Portuguese | English |
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abater verb | slaughter [slaughtered, slaughtering, slaughters](to butcher animals, generally for food (also kosher and halal rituals)) |
combater verb | combat [combatted, combatting, combats](to fight; to struggle for victory) fight [fought, fought, fighting, fights]((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against) tackle [tackled, tackling, tackles](to face or deal with) wrestle [wrestled, wrestling, wrestles](to take part in wrestling match) |
combater fogo com fogo verb | fight fire with fire(respond to an attack with a counter-attack) |
debater verb | argue [argued, arguing, argues](to debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints) debate [debated, debating, debates](participate in a debate) |
debater o sexo dos anjos verb | count angels on pinheads(to spend time on fruitless intellectual matters) |
debater-se verb | flounder [floundered, floundering, flounders](to flop around) struggle [struggled, struggling, struggles](to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight) |
mais feio que bater em mãe adjective | ugly as sin(extremely ugly) |
rebater verb | bounce [bounced, bouncing, bounces](to change direction of motion after hitting an obstacle) rebound [rebounded, rebounding, rebounds](to bound or spring back from a force) |
veículo elétrico a bateria noun {m} | battery electric vehicle(electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs) |