terça-feira, 31 de maio de 2022

plethora

 plethora

uk/ˈpleθ.ər.ə/ us/ˈpleθ.ɚ.ə/
NOUN [ S ]
a very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with
There's a plethora of books about the royal family.

segunda-feira, 30 de maio de 2022

worth seeing

 How was it? Worth seeing it on the big screen?

experts aghast at

 The definition of aghast is someone or something who has been surprised, awed or horrified. An example of someone who might feel aghast is a person who returns home to find his house has burned down.

domingo, 22 de maio de 2022

barefoot - pés descalços

sábado, 21 de maio de 2022

I was raised by - Eu fui criado por

 You know, I was raised by parents that considered the Americans as our saviors.


Eu fui criado por pais que consideravam os americanos os nossos salvadores.

I was raised by an Aschen family.

Eu fui criado por uma família Aschen.

I was raised by construction workers.

Eu fui criada por trabalhadores da construção civil.

terça-feira, 17 de maio de 2022

divulge - divulgar

 "dai vulge"

domingo, 15 de maio de 2022

Fringe

[frinj]

SUBSTANTIVO

(the fringethe fringes)

the border or outer edges of an area or group.

"the southern fringes of the city" · [mais]

a decorative border of hanging threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material.

"the beaded fringe of her dress"

sinônimos:

edging · edge · border · hem · trimming · frill · flounce · ruffle · tassels · purfle

BRITISH

the front part of a person's hair cut so as to hang over the forehead; bangs.

"she smiled as she pushed her fringe back out of her eyes"

ADJETIVO

not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.

"fringe theater" · [mais]

sinônimos:

unconventional · unorthodox · offbeat · alternative · avant-garde · [mais]

thrive

 VERBO


(of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously.

"the new baby thrived"

prosper; flourish.

"education groups thrive on organization" · [mais]

sinônimos:

flourish · prosper · grow vigorously · develop well · burgeon · bloom · blossom · do well · advance · make strides · succeed · shoot up · boom · [mais]

have (some/any) qualms about (something or someone)

 


I'm afraid, I don't quite agree.

I have qualms about it.


To have some or certain hesitations, apprehensions, uneasiness, or pangs of conscience (about something or someone). (Also often used in the negative to mean the opposite.)

I know it's wrong to feel this way, but I don't have any qualms about telling my boss I'm sick if it means I can have a long weekend.

I thought his promotion was a done deal, but it turns out the board of directors has some qualms about Jonathan.

Before we start, do you have any qualms about the plan we discussed?

foiled

  plots were foiled by double agents within the FSB foiled 1. To prevent from being successful; thwart: The alarm system foiled the thieves' robbery attempt. 2. To obscure or confuse (a trail or scent) so as to evade pursuers.

sexta-feira, 13 de maio de 2022

eventually - manage

 Eventually the kids stop punching the woman and she manages to get up and run away

segunda-feira, 9 de maio de 2022

plonker =fool

 the plonker I am

 plonker = Noun. plonker ( plural plonkers ) ( Britain, slang, mildly derogatory) A fool. ( Britain, slang) A penis. ( Britain, slang, dated) A man who sanctions sexual relationships between his girlfriend and his male friends.


scold

 scold repreender


[skōld]

VERBO

scolds (terceira pessoa do presente)

remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily:

"Mom took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behavior"

sinônimos:

rebuke · reprimand · reproach · reprove · admonish · remonstrate with · [mais]

SUBSTANTIVO

scolds (substantivo plural)

a person who nags or grumbles constantly (typically used of a woman):

"his mother was the village scold" · [mais]

sinônimos:

nag · nagger · shrew · fishwife · harpy · termagant · harridan · complainer · moaner · grumbler · fault-finder · carper · Xanthippe

domingo, 1 de maio de 2022

schedule, timeline

 agenda

agenda, schedule, calendar, diary, day planner, phonebook

cronograma

schedule, timeline

VERBO

agendar

schedule

snippets

 snih.pihts

Outras maneiras de dizer isso

SUBSTANTIVO

trechos

snippets, excerpts, stretches, passages, sections, portions

pathway

 Synonyms for pathway. footpath, path, trace, track, trail. 2 the direction along which something or someone moves. the long, winding pathway of the river before it meets the sea.

pros and cons

 Meaning. The phrase “ pros and cons ” is now generally used to mean the benefits and drawbacks of something.