Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
put the witness in his place.
Portuguese translation:
colocou a testemunha em seu devido lugar / repreendeu a testemunha
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Marlene Curtis
Oct 28, 2010 18:32
13 yrs ago
English term
put the witness in his place.
English to Portuguese
Other
Other
"After that final outburst, the judge really put the witness in his place."
Proposed translations
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Nov 10, 2010 17:43: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
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Portuguese
United States
Marlene Curtis
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, English
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colocou a testemunha em seu devido lugar / repreendeu a testemunha
put someone in their place - WordReference Forums
4 posts - 2 authors - Last post: Nov 8, 2008
put someone in their place Deutsch (German) ... to say "to put someone in their place," in the sense of rebuking them? Beispiel: "After that final outburst, the judge really put the witness in his place." Viele Grüße
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1161553
4 posts - 2 authors - Last post: Nov 8, 2008
put someone in their place Deutsch (German) ... to say "to put someone in their place," in the sense of rebuking them? Beispiel: "After that final outburst, the judge really put the witness in his place." Viele Grüße
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1161553
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Adriana Maciel
: gosto da primeira opção
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Grata!
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cristinamarinho
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Grata!
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Jose Mariano
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Obrigada!
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Airton J Souza
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Carla Lopes
Portugal
Portugal
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Portugal
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mostrou-lhe à testemunha o lugar dela. / colocou a testemunha no lugar dela.
sugestão
não é literalmente, mas a expressão usa-se.
não é literalmente, mas a expressão usa-se.
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rir
: ou 'pôs a testemunha no lugar dela'...usa-se muito em Pt-pt,mas no fundo é admoestar, repreender, impôr-se à testemunha
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obrigada!
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
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repreendeu a testemunha, censurou a testemunha
put someone in his place
tell off, reprimand, correct; see censure.
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tell off, reprimand, correct; see censure.
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Note added at 8 mins (2010-10-28 18:41:05 GMT)
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http://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/put-someone-in-his-place
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Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Canada
Native in Portuguese
Canada
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Native in: Portuguese
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Admoestou a testemunha
Uma outra opção válida.
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