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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
Veja também: hired killer.
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1. HITMAN. In: Vocabulary.com. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lJoy. Acesso em: 21 jul. 2023.
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1. HIVE OF ACTIVITY. In: Fish, Insect and Reptile Idioms and Quizzes: Fish, Insect and Reptile Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/uxf2z. Acesso em: 21 jun. 2023.
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1. (as) HOARSE as a crow. In: Bird Idioms and Quizzes: Bird Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/js11c. Acesso em: 10 set. 2021.
2. THE DIARY Review: Pen & Sword diaries. The Diary Junction. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3yZQWj1. Acesso em: 10 set. 2021.
1. (lit.) parar de respirar temporariamente; prender a respiração. ✰ Sometimes when I meditate, I hold my breath shortly. (Às vezes, quando medito, prendo a respiração brevemente.)
2. (fig.) estar empolgado, ansioso ou nervoso; aguardar ansiosamente. ✰ "France held its breath while the damage was assessed and donations poured in." (Liubchenkova, 2021). (A França aguardava ansiosamente enquanto os danos eram avaliados e as doações chegavam.)
A expressão not hold (one's) breath for (something), na negativa, quer dizer que alguém não está esperando (algo) acontecer. ✰ I'm not holding my breath for the weather to improve; it looks like rain all day. (Não estou esperando o tempo melhorar; parece que vai chover o dia todo.)
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1. HOLD ONE'S BREATH. In: AMMER, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston & Nova York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997. 1191 p. DOI 0-395-72774-X. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lBDX. Acesso em: 15 jan. 2025.
2. LIUBCHENKOVA, Natalia. Two years of work to restore Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral | In pictures. Euro News, 15 abr. 2021. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lTii. Acesso em: 15 jan. 2025.
1. (lit.) ✰ "Couples also hold their hands in this position when they feel that they might be heading towards splitsville." (How You Hold Hands, 2023). (Os casais também seguram suas mãos nesta posição quando sentem que podem estar a caminho de uma separação.)
2. (fig.) ✰ As a mentor, his job was not just to teach the skills but also to hold his students' hands as they navigated the challenges of their new careers. (Como mentor, seu trabalho não era apenas ensinar as habilidades, mas também segurar as mãos dos alunos enquanto enfrentavam os desafios de suas novas carreiras.)
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1. HOLD (SOMEONE'S) HAND. In: Arm, Hand and Finger Idioms and Quizzes: Arm, Hand and Finger Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/hlosv. Acesso em: 21 jul. 2023.
2. HOW YOU HOLD HANDS With Your Partner Tells A Lot About Your Personality. Times of India, 19 jun. 2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/isdzo. Acesso em: 21 jul. 2023.
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1. DOLGOPOLOV, Yuri. A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2010. E-book. 403 p. DOI 9780786459957, 0786459956. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3EzMvzt. Acesso em: 19 set. 2021.
2. HOLD ONE'S HEAD UP. In: Head Idioms and Quizzes: Head Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/35mdkj. Acesso em: 19 set. 2021.
1. ✰ The committee decided to hold a meeting next Monday to discuss the upcoming project. (O comitê decidiu fazer uma reunião na próxima segunda-feira para discutir o próximo projeto.)
2. ✰ "The meeting was held on Saturday, February 12, 2022, via Zoom." (NFDW). (A reunião foi realizada no sábado, 12 de fevereiro de 2022, via Zoom.)
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1. HOLD A MEETING. In: Business Idioms and Quizzes: Business Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://rb.gy/eo5dr. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2023.
2. NFDW. Regional Meetings. National Federation of Democratic Women. Disponível em: https://rb.gy/k4ddv. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2023.
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1. ATKINSON, Mark. Hibs v Hearts - is this a derby for Robbie Neilson, with two teams travelling in different directions? The Scotsman, 1 fev. 2022. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lJoO. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2022.
2. HOLD ALL THE ACES. In: Card Playing Idioms and Quizzes: Card Playing Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/vditv. Acesso em: Acesso em: 10 fev. 2022.
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1. HOLD ALL THE CARDS. In: Card Playing Idioms and Quizzes: Card Playing Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/vditv. Acesso em: 15 fev. 2022.
2. NEWSON, Adam. Chelsea hold summer transfer advantage over Arsenal as in-demand star passes £80m audition. Football London, 15 fev. 2022. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lJoP. Acesso em: 15 fev. 2022.
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1. HOLD ALL THE TRUMPS. 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. MIN, Namgung. Chosun Shinbo, “the Declaration to End the War Is Inevitable”. Daily NK, 11 mai. 2007. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lJoQ. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2022.
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