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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
1. ✰ After a series of intense blows, the exhausted boxer was down for the count, unable to continue the fight. (Após uma série de golpes intensos, o boxeador, exausto, ficou quase inconsciente, sem condições de continuar a luta.)
2. ✰ "I flop down on the couch, thinking I'll be out for the count in a few minutes." (Lance). (Eu me jogo no sofá, achando que estarei num sono profundo em alguns minutos.)
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1. DOWN FOR THE COUNT. In: Sports Idioms and Quizzes: Sports Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/9v2msj. Acesso em: 9 mar. 2022.
2. LANCE, Peter. Dead Drop. RedHawke.org. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/kppb61. Acesso em: 9 mar. 2022.
3. OUT FOR THE COUNT. In: Collins Dictionary. Glasgow: HarperCollins, [2023?]. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/bvnow. Acesso em: 26 mar. 2022.
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1. DOWN IN THE DUMPS. In: Phrases on health and happiness. ABC Education, Austrália, 31 ago. 2016. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lAWE. Acesso em: 16 jan. 2023.
Veja também: bummed out e down in the dumps.
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1. COHEN, Jeffrey. The Tooth Bites Back. Medium.com, 10 jan. 2021. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3mK6fIR. Acesso em: 10 out. 2021.
2. DOWN IN THE MOUTH. In: Mouth Idioms and Quizzes: Mouth Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/30daAwt. Acesso em: 10 out. 2021.
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1. DESPACHAR. In: Dictionário inFormal. [S.l.]: Marcelo Muniz Informática Ltda. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lAWL. Acesso em: 17 out. 2021.
2. DOWN THE HATCH. In: Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary. 3. ed. Glasgow: HarperCollins, 2012. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lJIh. Acesso em: 17 out. 2021.
3. WOL. If I Lost Weight, Anybody Can! Watchtower Online Library. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3njNFYn. Acesso em: 17 out. 2021.
Veja também: (go) down the hatch.
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1. DOWN THE HATCH. In: Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary. 3. ed. Glasgow: HarperCollins, 2012. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lJIh. Acesso em: 17 out. 2021.
2. HATCH sentence example. YourDictionary.com. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lAWV. Acesso em: 17 out. 2021.
When you're down and out | Quando você estiver sem grana |
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1. DOWN-AND-OUT. In: Money Idioms and Quizzes: Money Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/ibcprf. Acesso em: 5 jan. 2023.
2. SIMON, Paul. Bridge Over Troubled Water. Musixmatch. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lAW6. Acesso em: 5 jan. 2023.
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1. BAYLEY, James. The neighbours will be thrilled! New owner wanted for eyesore two-bed home... Daily Mail, [S.l.], 27 set. 2021. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3a6f5L5. Acesso em: 4 out. 2021.
2. DOWN-AT-THE-HEELS. In: Heel Idioms and Quizzes: Heel Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3uHdhkR. Acesso em: 4 out. 2021.
1. (lit.) uma droga que "neutraliza o estímulo" (Downer, 2001, p. 301), por exemplo, o álcool e os antidepressivos, que colocam o usuário "para baixo". (Classificação). ✰ "Tequila is a downer because it contains ethanol, which is a central nervous system depressant." (Foodietips). (A tequila é uma droga depressora porque contém etanol, que é um depressivo do sistema nervoso central.)
2. (fig.) algo ou alguém deprimente; (um) "baixo astral". ✰ "Not one person at this party was a downer. Everyone was there to have a good time." (Ech). (Nenhuma pessoa nessa festa era baixo astral. Todos estavam lá para se divertir.)
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1. CLASSIFICAÇÃO das drogas. In: Mundo Educação (UOL). [S.l.]: [S.n.], [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/6hyi1. Acesso em: 2 jul. 2023.
2. DOWNER. In: MANSER, Martin; FEINSTEIN, Jessica. Pearson Education. [S.l.]: Pearson Education, 2001. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/r79iq. Acesso em: 2 jul. 2023.
3. ECH, Joey. Were You Spotted at the Second Chance Prom? [Photos]. [S.l.]: i95, 9 mai. 2016. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/li105. Acesso em: 2 jul. 2023.
4. FOODIETIPS. Is Tequila An Upper Or Downer. [S.l.]: Boss On Cuisines, [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/48jut6. Acesso em: 2 jul. 2023.
1. (lit.) caminhar arrastando os pés no chão; arrastar os pés. ✰ After hiking for hours, Karla was exhausted, and her feet felt so heavy that it seemed like she was dragging her feet along the trail. (Depois de caminhar por horas, Karla estava exausta e seus pés pareciam tão pesados que davam a impressão de que ela os arrastava pela trilha.)
2. (fig.) retardar algo; embromar; enrolar; fazer corpo mole. ✰ "He was dragging his feet into work where he built houses, not really wanting to be there." (Chavda, 2020). (Ele estava enrolando para ir ao trabalho onde construía casas, não querendo realmente estar lá.)
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1. CHAVDA, Hament. The Conscious Samurai: 3 Steps to Restore Balance. MyNaturesHarvest.com, 16 abr. 2020. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3l1hE7j. Acesso em: 1 out. 2021.
2. DRAG ONE'S FEET. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3myHDmj. Acesso em: 1 out. 2021.
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