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14:36 Oct 16, 2009 |
English to Portuguese translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / ficção | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Arthur Godinho United States Local time: 20:58 | ||||||
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...Livrar-se da febre debilitante. Explanation: Sugg. |
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...(para) se libertar da febre persistente Explanation: Outra opção. |
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(para) se desembaraçar da inoportuna febre Explanation: Diria assim em PT(pt) |
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...fight free of the feverâ´s leeching grasp. ...libertar-se das garras parasitárias da febre Explanation: Diria assim ... num texto literário. |
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para lutar contra a febre que o acometia Explanation: acho que poderia ser assim |
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...se liberar da febre que lhe devorava o sangue... Explanation: como se a febre fosse uma sanguessuga... etc. Leech=>sanguessuga to leech (one's) blood=>sacar/ roubar o sangue (a alguém) Some refernce: Leech - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Some leeches have haemoglobin dissolved in the blood, although they have no blood ... The crop allows a leech to store blood up to five times its body size; ... Anatomy - Systematics and taxonomy - Reproduction - Nutrition en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech - Cached - Similar |
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