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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
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1. MÃO. In: AULETE, Francisco J. Caldas et al. Aulete Digital. Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital ltda., [2006?]. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/63q8r. Acesso em: 2 jul. 2023.
2. SECOND-HAND. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/pl182. Acesso em: 2 jul. 2023.
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1. SEE SOMEONE'S true colours. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/u4x1e. Acesso em: 31 jul. 2023.
2. TRUE COLORS (Cyndi Lauper song). In: Wikipedia. São Francisco, Califórnia: Wikimedia Foundation. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/rrg6m. Acesso em: 31 jul. 2023.
Veja também: catch (someone) off guard.
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1. SEE SOMETHING coming. In: Oxford Languages Dictionary and Google. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/koe6s. Acesso em: 11 nov. 2024.
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1. SEE EYE TO EYE (with someone). In: Eye Idioms and Quizzes: Eye Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3tk5EAp. Acesso em: 9 set. 2021.
2. SEE EYE TO EYE. In: Sky-Net-Eye. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3nsI03F. Acesso em: 11 set. 2021.
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1. SEEING PINK ELEPHANTS. In: Wikipedia. São Francisco, Califórnia: Wikimedia Foundation. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/hepyi7. Acesso em: 31 jul. 2023.
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1. TO SEE RED. In: ILYAS, Nadia. List of 90 Colour Idioms With Meanings. Scribd. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lvvn. Acesso em: 18 nov. 2024.
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1. DINDIM, dindin ou dimdim. In: NEVES, Flávia. Dicio: Dicionário Online de Português. [S.l.]: 7Graus, 2009-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/9vdsw. Acesso em: 31 jul. 2023.
2. SEE THE COLOUR of someone's money. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/c35am. Acesso em: 31 jul. 2023.
1. (lit.) ✰ "I saw the red light on Betty's face that bounced off her rear-view mirror." (Acosta, 2016). (Eu vi a luz vermelha no rosto de Betty que ricocheteou em seu espelho retrovisor.)
2. (fig.) ✰ "While some may see the red light turn on and take it as a green light to do something unfaithful in their own villa, they’ll eventually be able to see what the cameras captured of their boyfriend or girlfriend and have to deal with the reality of what’s going on." (McCarthy, 2023). (Enquanto alguns podem ver a luz vermelha acesa e tomá-la como uma luz verde para fazer algo infiel em sua própria casa de campo, eles eventualmente poderão ver o que as câmeras capturaram de seu namorado ou namorada e terão que lidar com a realidade do que está acontecendo.)
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1. ACOSTA, Daniel. Excerpt from Iron River, a novel in search of a publisher. Label Me Latin, ago. 2016. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/zjs4h. Acesso em: 31 jul. 2023.
2. McCARTHY, Tyler. Temptation Island Season 5 Is Introducing the "Temptation Light" – What Does That Mean? USA Network, 11 mai. 2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/zlj5s. Acesso em: 31 jul. 2023.
3. TO SEE THE RED LIGHT. In: Target Study. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/0i0jhw. Acesso em: 31 jul. 2023.
Veja também: look through rose-colored glasses / lenses / spectacles.
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1. SEEING (SOMEONE). In: Love and Relationship Idioms and Quizzes: Love and Relationship Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3jfm2OF. Acesso em: 3 dez. 2021.
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