quinta-feira, 21 de agosto de 2014


Word of the day
Ogle: olhar amoroso, ansioso, provocador, olhar com ternura, ansiedade, cobiça, comer com os olhos
Synonyms:  leer (at)
                         
“He sat at the bar, ogling several women.”
“He ogled the new cars on the lot.”
“I was ogling the dessert menu before my meal even arrived.”


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Phrases  with “time”:

Do time:  estar na prisão, cumprir pena
In time: a tempo de...  (I want to be home in  time for dinner.)
On time: na hora certa (The train was on time.)                   
Just in time: bem na hora


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quarta-feira, 20 de agosto de 2014

Word of the day: Ornery


Word of the day
Ornery: genioso, intratável, irascível

Synonyms: acid, bearish, bilious, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, surly

“I'm getting more and more ornery in my old age.”

“…an ornery old man who always yells at the neighborhood kids to keep off is lawn…”                       (www.merrriam-webster.com)


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The more our dreams will be...


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domingo, 17 de agosto de 2014

Word of the day: Ornery / It takes two to ...


Word of the day
Ornery: genioso, intratável, irascível

Synonyms: acid, bearish, bilious, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, surly

“I'm getting more and more ornery in my old age.”

“…an ornery old man who always yells at the neighborhood kids to keep off is lawn…”                       (www.merrriam-webster.com)





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Quando um não quer, dois não brigam...


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quinta-feira, 14 de agosto de 2014

Word of the day: Dread / Grin and bear it



Word of the day
Dread: medo, temor, horror, pavor, receio, espanto, respeito,pessoa ou coisa de que se tem medo, temer, ter muitíssimo medo, recear
Synonyms: alarming, dire, direful, fearful, dreadful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening

“Every ship on the Spanish Main was terrified of running into the dread pirate.”
“She has a dread of failure.”
“He lives with the constant dread of rejection.”
“She awaited her punishment with dread.”
Obs.:
Dreadful:  terrível, horrível, espantoso, temível, ruim,  excessivo.

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Grin and bear it: aceitar uma situação sem ficar zangado ou aborrecido
I really don't like singing karaoke, but if it's someone's birthday party I'll grin and bear it.

Our son was very brave about his treatment in hospital and he'd always grin and bear it.
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terça-feira, 12 de agosto de 2014

Word of the day: Stoop Proverb


Word of the day
Stoop: inclinação para a frente (da cabeça e dos ombros), condescendência , ataque repentino, inclinar-se, curvar, ter a cabeça e os ombros inclinados para a frente, humilhar-se, condescender,  sacada,  poste, pilar
Synonyms: deign, condescend, a porch, platform, to bend down or over

She stooped down to hug the child.
He had to stoop to pick it up.
He tends to stoop as he walks.
He really did that? I didn't think he could stoop so low.






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