Word of the day: Stray

Stray: pessoa errante, animal desgarrado, estática, ruído parasita (em transmissão de rádio),vaiar, errar, andar a esmo, desviar-se, desgarrar, desgarrado, errante, extraviado, espalhado, esporádico

Synonyms: err, fall, sin, offend, transgress, trespass, wander

“Both of her cats were strays that she found wandering in the neighborhood.”

“The airplane strayed off course.”

“Our straying son swears he's returned to the straight and narrow.”

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Obs.:

Stray cat: gato sem dono que anda solto pelas ruas (mas não é um gato selvagem)

Word of the day: Hoot

Hoot: pio do mocho,  qualquer som semelhante, barulho de buzina, vaia, objeto sem valor, vaiar, gritar, apupar

Synonyms: cry, holler, shout, howl, whoop, yell, yowl

“The announcement was met with hoots of derision.”

”The courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort.”

“We could hear an owl hooting in the woods.”

“I hooted at the car in front of me.”

“The crowd booed and hooted when it was announced that the show was canceled.”

Word of the day: Hoot

Hoot: pio do mocho, qualquer som semelhante, barulho de buzina, vaia, objeto sem valor, vaiar

Synonyms: cry, holler, shout, howl, whoop, yell, yowl

 “We could hear an owl hooting in the woods.”

“I hooted at the car in front of me.”

“The crowd booed and hooted when it was announced that the show was canceled.”

“The crowd hooted its disapproval.”

“The speaker was hooted off the platform by a small group of protesters.”( www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Stray

Stray :pessoa errante, animal desgarrado estática, ruído parasita (em transmissão de rádio), vaiar, errar, andar a esmo, desviar-se, desgarrar, desgarrado, errante, extraviado, espalhado, esporádico, isolado.

Synonyms: err, fall, sin, offend, transgress, trespass, wander

“The airplane strayed off course.”

“Our straying son swears he's returned to the straight and narrow.”

 “Stray sightings of UFO's, none of which have been rigorously analyzed by scientists.” …”(www.merriam-webster.com)

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hoot / root

hoot Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	buzinar, tocar, vaiar, piar
root Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	raiz, torcer (por um time)

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