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Autor:  Tom
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Data:  28/MAR/2005 2:23 PM
Assunto:  Re: CD
 
Mensagem:  The CD is skipping. The record is skipping. (os discos de vynil ou plastico do meu tempo) Merriam-Webster says this about the word "skip" skip[1,verb]skip[2,noun]skip[3,noun]skip[4,transitive verb]hop, skip, and jumpskip bomb Main Entry: 1skip Pronunciation: 'skip Function: verb Inflected Form(s): skipped; skip·ping Etymology: Middle English skippen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skopa to hop intransitive senses 1 a : to move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skip b : to bound off one point after another : RICOCHET 2 : to leave hurriedly or secretly 3 a : to pass over or omit an interval, item, or step b : to omit a grade in school in advancing to the next c : MISFIRE 1 transitive senses 1 a : to pass over without notice or mention : OMIT b : to pass by or leave out (a step in a progression or series) 2 a : to cause to skip (a grade in school) b : to cause to bound or skim over a surface 3 : to leap over lightly and nimbly 4 a : to depart from quickly and secretly b : to fail to attend or participate in - skip·pa·ble /'ski-p&-b&l/ adjective - skip bail : to jump bail - skip rope : to use a jump rope (as for exercise or a game)


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CD  –  Julia  28/MAR/2005, 2:12 PM
 Re: CD  –  Tom  28/MAR/2005, 2:23 PM
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