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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
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1. "'Be/get stood up by (someone)' means to be left waiting by someone who fails to show up for a planned meeting..." In: ChatGPT. OpenAI. Disponível em: chat.openai.com/c. Acesso em: 28 dez. 2024.
2. WALKER, Lacy. Show Up or Show Yourself Out. A Little Nudge (blog), 21 jun. 2018. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/5t3rb. Acesso em: 25 fev. 2023.
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1. BE/GO AT IT hammer and tongs. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/rdu4d. Acesso em: 13 fev. 2023.
2. HAMMER And Tongs. YourDictionary.com. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/wdevc. Acesso em: 13 fev. 2023.
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1. LIVE/BE IN CLOVER. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/kfz7r. Acesso em: 10 jan. 2023.
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1. SPOTLIGHT. In: Dictionary.com. Oakland, Califórnia: Dictionary.com, LLC, 2022. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/9gtm4h. Acesso em: 27 jan. 2022.
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1. BEAN COUNTER. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: https://rb.gy/lsnaq. Acesso em: 23 jun. 2023.
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1. "'Bear and forbear' is an old saying that means to endure difficulties patiently (bear) and to restrain oneself from reacting negatively or acting impulsively (forbear)." In: ChatGPT. OpenAI. Disponível em: chat.openai.com/c. Acesso em: 28 dez. 2024.
1. (v.i.) esforçar-se mais; intensificar os esforços. ✰ Some guys do bear down at the gym. (Alguns caras realmente se esforçam na academia.)
2. (v.i.) exercer força total e atenção concentrada; fazer pressão. ✰ In their book, Penny Simkin et al. teach expecting mothers a few practical tips on how to bear down in labor. (Em seu livro, Penny Simkin e coautores ensinam às gestantes algumas dicas práticas sobre como fazer pressão no trabalho de parto.)
3. investir contra (alguém). ✰ "The other brigades crossed the Chattanooga road, changed front, and bore down against the enemy's left." (Longstreet). (As outras brigadas cruzaram a estrada Chattanooga, mudaram a frente e investiram contra a esquerda do inimigo.)
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1. BEAR DOWN. In: Collins Dictionary. Glasgow: HarperCollins, [2023?]. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/ziacf. Acesso em: 8 nov. 2023.
2. LONGSTREET, James. Chapter 31: battle of Chickamauga. In: From Manassas to Appomattox. [S.l.]: [S.n.]. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/1l74n. Acesso em: 8 nov. 2023.
1. indicar a importância de alguma coisa, centrando a atenção nela. (Bear down on). ✰ Phil's boss bore down on the need to reply to the customer's emails in a timely manner. (O chefe do Phil insistiu na necessidade de responder aos e-mails dos clientes em tempo hábil.)
2. pesar muito sobre (alguém); afetar. (Bear down). ✰ The death of Joyce's both parents bore down heavily on her. (A morte dos pais de Joyce a afetou fortemente.)
3. (náut., de uma embarcação) fazer uma aproximação (a outra embarcação, obstáculo etc.) de barlavento (Bear down); aproximar-se. ✰ "As the two ships bore down on each other, the pilot of the Bywell Castle could see that a collision was inevitable and gave the order to reverse engines full speed..." (Thurston). (À medida que os dois navios se aproximavam um do outro, o piloto do Bywell Castle percebeu que uma colisão era inevitável e deu ordem para reverter os motores a toda velocidade...)
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1. BEAR DOWN. In: Collins Dictionary. Glasgow: HarperCollins, [2023?]. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/ziacf. Acesso em: 8 nov. 2023.
2. BEAR (DOWN ON). In: Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Inc., [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/u537p0. Acesso em: 8 nov. 2023.
3. THURSTON, Gavin. The Great Thames Disaster. In: WEIGHTMAN, Colin. Common Folk. Wellington, Nova Zelândia: Bygone Days, 2009. Vol. 2, p. 216. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/qqb890. Acesso em: 8 nov. 2023.
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1. BEAR FRUIT. In: Food Idioms and Quizzes: Food Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/8t0nq. Acesso em: 8 dez. 2022.
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1. BEAR MARKET Guide: Definitions, Phases, Examples & How to Invest During One. In: CHEN, James; KHARTIT, Khadija; REEVES, Marcus. Investopedia. [S.l.]: Dotdash Meredith, 13 jun. 2022. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/6ojas. Acesso em: 31 out. 2023.
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