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21 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) estar em posição difícil -
22 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) de mal a piorEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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23 a tight corner/spot
(a difficult position or situation: His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot.) enrascadaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > a tight corner/spot
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24 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) complicação2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) complicação -
25 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) tomar pé -
26 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) estar em apurosEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > have one's back to the wall
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27 nasty
1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) desagradável2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) desagradável3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) mau4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) ruim5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) sério6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) ruim•- nastily- nastiness -
28 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) sair da lama e cair no atoleiroEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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29 proposition
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30 quandary
['kwondəri]plural - quandaries; noun(a state of uncertainty; a situation in which it is difficult to decide what to do.) dilema -
31 relate
[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) relatar2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) relacionar-se a3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) relacionar-se•- related- relation - relationship - relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) relativo2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) relativo• -
32 sticky
1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) colante2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) viscoso -
33 ticklish
1) (easily made to laugh when tickled: Are you ticklish?) coceguento2) (not easy to manage; difficult: a ticklish problem/situation.) delicado
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