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Translation glossary: Idioms

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(alguém fica) bem de lutomourning becomes (someone) 
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(produto) carro-chefeflagship product 
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a água é a melhor bebidaAdam's ale is the best brew 
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a corda sempre arrebenta do lado mais fraco.a chain is only as strong as / not stronger than its weakest link 
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a esperança é a última que morrewhile there's life, there's hope. 
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a fonte secouthe well has run dry 
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a maisin excess of 
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a meiohalf and half 
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a menosshort (of) 
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a miúdo/miúdeever (or now) and anon 
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a não ser que / a menos queunless 
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a perder de vistaas far as the eye can see 
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a pior das hipótesesthe worst-case scenario 
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a sérioin earnest 
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a sósall alone 
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a sorte está lançadathe die is cast 
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a todo vaporin full swing / at full stretch 
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a torto e a direitohit or miss 
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abaixar o volumecut down the volume 
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abrir (-se com/o coração para) alguémunburden oneself to/ unbosom oneself/ open up 
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abrir a cabeça de alguémopen somebody's minds to 
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abrir de par em parfling open 
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abrir mão deabdicate 
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abusar da sortepush / press one's luck 
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abusar de alguémmake a convenience of somebody 
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acabar com alguém (por algo)bite/snap someone's head (for something) 
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acabar em pizzaend up in smoke 
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acertar os últimos detalhesadd the last details 
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aconteça o que acontecer/ seja lá o que acontecercome what may 
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acreditar piamente em uma históriaswallow it hook, line, and sinker 
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advogado de porta de xadrezambulance chaser 
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agir de forma precipitada / sem pensargo off half-cocked 
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agir precipitadamentego off half-cocked 
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aguardar os acontecimentossit tight 
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amor por interessecupboard love 
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antes só do que mal acompanhadobetter be alone than in bad company 
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ao sabor do acasoat the whim of chance 
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aproveitar paratake the chance to 
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arder de vontade deburn with desire for 
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as aparências enganamlooks can be deceiving 
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assumir (homossexualismo)come out of the closet 
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à beira deon the verge of / at the edge of / on the brink of 
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águas paradas são profundasstill waters run deep. 
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é a estação de melanciaswatermelons are now in season 
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é batata!!!it's in the can!!! 
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é dando que se recebeit is more blessed to give than to receive 
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é de pequenino que se torce o pepinospare the rod and spoil the child 
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últimas vontadesdying wishes 
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É melhor a gente...we'd better... 
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É que...It's just that... 
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