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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
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1. LOOK (AT SOMETHING) through rose-colored glasses. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/Zg4q. Acesso em: 8 abr. 2022.
Veja também: look through rose-colored glasses / lenses / spectacles.
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1. GRACIA, Jorge J. E. A Theory of Textuality: The Logic and Epistemology. Nova York: State University of New York Press, 1995. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/zeslw. Acesso em: 13 mar. 2024.
Veja também: Appearances are deceptive e First appearances are often deceiving.
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1. AS APARÊNCIAS enganam. In: Proverbs in Portuguese – Part 01. Portuguese Language Blog, 8 jun. 2012. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lvsH. Acesso em: 19 jan. 2023.
2. LATIN proverbs. In: Wikiquote. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/mw87uc. Acesso em: 1 fev. 2023.
3. LOOKS are deceiving. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/fJTk. Acesso em: 19 jan. 2023.
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1. LOOSE cannon. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/G0Ow. Acesso em: 17 fev. 2023.
2. LOOSE cannon. In: Reverso Context. Neuilly-sur-seine: Reverso Technologies, Inc. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/R0Uj. Acesso em: 17 fev. 2023.
3. MARSHALL, Euan. After Brazil election loss, what’s next for Bolsonaro? In: Al Jazeera, 10 nov. 2022. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/f0Pm. Acesso em: 17 fev. 2023.
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1. LOOSEN (someone's) tongue. In: Tongue Idioms and Quizzes: Tongue Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3FR2Xfy. Acesso em: 16 out. 2021.
2. LOOSEN one's tongue. What is the translation of "loosen one's tongue" in Portuguese? In: Bab.la, 2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3vmzxkr. Acesso em: 16 out. 2021.
Originário dos costumes orientais, especialmente da China, esta expressão foi traduzida do chinês tiu lien. Usada em inglês desde o final do século XIX, sendo um dos primeiros exemplos encontrado na crônica de R. Hart sobre a China, chamada Arrangements by Which China Has Lost Face (1876). (Ibidem).
Veja também: save face.
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1. LOSE FACE, to. In: AMMER, Christine. The Dictionary of Clichés, 2013. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/2XkGUfc. Acesso em: 13 mar. 2024.
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1. HAYES, Marilyn. Evelyn Seward: Columbus Conscience. The Republic, Columbus, 18 mai. 1993. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3ETRz1T. Acesso em: 27 set. 2021.
2. LOSE HEART. In: Heart Idioms and Quizzes: Heart Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/hpdg5. Acesso em: 27 set. 2021.
Veja também: lose heart.
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1. LOSE MOMENTUM. In: Merriam-Webster. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Inc., [s.d.]. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3o8DXKh. Acesso em: 27 set. 2021.
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1. HAND OVER FIST. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/LSzZ. Acesso em: 13 jan. 2023.
2. NICHOLSON, Tom. Donald Trump, Business Genius, Reportedly Lost More Than $1 Billion Over 10 Years. Esquire, 8 mai. 2019. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/BScB. Acesso em: 13 jan. 2023.
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