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21 stick at
(to persevere with (work etc): He must learn to stick at his job.) perseverar -
22 stick out
1) (to (cause to) project; His front teeth stick out; He stuck out his tongue.) projetar(-se)2) (to be noticeable: She has red hair that sticks out in a crowd.) destacar(-se) -
23 stick together
1) (to (cause to) be fastened together: We'll stick the pieces together; The rice is sticking together.) colar2) ((of friends etc) to remain loyal to each other: They've stuck together all these years.) manter-se juntos -
24 stick by
(to support or be loyal to (a person): His friends stuck by him when he was in trouble.) apoiar -
25 stick it out
(to endure a situation for as long as necessary.) aguentar -
26 stick one's neck out
(to take a risk.) arriscar-se -
27 stick to one's guns
(to hold to one's position in an argument etc: No-one believed her story but she stuck to her guns.) manter-se firme -
28 stick up for
(to speak in defence of (a person etc): When my father is angry with me, my mother always sticks up for me.) defender -
29 stick
manche, alavanca de comandoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > stick
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30 stick of bombs
fiada de bombasEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > stick of bombs
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31 stick by
(to support or be loyal to (a person): His friends stuck by him when he was in trouble.) permanecer leal -
32 stick it out
(to endure a situation for as long as necessary.) agüentar -
33 stick one's neck out
(to take a risk.) arriscar a peleEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > stick one's neck out
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34 stick to one's guns
(to hold to one's position in an argument etc: No-one believed her story but she stuck to her guns.) fincar péEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > stick to one's guns
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35 stick up for
(to speak in defence of (a person etc): When my father is angry with me, my mother always sticks up for me.) tomar a defesa de -
36 stick-in-the-mud
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37 to get hold of the wrong end of the stick
to get hold of the wrong end of the stickenganar-se redondamente.————————to get hold of the wrong end of the stickentender errado completamente. we got hold of the wrong end of the stick / fig nós pegamos o bonde errado, demos um pulo errado. to get in wrong with, to get on the wrong side of causar antagonismo em, causar má impressão em. we got in wrong with them / nós lhes causamos má impressão.English-Portuguese dictionary > to get hold of the wrong end of the stick
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38 in a cleft stick
in a cleft stickem situação difícil, em apuros.————————in a cleft stickem um dilema. -
39 to stick to
to stick toapoiar, aderir a, apegar-se a, agarrar-se em, obedecer (lei, regra), seguir. stick to the point! / não fuja do assunto. he sticks to his principles / ele sustenta os seus princípios. he sticks to his work / ele se dedica ao seu trabalho. -
40 walking stick
walk.ing stick[w'ɔ:kiŋ stik] n 1 bengala, bordão, bastão. 2 Ent bicho-pau.————————walking stickbengala.
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