Bible Flashcards
fortress
/ˈfɔːr.trəs/
fortaleza
deliverer
/dɪˈlɪv.ɚ.ɚ/
a person who saves someone from a painful or bad experience
(libertador)
- Moses was the deliverer of the Israelites from Egypt
horn
/hɔːrn/
a device on a vehicle that is used to make a loud noise as a warning or signal to other people
(buzina)
- The driver blew/sounded (informal honked) her horn.
compass
/ˈkʌm.pəs/
a device for finding direction with a needle that can move easily and that always points to magnetic north
(bussola)
- Use a compass to guide you
a device for drawing circles
(compasso)
- to draw a circle with a compass
sheol
“Sepultura”) é retratado originalmente como a “região dos mortos” ou “mundo dos mortos”
ungodly
informal
/ʌnˈɡɑːd.li/
- extreme or unacceptable:
I had to get up at some ungodly hour in the morning to take her to the airport.
wroth/ wrath
/rɑːθ/
This is an old-fashioned way to say “irate” or “infuriated.” Wroth is extremely rare these days, but you may come across it in an old novel. Like its more common cousin, wrath, or “anger,” wroth comes from the Old English wrað, “angry, tormented, or twisted.”
- He was wroth to see the damage to his home.
- The people feared the wrath of God.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and ph
nostrils
/ˈnɑː.strəl/
either of the two openings in the nose through which air moves when you breathe:
- The horses came to a halt, steam streaming from their nostrils.