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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
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1. BEAT ALL. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/m6e8n. Acesso em: 1 dez. 2023.
2. M. TERESA. I believe in love that beats all odds... [S.l.], 20 nov. 2023. Twitter: @Marter12. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/d9pc5a. Acesso em: 1 dez. 2023.
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1. BEAT AROUND the bush. In: Negotiation Idioms and Quizzes: Negotiation Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/924o8. Acesso em: 8 fev. 2022.
2. GUPTA, Abhinav. 'Stop beating around the bush, comply with law of land': Centre's stern message to Twitter amid row over IT rules. English Jagran, 27 mai. 2021. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/yiqwm. Acesso em: 8 fev. 2022.
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1. BEAT SWORDS into ploughshares/plowshares. In: Religion Idioms and Quizzes: Religion Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/j02fo. Acesso em: 16 fev. 2022.
2. FREEDBERG JR., Sydney J. DOE tries to beat swords into plowshares. Government Executive, 14 dez. 1998. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/ub35e. Acesso em: 16 fev. 2022.
Em alguns casos, a tradução deste idiomatismo pode ser modulada para soar mais natural. Por exemplo: ✰ The baby would cry to beat the band when nobody was around. (O bebê aprontava um berreiro quando não havia ninguém por perto.)
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1. BEAT THE BAND. In: Oxford Languages Dictionary and Google. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/koe6s. Acesso em: 1 abr. 2024.
Veja também: deal a blow to (someone or something)..
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1. BEAT THE CRAP out of. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3AK4wcj. Acesso em: 26 set. 2021.
2. BERRY II, Robert A. Farewell, Kid: Urijah Faber Reflects on His 13-year Career in MMA. Submerge Mag. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3uetHkx. Acesso em: 26 set. 2021.
1. ✰ "Speaking to Premium Times in Morocco on the unfortunate incident, Okagbare dispelled shocking insinuations in some quarters that she intentionally chose to beat the gun so she could be excused from the race." (Eludini, 2019). (Falando ao Premium Times no Marrocos sobre o infeliz incidente, Okagbare dissipou insinuações chocantes em alguns setores de que ela intencionalmente escolheu sair antes do sinal de largada para que pudesse ser dispensada da corrida.)
2. ✰ "We beat the gun-we are a year ahead of the rest of the state in celebrating the Centennial." (Perry, 1962). (Nós nos adiantamos e estamos um ano à frente do resto do estado na comemoração do Centenário.)
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1. BEAT THE GUN. In: Sports Idioms and Quizzes: Sports Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/9v2msj. Acesso em: 8 mar. 2022.
2. ELUDINI, Tunde. 2019 African Games: Okagbare speaks on disqualification in 100m. Premium Times, [S.l.], 28 ago. 2019. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/0nlnp. Acesso em: 8 mar. 2022.
3. PERRY Charlton 1903 Locomobile. Sunday Gazette-Mail, Charleston, 2 set. 1962, p. 23. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/u12vb. Acesso em: 8 mar. 2022.
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1. BEAT THE HEAT. Fique frio com estas expressões de verão. ShareAmerica, 25 ago. 2015. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/a6l55. Acesso em: 13 dez. 2023.
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1. BEAT THE ODDS. In: Merriam-Webster. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Inc., [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/dlgkp. Acesso em: 8 nov. 2023.
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1. BEAT THE PANTS OFF (someone). In: Clothes Idioms and Quizzes: Clothes Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/t9qrpk. Acesso em: 17 fev. 2022.
2. MELILLO, Joseph; MELILLO, Edward M. American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA. [S.l.]: Classic Day Pub., 2005. 372 p. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/zyjan. Acesso em: 17 fev. 2022.
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1. "'Beat the rap' is a U.S. slang expression meaning to avoid punishment or escape conviction for a crime or wrongdoing..." In: ChatGPT. OpenAI. Disponível em: chat.openai.com/c. Acesso em: 29 dez. 2024.
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