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bode expiatório meaning in English

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bode expiatório noun
{m}

scapegoat [scapegoats](a goat imbued with the sins of the people)
noun
[UK: ˈskeɪp.ɡəʊt] [US: ˈskeɪpɡoʊt]

whipping boy(someone punished for the errors of others)
noun

fazer de bode expiatório verb

scapegoat(to blame or punish for the errors of others)
verb
[UK: ˈskeɪp.ɡəʊt] [US: ˈskeɪpɡoʊt]