Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
expulsos à bala
English translation:
under gun fire
Added to glossary by
Roberto Dias
Apr 21, 2023 15:11
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Portuguese term
expulsos à bala
Portuguese to English
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General
"Exilados são expulsos à bala em Manaus" - Newspaper Headline
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under gun fire
under gun fire
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Mario Freitas
: Sounds like English
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Cheers Mário ;-)
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Clauwolf
: it fits also
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Thanks Clau
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agree |
Simone Taylor
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Thanks Simone
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Comment: "Thank you!"
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forcibly removed at gunpoint
Protesters are forcibly removed at gunpoint from the square.
outra opção:
driven out by force
outra opção:
driven out by force
Peer comment(s):
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Mark Robertson
: At gunpoint refers to a situation in which someone is threatened with a firearm. Shots are not actually fired.
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shot at and expelled/evicted
It is, in fact, very rare that squatters are awarded property rights. You are more likely to get shot at and evicted.
She has also raised 3 children as a single mother and was shot at and expelled from her land during the armed conflict. I
She has also raised 3 children as a single mother and was shot at and expelled from her land during the armed conflict. I
Example sentence:
Shot at and evicted from their ancestral land, the Guarani face genocide:
They were threatened, shot at and evicted from their home on the plantation.
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Portuguese term (edited):
Exilados são expulsos à bala em Manaus
Shots fired in Manaus during expulsion of exiles
Taking the context as a whole, including the fact that the text is a headline
"Shots fired in Manaus during expulsion of exiles"
would be a serviceable translation.
"Shots fired in Manaus during expulsion of exiles"
would be a serviceable translation.
Peer comment(s):
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Clauwolf
: "The exiles were expulsed while shots were fired in Manaus", it seems there is not connection between the shots and the expulsion:)
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"during" It's a headline.
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run out under gunfire
e.g.,
"Try not to be too much of a hero and run out under gunfire unless you need to - your team will do a lot of the killing required to advance forward."
"When everybody had run out under gunfire without salvaging any of their belongings, tanks directed tens of shells at the building until it caught fire."
"Try not to be too much of a hero and run out under gunfire unless you need to - your team will do a lot of the killing required to advance forward."
"When everybody had run out under gunfire without salvaging any of their belongings, tanks directed tens of shells at the building until it caught fire."
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