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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
1. tratar alguém com frieza/indiferença; desprezar ou receber mal. (Cold shoulder, Collins). ✰ When Scott tried to join the group conversation, they gave him the cold shoulder, responding with monosyllabic answers and avoiding making eye contact, making him feel unwelcome. (Quando Scott tentou entrar na conversa em grupo, eles o trataram com indiferença, respondendo com respostas monossilábicas e evitando fazer contato visual, fazendo com que ele se sentisse indesejado.)
2. ignorar alguém intencionalmente; dar um gelo; fazer pouco caso. (Cold shoulder, Cambridge). ✰ Despite their history of friendship, Maureen couldn't forgive his betrayal and chose to give him the cold shoulder whenever they crossed paths, showing her deep feelings of resentment. (Apesar do histórico de amizade, Maureen não conseguia perdoar a traição dele e optou por dar-lhe um gelo sempre que seus caminhos se cruzavam, demonstrando seus profundos sentimentos de mágoa.)
Veja também: get the cold shoulder (from someone).
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1. COLD SHOULDER. In: give someone the cold shoulder. Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lFKC. Acesso em: 18 jan. 2023.
2. COLD SHOULDER. In: give someone the cold shoulder. Collins Dictionary. Glasgow: HarperCollins, [2023?]. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lFKK. Acesso em: 18 jan. 2023.
Veja também: Envy is its own torturer.
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1. EVIL EYE. In: Eye Idioms and Quizzes: Eye Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3tk5EAp. Acesso em: 7 set. 2021.
2. SHALVIS, Jill. Always On My Mind. Read Online Freebook. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3l9yHCS. Acesso em: 8 de setembro de 2021.
Veja também: (the) hairy eyeball.
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1. GIVE (SOMEONE) THE EYE. In: Eye Idioms and Quizzes: Eye Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3tk5EAp. Acesso em: 9 set. 2021.
Veja também: flip off (someone).
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1. GIVE (SOMEONE) THE FINGER. In: Dictionary.com. Oakland, Califórnia: Dictionary.com, LLC, 2023. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lFL4. Acesso em: 26 jan. 2022.
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1. GIVE (ONE) THE FLOOR. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: https://rb.gy/89inp. Acesso em: 23 jun. 2023.
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1. FOREARM jerk. In: European Hand Gestures; Body Language: Culture Crash Course. AutoEurope.com. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/qlkyz. Acesso em: 21 fev. 2023.
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1. GREEN-LIGHT. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lF2x. Acesso em: 18 jan. 2023.
2. NSA. East Timor Revisited. The National Security Archive, 6 dez. 2001. Disponível em: https://rb.gy/65sbl. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2023.
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1. GIVE (SOMEONE) THE SHIRT off one's back. In: Body Idioms and Quizzes: Body Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3lop8BX. Acesso em: 4 ago. 2021.
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1. GIVE (SOMEONE) THE THUMBS UP. In: Arm, Hand and Finger Idioms and Quizzes: Arm, Hand and Finger Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/hlosv. Acesso em: 25 dez. 2022.
2. HOLLAND, Caroline. Awe-inspiring dental nurses. NIH, 19 jun. 2020. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lFMo. Acesso em: 25 dez. 2022.
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