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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
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1. AT THIS STAGE of the game. In: Sports Idioms and Quizzes: Sports Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/9v2msj. Acesso em: 8 mar. 2022.
2. PAULA174. Welcome to Be Light and Healthy! WordPress, 15 ago. 2010. Disponível: https://n9.cl/ukzlh. Acesso em: 8 mar. 2022.
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1. AT VARIANCE. In: AMMER, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston & Nova York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997. 1191 p. DOI 0-395-72774-X. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lBDX. Acesso em: 9 jan. 2025.
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1. AT WILL. In: AMMER, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston & Nova York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997. 1191 p. DOI 0-395-72774-X. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lBDX. Acesso em: 9 jan. 2025.
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1. JOINED at the hip and attached at the hip. Grammarist. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/d48ao. Acesso em: 26 dez. 2022.
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1. "'Audience monkey' is a colloquial term, often used humorously, to describe someone who seeks attention or tries to entertain a crowd..." In: ChatGPT. OpenAI. Disponível em: chat.openai.com/c. Acesso em: 27 dez. 2024.
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1. AUGUR well for. In: AMMER, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston & Nova York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997. 1191 p. DOI 0-395-72774-X. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lBDX. Acesso em: 9 jan. 2025.
2. QUARTERLY Bulletin - No 206 - December 1997. In: Publication Details. South African Reserve Bank, 4 dez. 1997. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lQQa. Acesso em: 9 jan. 2025.
1. tirar vantagem ou beneficiar-se de. ✰ Susan availed herself of the opportunity to study abroad, gaining invaluable international experience. (Susan aproveitou a oportunidade de estudar no exterior, ganhando experiência internacional inestimável.)
2. usar, empregar; valer-se de. ✰ I decided to avail myself of the new software to streamline my workflow and increase productivity. (Decidi valer-me do novo software para otimizar meu fluxo de trabalho e aumentar a produtividade.)
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1. AVAIL oneself of. In: AMMER, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston & Nova York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997. 1191 p. DOI 0-395-72774-X. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lBDX. Acesso em: 9 jan. 2025.
Esta expressão tem origem no latim medieval, com uma citação de São Jerônimo, que alertava para evitar alguém que fosse clérigo e homem de negócios ao mesmo tempo. Embora a peste como doença tenha sido erradicada, o termo ainda é usado para indicar a intenção de evitar algo a todo custo. (Ibidem).
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1. AVOID like the plague. In: AMMER, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston & Nova York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997. 1191 p. DOI 0-395-72774-X. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lBDX. Acesso em: 9 jan. 2025.
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1. AWAY FROM IT ALL. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2024. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lREn. Acesso em: 12 jan. 2025.
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1. "'Away with the fairies' describes someone who is distracted, daydreaming, or seemingly out of touch with reality." In: ChatGPT. OpenAI. Disponível em: chat.openai.com/c. Acesso em: 12 jan. 2025.
2. YOSHIDA, Emmy. Emmy Yoshida. [Entrevista concedida a] Victoria J Brown. Victoria-Brown.com, [S.l.], [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lRD5. Acesso em: 12 jan. 2025.
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