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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
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1. "'A bad excuse is better than none' means that offering an explanation, even if it's weak or unsatisfactory, is preferable to remaining silent..." In: ChatGPT. OpenAI. Disponível em: chat.openai.com/c. Acesso em: 27 jan. 2023.
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1. BAD HAIR DAY. In: Hair Idioms and Quizzes: Hair Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3A5HvAd. Acesso em: 15 set. 2021.
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1. A BAD WORKMAN blames his tools. In: Proverbs and Sayings. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/yhg1d. Acesso em: 17 jan. 2023.
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1. A BARBER learns to shave by shaving fools. In: LanGeek Dictionary. [S.l.]: Dictionary.LanGeek.co, 2024. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lKcn. Acesso em: 24 dez. 2024.
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1. LATIN proverbs. In: Wikiquote. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/mw87uc. Acesso em: 9 fev. 2023.
2. PLUTARCO. In: Wikipédia. São Francisco, Califórnia: Wikimedia Foundation. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/nf63tn. Acesso em: 9 fev. 2023.
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1. A BIRD IN THE HAND is worth two in the bush. In: Bird Idioms and Quizzes: Bird Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/js11c. Acesso em: 25 dez. 2022.
1. ✰ Despite being usually energetic, Leona admitted to her friends that she felt a bit off today, possibly due to lack of sleep. (Apesar de geralmente ser enérgica, Leona admitiu para as amigas que se sentiu um pouco mal hoje, possivelmente por falta de sono.)
2. ✰ Jeremy's explanation seemed a bit off, and I couldn’t shake the feeling that he wasn’t telling the whole truth. (A explicação do Jeremy parecia um tanto errada, e não consegui afastar a sensação de que ele não estava dizendo toda a verdade.)
3. ✰ I think this milk is a bit off—it smells sour and doesn’t look right. (Acho que esse leite está um pouco estragado, tem um cheiro azedo e não parece bom.)
4. um pouco louco, doido, maluco. (Bit off). ✰ Don’t mind his odd behavior; he’s always been a bit off, but he means well. (Não ligue para o comportamento estranho dele; ele sempre foi um pouco doido, mas tem boas intenções.)
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1. A BIT OFF. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lCJk. Acesso em: 18 jan. 2023.
2. BIT OFF. In: McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.. [S.l.]: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2002. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lCJk. Acesso em: 5 jan. 2025.
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1. A BROKEN friendship may be soldered but will never be sound. In: LanGeek Dictionary. [S.l.]: Dictionary.LanGeek.co, 2024. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lKcz. Acesso em: 24 dez. 2024.
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1. A BULLY is always a coward. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2024. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lH8m. Acesso em: 17 dez. 2024.
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1. A CAT IN GLOVES catches no mice. In: Cat Idioms and Quizzes: Cat Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/1as7hi. Acesso em: 25 dez. 2022.
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