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1 startling
start.ling[st'a:tliŋ] adj 1 surpreendente. 2 espantador, assustador, alarmante. -
2 startling
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3 bombshell
1) (a piece of startling news: His resignation was a real bombshell.) bomba2) ((slang) a sexy woman.)* * *bomb.shell[b'ɔmʃel] n 1 granada explosiva. 2 coisa (ou pessoa) atordoante, surpreendente ou devastadora. -
4 discovery
plural - discoveries; noun a voyage of discovery; She made several startling discoveries.) descoberta* * *dis.cov.er.y[disk'∧vəri] n 1 descoberta, descobrimento, revelação, manifestação. 2 Jur publicação compulsória. -
5 jar
I noun(a kind of bottle made of glass or pottery, with a wide mouth: She poured the jam into large jars; jam-jars.) poteII past tense, past participle - jarred; verb1) ((with on) to have a harsh and startling effect (on): Her sharp voice jarred on my ears.) vibrar2) (to give a shock to: The car accident had jarred her nerves.) abalar•- jarring* * *jar1[dʒa:] n 1 jarro, jarra, cântaro, vaso, pote. 2 capacidade ou volume de jarro etc.————————jar2[dʒa:] n 1 estridor, clangor, chocalhada. 2 som estridente ou áspero, rangido, chiado. 3 dissonância. 4 efeito desagradável, choque, abalo. 5 disputa, contenda, conflito. 6 tremura, vibração. • vt+vi 1 ser estridente, chocalhar, clangorar. 2 fazer ou provocar um som áspero, ranger, chiar. 3 ter efeito desagradável, chocante, chocar. 4 disputar, brigar, contender. 5 ser dissonante, soar asperamente. 6 tremer, vibrar. -
6 jarring
adjective (startling or harsh: The orange curtains with the purple carpet had a jarring effect.) surpreendente* * *jar.ring[dʒ'a:riŋ] n dissonância, discordância. • adj dissonante, desafinado, irritante. -
7 bombshell
1) (a piece of startling news: His resignation was a real bombshell.) bomba2) ((slang) a sexy woman.) -
8 discovery
plural - discoveries; noun a voyage of discovery; She made several startling discoveries.) descoberta -
9 jar
I noun(a kind of bottle made of glass or pottery, with a wide mouth: She poured the jam into large jars; jam-jars.) poteII past tense, past participle - jarred; verb1) ((with on) to have a harsh and startling effect (on): Her sharp voice jarred on my ears.) chiar2) (to give a shock to: The car accident had jarred her nerves.) sacudir•- jarring -
10 jarring
adjective (startling or harsh: The orange curtains with the purple carpet had a jarring effect.) dissonante
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