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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português

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A creaking gate hangs long/longest. [ə ˈkrikɪŋ ɡeɪt hæŋz lɔŋ ɔr ˈlɔŋɡəst] 🔊
- Veja A creaking door hangs long/longest.
A dry cough is the trumpeter of death. [ə draɪ kɑf ɪz ðə ˈtrʌmpətər ʌv dɛθ] 🔊
Tosse seca, trombeta da morte. - (prov.) Uma tosse seca, historicamente associada a doenças fatais, pode ser um sinal de algo grave, como a tuberculose, simbolizando um alerta de perigo em contextos de recursos médicos limitados. (A dry cough).

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1. A DRY COUGH is the trumpeter of death. In: FLONTA, Teodor. A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs. [S.l.]: DeProverbio.com, 2012. Disponível em: https://rb.gy/lrd9t. Acesso em: 9 set. 2023.

a few bricks short of a (full) load [ə fju brɪks ʃɔrt ʌv ə fʊl loʊd] 🔊
alguns parafusos a menos na cabeça - ⚠ (pej.) refere-se a alguém não muito inteligente ou com capacidade mental questionável. (A few bricks short). ✰ His odd behavior and strange comments made it clear that he was a few bricks short of a full load, causing others to question his mental state. (Seu comportamento esquisito e comentários estranhos deixaram claro que ele tinha alguns parafusos a menos na cabeça, fazendo com que outros questionassem seu estado mental.)

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1. A FEW BRICKS SHORT of a (full) load. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/2sbbx3. Acesso em: 23 ago. 2023.

a few cards short of a (full) deck [ə fju kɑrdz ʃɔrt ʌv ə fʊl dɛk] 🔊
alguns parafusos a menos na cabeça - ⚠ (pej.) refere-se a alguém não muito inteligente ou um pouco maluco. (A few cards short). ✰ “Given that many of those who are born into racing have had the privilege of public schooling, it never ceases to amaze me that a lot of them are apparently a few cards short of a deck.” (Keene, 2021). (Dado que muitos dos que nasceram no hipismo tiveram o privilégio de estudar em escola pública, nunca deixo de me surpreender que muitos deles tenham aparentemente alguns parafusos a menos na cabeça.)

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1. A FEW CARDS SHORT of a deck. In: Card Playing Idioms and Quizzes: Card Playing Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/vditv. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2022.
2. KEENE, Jack. Turf Talk: The PJA must look at themselves in the mirror after failure to support Bryony Frost throughout bullying saga. The Sun, [S.l.], 10 dez. 2021. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/m56ez. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2022.

a few cards shy of a poker hand [ə fju kɑrdz ʃaɪ ʌv ə ˈpoʊkər hænd] 🔊
- Veja a few cards short of a (full) deck.
a few clowns short of a circus [ə fju klaʊnz ʃɔrt ʌv ə ˈsɜrkəs] 🔊
- Veja a few cards short of a (full) deck.
a few crayons short of a box [ə fju ˈkreɪˌɑnz ʃɔrt ʌv ə bɑks] 🔊
- Veja a few cards short of a (full) deck.
a few eggs short of a dozen [ə fju ɛɡz ʃɔrt ʌv ə ˈdʌzən] 🔊
- Veja a few cards short of a (full) deck.
a few fries short of a happy meal [ə fju fraɪz ʃɔrt ʌv ə ˈhæpi mil] 🔊
- Veja a few cards short of a (full) deck.
a few nuts short of a full pouch [ə fju nʌts ʃɔrt ʌv ə fʊl paʊʧ] 🔊
- Veja a few cards short of a (full) deck.
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