domingo, 26 de agosto de 2012

Palavra do dia

wade   Audio Pronunciation   /ˈweɪd/   verb
(andar pela água (US) paddle (UK), se movimentar com dificuldade, ficar envolvido numa discussão, situação, atividade, etc de uma maneira vigorosa, direta ou desleixada)


inflected formswades; waded; wading

MEANING
1 : to walk through water [no object• We waded into the ocean. • I jumped off the boat and waded back to shore. • (US) They took off their sandals and waded [=(Britishpaddled] at the edge of the pond. [with object• They waded the river. [=they crossed the river by walking through the water]
2 a : to move or proceed with difficulty [no object• Police wadedinto the crowd. • We waded through the crowded bus station. • It took several weeks to wade through all the evidence. [with object• We waded our way through the crowd.
2 b : to become involved in a discussion, situation, activity, etc., in a forceful, direct, or careless way — usually followed by in or into • Most politicians would have tried to avoid the subject, but he wadedright in. • She waded right into their argument.

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