steal
“... but also get a better sense of the threat landscape: who's behind e-mail scams, where they lurk, how they spoof and who they target.” (www.nytimes.com - January 30, 2012)

sexta-feira, 3 de fevereiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Rustle


rustle: sussurro, ruído, sussurrar, farfalhar (da folhagem), roçar, rugir (da seda).,murmurar, ressoar,/roubar (gado)
Synonyms: browseforagepasture, whispering, bag, thieve, susurration, steal
The trees rustled in the wind.( www.merriam-webster.com)
cattle rustlers = ladrões de gado