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sexta-feira, 3 de abril de 2015

Word of the day: Caveat


Caveat:  rssalva, admoestação, advertência, embargo (jurid.)
Synonyms/definition: warning, an explanation to prevent misinterpretation
“His investment advice comes with a caveat: that the stock market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy.”
“Sound great? There's just one caveat: Knowledge about how genes work is still in the scientific Stone Age.”(www.merriam-webster.com)
“One caveat: Know when passengers must be back on board the plane.”  (www. dictionary.cambridge.org)

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knock it off - parar de fazer algo que irrita ou desagrada. (The boys started a fight and the teacher from the distance shouted: “Knock it off!”)

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sábado, 25 de outubro de 2014

X-37B space plane / Word of the Day: Deterrent


Unmanned X-37B space plane lands, its exact mission a mystery




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Word of the day


Deterrent:  meio de intimidação, impedimento, estorvo, restringente
Synonyms: admonishing, wet blanket, alarming, warning, admonitory, prohibitive,  obstacle, discouraging

 “ …they raise the price of oil. That’s like raising interest rates. That’s the ultimate deterrent.”
Newsweek, January 10, 2011

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