Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
critics at bay
Portuguese translation:
mantém os críticos à distância
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María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
Oct 24, 2010 23:00
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critics at bay
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Short-term wins nourish faith in the change effort and emotionally reward hard workers while keeping the critics at bay
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | mantém os críticos à distância |
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| 4 | críticos afastados/sob controle |
Airton J Souza
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mantém os críticos à distância
keep something/somebody at bay = to prevent something/someone unpleasant from coming too near you or harming you.
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Airton J Souza
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críticos afastados/sob controle
while keeping the critics at bay
enquanto mantinha os críticos afastados/sob controle
Police Held the Mob at Bay
A polícia afasta a turba
How are these risks kept at bay?
Como controlar esses riscos?
Birds also have a constant battle to keep parasites at bay.
As aves também têm uma luta constante para manter os parasitas sob controle.
enquanto mantinha os críticos afastados/sob controle
Police Held the Mob at Bay
A polícia afasta a turba
How are these risks kept at bay?
Como controlar esses riscos?
Birds also have a constant battle to keep parasites at bay.
As aves também têm uma luta constante para manter os parasitas sob controle.
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