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1 to throw someone to the wolves
to throw someone to the wolvesjogar alguém na fogueira (para ser maltratado ou criticado severamente).English-Portuguese dictionary > to throw someone to the wolves
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2 wolf
[wulf] 1. plural - wolves; noun(a type of wild animal of the dog family, usually found hunting in packs.) lobo2. verb(to eat greedily: He wolfed (down) his breakfast and hurried out.) devorar- wolf-cub- wolf-whistle
- keep the wolf from the door* * *[wulf] n (pl wolves) 1 lobo: a) o animal ( Canis lupus). b) fig pessoa cruel, voraz e insaciável. c) Astr constelação do sul. 2 pele de lobo. 3 conquistador, dom-joão. 4 larva destruidora de cereais. • vt 1 caçar lobos. 2 comer avidamente, devorar, tragar. don’t cry wolf! não dê alarma falso. he had/ held the wolf by the ears ele se viu em maus lençóis, estava em situação desesperada. he is a lonely wolf ele é um lobo solitário. the wolf at the door a fome (às portas). the wolf in sheep’s skin clothing o lobo em pele de carneiro, o hipócrita. to throw someone to the wolves jogar alguém na fogueira (para ser maltratado ou criticado severamente). to wolf down a) devorar. b) comer rapidamente. we kept the wolf from the door conseguimos nos manter.
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