domingo, 19 de agosto de 2012

Palavra do dia

booth   Audio Pronunciation   /ˈbu:θ, British ˈbu:ð/   noun [count]
(barraca, cabina, mesa de restaurante (Estados Unidos)
 
plural booths /ˈbu:ðz/
 
MEANING
 
1 : a partially enclosed area or a small and usually temporary building where things are sold or displayed or services are provided• A local sheep farmer has a booth at the county fair and is selling wool yarn. • We got hot dogs at one of the food booths. • Someone at the information booth [=a booth at which general information about a place or event is provided] will be able to tell you where to find a bathroom.
 
2 a : a small area that is enclosed in order to provide privacy for one person • a voting booth
 
2 b : an enclosed area for some kinds of workers that provides shelter and keeps them separated from the public • a ticket booth • Traffic slowed as we approached the toll booth. [=a booth at which drivers pay a fee for using a particular road or bridge] • Our seats at the baseball game were next to the broadcast booth. [=a booth from which a radio broadcast is made]

3 chiefly US : a table in a restaurant between benches with high backs • They sat at/in a booth next to the window.
 

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