Sentence examples of "as sharp as a tack" in English
North Korea has been treated as a pariah state for most of its existence.
A Coreia do Norte foi tratada como um pária durante a maior parte de sua existência.
As a child I often went fishing with my father.
Quando criança, ia muitas vezes pescar com o meu pai.
I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.
Eu sou contra usar a morte como punição. Também sou contra usá-la como recompensa.
This is the place where she works as a secretary.
Este é o lugar em que ela trabalha como secretária.
The sacrifice was seen as a way of sanctifying the act.
O sacrifício era visto como um meio de santificar o ato.
Of all the famous baseball players, he stands out as a genius.
De todos os jogadores de beisebol famosos, ele sobressai como um gênio.
Curupira is a character from Brazilian folklore. He's described as a man whose feet are turned backwards and who protects animals and forests.
O Curupira é um personagem do folclore brasileiro. É descrito como um homem de pés virados para trás, que protege as matas e os animais.
He often uses the slightest thing as a pretext for a fight with anybody.
Ele sempre usa as coisas mínimas como pretexto pra brigar com alguém.
He cut it with the knife that he received as a present from his brother.
Ele o cortou com a faca que recebeu de presente do seu irmão.
He paid as much as a million dollars for the painting.
Ele pagou algo como um milhão de dólares pela pintura.
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