Through is an adverb of mode and indicates that something has been passed around, through or because of something. It can express what was passed with transversality. In the expression "through...
Sincere is the quality of the one who tells the truth, who does not lie. The adjective sincere is the complement of the subject who does not disguise feeling or what he thinks, who has no intention of denying reality. To be...
Coercion corresponds to repression. The act or effect of repressing something or someone is called a coercive act. The expression can also mean the act of pressuring, obliging or inducing someone to...
Relapse corresponds to one who is negligent, who does not pay due attention to his obligations. It also refers to one who makes the same mistake over and over again. It can be said that someone was relapsed...
A lapse corresponds to an unintentional error. Committing a lapse is when you make a mistake without the intention of doing: "I was wrong, sorry. It was a mistake on my part!". A lapse, whether speaking or writing, is had...
Treble is something very intense, sharp or loud. A sharp pain is a very strong pain. An acute disease is said to be one that is intense, that is already in an advanced stage of development. "The doctor said that...
Surprise means what is unexpected, it is the property of what surprises. It can be a feeling, like when you say "I was surprised when you called me." That is, the person did not expect the call...
Containment is the action or effect of repressing, damming something. It means something that is contained, under control and does not move. In times of economic crisis, it is common to hear about...
A promise is the commitment to do something. A person who promises something means he is committed to it. A promise is understood as a vow or a declaration made to another party,...
A salute is a greeting, a courtesy. When someone asks for "a round of applause" they are asking to applaud, that is, to say hello to something or someone. The word saved is related to the firing of firearms...
Amending can be understood as correcting or joining. It is the act of improving something already done, adding some amendment, that is, an adjustment. That's why it can relate to both repair and union. Its shape...
A feud is a confrontation, when two parties are in opposition. Getting into a fight means getting into a fight. It can be said that two countries at war, which are in conflict,...
Zeugma is a figure of speech in the Portuguese language, which consists in the omission of a word already mentioned in a sentence. To avoid the successive repetition of repeated terms, the zeugma guarantees the omission...
Interim is the characteristic of something that is temporary, that is, it occupies a short period of time between two situations or events. This noun also characterizes what is interim. Per...
Polysyndeton is a figure of speech in the Portuguese language, which consists of the repetitive and excessive use of some conjunctions between sentences in a sequential way. The polysyndeton is classified as a...