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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
1. significar; querer dizer. ✰ DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. (ADN quer dizer ácido desoxirribonucleico.)
2. apoiar certos princípios e valores; representar. ✰ Our organization stands for leadership and years of dedication to our team and clients. (A nossa organização representa liderança e anos de dedicação à nossa equipe e clientes.)
3. aturar, aguentar, tolerar. ✰ We won't stand for any kind of bigotry. (Não toleraremos qualquer tipo de intolerância.)
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1. STAND FOR. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2024. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lDuA. Acesso em: 6 dez. 2024.
- Veja be / stand head and shoulders above (someone or something).
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1. HAIDER, Z. The "Warren Buffet" of CryptoCurrency Investments. LinkedIn, 29 set. 2017. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3mjTe8s. Acesso em: 3 out. 2021.
2. STAND ON ONE'S OWN two feet. In: Foot Idioms and Quizzes: Foot Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/2WpVO3M. Acesso em: 3 out. 2021.
3. STAND ON ONE'S OWN two feet. What is the translation of "stand on one's own two feet" in Portuguese? In: Bab.la, 2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3mi4QJf. Acesso em: 3 out. 2021.
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1. SMITH-SCHOENWALDER, Smith-Schoenwalder. Biden Stands His Ground on Vaccine Requirements: ‘Data Shows That They Work’. U.S. News, 14 out. 2021. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/NuyH. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2022.
2. STAND ONE'S GROUND. In: Negotiation Idioms and Quizzes: Negotiation Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/924o8. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2022.
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1. DAR BAILE. In: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa. Lisboa: Priberam S.A., 2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/1w5ii. Acesso em: 15 ago. 2023.
2. STAND OUT. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/4e6zh. Acesso em: 15 ago. 2023.
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1. BAGLI, Charles V. Robert Durst Sentenced to Life in Prison for Friend’s Murder. The New York Times, 10 jan. 2022. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/cii7t. Acesso em: 7 fev. 2022.
2. STAND TRIAL. In: Court and Judge Idioms and Quizzes: Court and Judge Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/34AISf4. Acesso em: 7 fev. 2022.
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1. STARE (SOMEONE) in the face. In: Face Idioms and Quizzes: Face Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3tC71KE. Acesso em: 15 set. 2021.
2. STARE SOMEONE in the face. What is the translation of "stare someone in the face" in Portuguese? In: Bab.la, 2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/398cUGa. Acesso em: 15 set. 2021.
- Veja get off / start off on the wrong foot with (someone).
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