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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
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1. TAKE ONE'S BREATH AWAY. In: Merriam-Webster. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Inc., [s.d.]. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3kWG3K6. Acesso em: 6 set. 2021.
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1. FORD, Bob. My week at the gym. The Columbia Star, 10 jun. 2005. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3jBCvMs. Acesso em: 4 ago. 2021.
2. TAKE (SOMEONE'S) PULSE. In: Body Idioms and Quizzes: Body Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3lop8BX. Acesso em: 4 ago. 2021.
3. TOMAR o pulso. In: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa. Lisboa: Priberam S.A., 2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3Cr3X8d. Acesso em: 7 ago. 2021.
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1. TAKE (SOMEONE'S) TEMPERATURE. In: Medical and Health Idioms and Quizzes: Medical and Health Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/33V6MlT. Acesso em: 2 fev. 2022.
Veja também: get (someone) wrong.
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1. TAKE THE WRONG way. In: AMMER, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston & Nova York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/byeh51. Acesso em: 14 jan. 2024.
2. TAKE SOMETHING amiss. In: McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.. [S.l.]: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2002. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/hyhtz. Acesso em: 14 jan. 2024.
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1. TAKE STH AT FACE VALUE. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3CfvM2v. Acesso em: 15 set. 2021.
1. tratar algo casualmente; considerar garantido; não valorizar. ✰ "People take electricity for granted until their supply is cut off." (Ibidem). (As pessoas não valorizam a eletricidade até que seu fornecimento seja cortado.)
2. deduzir algo sem questionamentos; dar por certo; ter como certo. ✰ "I took it for granted that it was standard procedure to qualify for finals." (Gemmill apud Scot Gemmill, 2016). (Eu dava por certo que era um procedimento padrão se classificar para as finais.)
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1. SCOT GEMMILL: I took it for granted when Scotland's kids reached the European Championships... The Herald, Escócia, 4 out. 2016. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/4OKQ. Acesso em: 7 jan. 2023.
2. TAKE FOR GRANTED. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/MOLw. Acesso em: 7 jan. 2023.
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1. COVEY. Let Me Be Perfectly Frank. Covey Rise Upland Lifestyle Magazine. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/bjdya. Acesso em: 7 dez. 2023.
2. NUMA BOA. In: AULETE, Francisco J. Caldas et al. Aulete Digital. Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital ltda., [2006?]. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/zrct9. Acesso em: 7 dez. 2023.
3. TAKE SOMETHING in stride. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/lru7b. Acesso em: 7 dez. 2023.
4. TAKE SOMETHING in stride. In: Wiktionary. São Francisco, Califórnia: Wikimedia Foundation. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/z7pmr. Acesso em: 7 dez. 2023.
Veja também: take (something) amiss.
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1. TAKE THE WRONG way. In: AMMER, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston & Nova York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/byeh51. Acesso em: 14 jan. 2024.
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1. KRUSE, Mitch. Street Smarts from Proverbs: How to Navigate Through Conflict to Community. Faith Words. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3zN6xmC. Acesso em: 28 set. 2021.
2. TAKE (SOMETHING) TO HEART. In: Heart Idioms and Quizzes: Heart Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/hpdg5. Acesso em: 28 set. 2021.
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1. TAKE (SOMETHING) WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. In: Food Idioms and Quizzes: Food Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/8t0nq. Acesso em: 30 dez. 2022.
2. VERGARA, Mairo. Take With A Grain Of Salt | O que significa esta expressão? MairoVergara.com, 1 mai. 2017. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/l12t7. Acesso em: 30 dez. 2022.
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