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1 he took the bull by the horns
he took the bull by the hornsfig ele enfrentou a dificuldade.English-Portuguese dictionary > he took the bull by the horns
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2 bull
[bul]1) (the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc.) touro2) (a bull's-eye.) mosca•- bullock- bullfight
- bullfighter
- bullring
- bull's-eye* * *bull1[bul] n 1 touro. 2 macho de elefante, baleia e outros grandes animais. 3 especulador da bolsa. 4 Amer sl policial, detetive. 5 Amer bobagem, conversa tola 6 Bull Astr constelação do Touro. • vt+vi 1 especular na bolsa. 2 produzir alta na bolsa. 3 mugir (a vaca no cio). • adj 1 macho. 2 como touro, forte, grande, bravo. 3 relativo à alta de preços na bolsa. he took the bull by the horns fig ele enfrentou a dificuldade. like a bull in a china shop fig como um elefante na loja de porcelanas.————————bull2[bul] n bula papal.————————bull3[bul] n disparate, despautério, absurdo.
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