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1 to stare someone in the face
to stare someone in the facedar na vista, ser óbvio. destruction stared him in the face / ele se viu diante da destruição.English-Portuguese dictionary > to stare someone in the face
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2 stare
[steə] 1. verb((often with at) to look at with a fixed gaze: They stared at her clothes in amazement; Don't stare - it's rude!) fitar2. noun(a staring look: a bold stare.) olhar* * *[stɛə] n olhar fixo. • vt+vi 1 fitar, olhar com os olhos fixos ou arregalados, encarar. he stared at me / ele me encarou. 2 influenciar fitando os olhos. 3 salientar-se, ser proeminente. she stared him out of countenance ela o perturbou pelo seu olhar. to stare down/ out perturbar com o olhar, fazer desviar o olhar. to stare someone in the face dar na vista, ser óbvio. destruction stared him in the face / ele se viu diante da destruição.
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